Digital Planet

Technological and digital news from around the world.

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Nesta: ShareLab
Nesta investigates collaborative platforms for social good for digital technologies
01 Nov 2016,26 mins
Fairphone at the Lovie Awards
Fairphone, the ethical mobile phone
25 Oct 2016,26 mins
Click at the Crick
Click discusses gene sequencing at the Francis Crick Institute in London
18 Oct 2016,26 mins
Twitter for Social Good in India
The Head of Public Policy for Twitter in India is trying to change the lives of citizens
11 Oct 2016,26 mins
European Copyright Reform
Planning European Copyright Reform
04 Oct 2016,26 mins
Space, the Final Frontier for Cybersecurity?
Why Space is under threat from cyberattack
27 Sep 2016,26 mins
De-blurring Obscured Online Images
Researchers de-blur online images
20 Sep 2016,26 mins
FutureFest Special
FutureFest will confront how the world we know is changing with technology
13 Sep 2016,26 mins
Raising a Bump on Flat Screens
How to virtual change the shape of a flat screen device
06 Sep 2016,26 mins
Moment Allows Navigation on Your Skin
The wristband that traces your GPS direction on your skin
30 Aug 2016,26 mins
What’s Behind #CensusFail in Australia?
Did hackers bring down the Australian census website?
23 Aug 2016,26 mins
How Technology is Transforming Healthcare
From monitoring ear infections with a mobile phone to remote wound stitching
16 Aug 2016,26 mins
Def Con: a Hacker’s Paradise
Def Con hackers aim to protect USA democracy
09 Aug 2016,26 mins
Accessing Extremism Online
A new report highlights the interaction of religion and conflict globallly
02 Aug 2016,26 mins
3D Printing Fingertip to Unlock Smartphone
Unlock a smartphone with a 3D printed fingertip
26 Jul 2016,26 mins
Turkey's Attempted Coup and Social Media
Giving voice to dissent via social media after Turkey's attempted coup
19 Jul 2016,26 mins
MSF’s MapSwipe to the Rescue
How MSF plans to locate homes “off the map” in the event of a crisis
12 Jul 2016,26 mins
Making Music with Blockchain
The technology behind the virtual currency bitcoin is being used to make music
05 Jul 2016,26 mins
How Technology is Helping Refugees
Basefugees - a new platform to help develop apps for refugees
28 Jun 2016,26 mins
The Future of the Internet
The future of the internet is at risk if we do not act now, according to a new report
21 Jun 2016,26 mins
Apps and Access to Phone Data
Do Android apps ask for too much information from our mobile phones?
14 Jun 2016,26 mins
Digital Discrimination in a Sharing Economy
Digital discrimination – does the colour of your skin affect your online activity?
07 Jun 2016,26 mins
Monitoring Online Hate Speech in Ethiopia
Is online hate speech in Ethiopia as problematic as the government says?
31 May 2016,26 mins
Security Software Vulnerabilities
New research shows that some antivirus software could be making computers less safe
24 May 2016,26 mins
A Special Software Programme
A special edition of Click from the Business of Software Conference in Ireland
17 May 2016,26 mins
The Artificial Intelligence and Satellites Fighting Wildfires
AI, drones and satellites all used in fighting the Canadian wildfire
10 May 2016,26 mins
Activity Tracker Stops Hospital Admission
Doctors use a patient’s activity tracker to decide treatment and avoid hospital admission
03 May 2016,26 mins
Click: Virtual Reality Gets Real
How Virtual Reality will enhance and transform lives
26 Apr 2016,49 mins
Click – Identity Day
How our identities are increasingly shaped by technology
19 Apr 2016,26 mins
1979 Revolution Game
The Iranian Revolution as a revolutionary new video game
05 Apr 2016,26 mins