How do you feel about speech-to-text software? Is it working? This programme is available NOW On Demand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 10th of August. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 7th of August in Phuket on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and Online via the Internet radio…
We live in an age where there is data on almost everything, and a large chunk of it is publicly available. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 3rd of August. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 31st of July in Phuket on 91.5…
We are asking Is Thailand ready for self-driving cars after the new UNECE regulations? This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 27th of July. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 24th of July in Phuket on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and Online via…
Internet shutdowns have been a global issue for many years, and Digital Planet has reported on many of them, from Cuba and Myanmar to Iran. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 20th of July. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 17th of July…
Some European mayors are being ‘faked calls’ and it is not funny. On June 24th, the mayor of Berlin thought she was on a video call with the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko. The call, however, was fake. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 13th…
So what is the metaverse really? This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 6th of July. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 3rd of July in Phuket on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and Online via the Internet radio portals. Following a montage of…
Increased punishment for online insults in Japan. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 29th of June. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 26th of June in Phuket on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and Online via the Internet radio portals. Japan has taken…
‘Project Silica’ uses ultrafast laser optics and machine learning to utilise glass as a storage device. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 22nd of June. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 19 of June in Phuket on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and…
Across the North American continent, there is a stark difference in the availability of the internet to different communities. Tribal lands are typically remote, rural and rugged landscapes, and often have very patchy, or non-existent internet connectivity. This programme is available NOW OnDemand on the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 15th of…
What do you know about Data-Driven football? With the end of this year’s Premier League season and the Champion’s League final in the last two weekends, viewers around the world were cheering on their favourite teams. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 8th of June….
Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory have released research that utilises existing subsea telecommunications cables as environmental sensors, for example, to detect earthquakes. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 1st of June. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 29th of May in Phuket…
A Nigerian project called Looty is seeking to take back African art in digital form. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 25th of May. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 22nd of May in Phuket on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and Online…
Does North Korea have digital control and is known as one of the most isolated countries in the world. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 18h of May. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 15th of May in Phuket on 91.5 FM and…
This week you can listen again to our electric vehicle Jersey road trip. Gareth and Bill are on the small English speaking island off the coast of France investigating the tech scene. Digital Planet is back on The island of Jersey, the small English speaking island off the coast of France. This programme is available…
What’s in store for Twitter, now that Elon Musk’s offer has been accepted by the Twitter board? This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 4th of May. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 1st of May in Phuket on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM…
Could audio files be the new digital drugs? New research shows that binaural beats – illusionary tones created by the brain when the brain hears two different tones in each ear – can change someone’s emotional state. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 27th of…
As African connectivity improves, so does the spread of cyber-security and cybercrime across the continent. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 20th of April. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 17th of April in Phuket on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and Online…
A robot boat is to gather data following Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai’s eruption to try and help scientists what may have caused one of the fiercest volcanic eruptions in more than a century. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 13th of April. It will also be broadcast…
Are Russian soldiers being identified by AI technology? It’s been reported that Ukraine is receiving help to identify Russian infiltrators or ID dead soldiers. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 6th of April. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 3rd of April in…
The shifting geopolitical economics following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to the reappearance of the word “Splinternet”. In recent years some countries have created the physical infrastructure to potentially run many internet services outside of the reach of the global network of networks most people know as the internet. This programme is available NOW…
There is a call for facial recognition tech ban in São Paulo metro. A number of Brazilian civil rights organisations have filed a civil lawsuit against a company operating the São Paulo metro and their use of facial recognition technology. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available until Wednesday the…
NewsGuard – tracking Russian disinformation and propaganda sites Fake News, False claims and misinformation about Ukraine and its allies have been rife online for months. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 16th of March. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 13th March in…
Did you know that the tech behind your doorbell was likely to have been designed in Ukraine? This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 9th March. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 6th March in Phuket on 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM and Online…
Imagine receiving the latest medical implant that can partially restore your vision, a bionic eye, now imagine the technology behind your implant no longer being produced or supported. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 2nd of March. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the…
India has announced a digital budget with plans to create its own cryptocurrency – the digital rupee. It also plans a 30% digital asset tax. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 23rd of February. It will also be broadcast on Sunday the 20th of February…
Télécoms Sans Frontières has sent satellite kits to Tonga to improve connectivity on the islands following the volcanic eruption. Before the pandemic, TSF would have immediately deployed the Tonga internet satellite after it went dark, but strict quarantine rules limit what they can do. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is…
The first-ever robotic surgery without a human surgeon guiding it has been successfully performed at Johns Hopkins University. The Smart Tissues Autonomous Robot (STAR) completed a keyhole procedure called intestinal anastomosis – the sewing together of two sections of soft bowel – on pigs. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is…
Connectivity to Tonga partially restored but the Tonga undersea cable repair could take weeks. The underwater volcanic eruption severed the country’s only underwater network cable and ash clouds have made satellite connectivity impossible. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 2nd of February. It will also…
Huge robots, including a seven-metre two-tonne vessel named Ran, are on their way to the Thwaites Glacier to learn more about the retreating ice and its impact on Climate Change. But this won’t be the only tech that’s being deployed on the 65-day mission; British Antarctic Survey’s Boaty McBoatface and the Autosub Long Range vehicle…
This week we have a special programme on Afrofuturism and tech innovation. It’s a subject often covered in science fiction, but what makes Afrofuturism different from standard science fiction is that ancient African traditions and black identity are steeped throughout the story. This programme is available on the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday…
Digital Planet takes on a Technical review of 2021. Gareth Mitchell, Angelica Mari, Bill Thompson and Ghislaine Boddington look back on 2021 and some of the stories that were covered. This programme is available on the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Tuesday the 4th of January. It will also broadcast on Sunday the 1st…
New research shows that mobile phones may not be as beneficial to displaced people as previously thought. Women are being exploited by their employers. What do you know about Slaughterbots? Have you discovered The Future of Life Institute? Read on and watch the AI video Slaughterbots If Human Kill. Now Available OnDemand This programme is available…
PIX instant payment limits to reduce kidnappings. Last year the PIX instant payment system was introduced in Brazil. It currently has 112 million registered users – that’s 62% of the population. It’s proving incredibly popular and is allowing the 40 million unbanked people in the country access to electronic payments. This programme is available NOW…