Digital Planet

Technological and digital news from around the world.

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Music and Technological Advances
The credits and deficits of music production in the digital age
26 Dec 2017,50 mins
Growth in Global E-waste
The alarm bell sound for the growth of global e-waste
19 Dec 2017,26 mins
Return to the Moon
Plans for a private mission to the Moon
12 Dec 2017,26 mins
Slush Innovations in Helsinki
Slush’s innovative start-ups in Helsinki
05 Dec 2017,26 mins
Bit List Preserving Digital Life
How Bit List aims to preserve digital lives
28 Nov 2017,26 mins
Flying COWs Restoring Puerto Rico Connectivity
How a drone nicknamed a flying COW is helping to restore connectivity in Puerto Rico
21 Nov 2017,26 mins
Jaron Lanier – Creator of the Term Virtual Reality
Jaron Lanier’s journey through virtual reality
14 Nov 2017,26 mins
Orwell and the Future of Surveillance
Why is the work of George Orwell still relevant and what is the future of surveillance?
07 Nov 2017,26 mins
DC Labs: Future of Gaming?
Click heading to the DC Labs in York looking at the technology for gaming in the future
31 Oct 2017,26 mins
Tim O’Reilly’s Vision of the Future
Tim O’Reilly imagines the digital future
24 Oct 2017,26 mins
Virgin's Supersonic and Space Travel
Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop One and Virgin Galactic
17 Oct 2017,26 mins
KiboCUBE Kick-Starts Satellites
How KiboCUBE is enabling countries to deploy their own satellites.
10 Oct 2017,26 mins
Highest-Capacity Data Cable
A new high-capacity data cable threaded under the sea from Europe to USA
03 Oct 2017,26 mins
Re-establishing Communications After Hurricanes Irma and Maria
How to quickly restore communications following hurricanes Irma and Maria in the Caribbean
26 Sep 2017,26 mins
Google’s Proposed New San Jose Tech Village
Google future gazes with plans for a tech village in San Jose
19 Sep 2017,26 mins
Are You in Danger of Becoming Addicted to Television?
How television aims to get you even more hooked
12 Sep 2017,26 mins
Polite Robots That Make Way for People
Autonomous robots with ‘socially aware navigation’ are being road-tested by researchers
05 Sep 2017,26 mins
Helping Sex-Trafficking Victims with Bitcoin
AI uses bitcoin trail to find and help sex-trafficking victims
29 Aug 2017,26 mins
Blockchain Technology Cleaning the Niger Delta
Can the cryptocurrency technology blockchain help the Niger Delta environmental issues?
22 Aug 2017,26 mins
Biometric Password Security
Is biometrics the future of your password security?
15 Aug 2017,26 mins
Technology and Fake News
Fake news: Is technology the solution or the problem?
08 Aug 2017,26 mins
Facebook AI Shut Down
Facebook shuts down robots after they invent their own language
01 Aug 2017,26 mins
Dark Web Markets Shut Down
Dark web marketplaces AlphaBay and Hansa shut down
25 Jul 2017,26 mins
Estonia’s Ongoing Democratising Digital Revolution
Estonia leads the way with its ongoing democratising digital revolution
18 Jul 2017,26 mins
Ghana Launches Its First Satellite Into Space
Ghana takes a leap into the future with its first satellite launched into space
11 Jul 2017,26 mins
Is the Gig Economy Out of Control?
How to harness the gig economy for good
04 Jul 2017,26 mins
Augmenting Reality with Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality pushing the boundaries of the new art form
27 Jun 2017,26 mins
A Spider Robot Made From Plastic Straws
The robot made from plastic straws that moves like a spider
20 Jun 2017,26 mins
A Car to Detect Heart Attacks
How your car might know when you are having a heart attack
13 Jun 2017,26 mins
Is the Internet a Safe Space for Extremism?
How to make the internet a less safe place for extremism
06 Jun 2017,26 mins