Dispelling COVID-19 vaccine myths online
Thousands of people in the UK have now received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and vaccinations have just started in Canada, yet despite promotion from the government, a recent survey shows many people a...
15 Dec 202043min
Is the internet affordable where you live?
Malaysia, Rwanda and Columbia are amongst the countries where it is cheapest to get online, according to the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) 2020 Affordability Report. A4AI Director Sonia Jo...
8 Dec 202041min
Almost two-thirds of the world’s population now online
The Digital Intelligence Index (DII) has calculated that almost two-thirds of the world’s population is now online. The newly published report analyses 12 years of data to map 90 economies and over 9...
1 Dec 202049min
Increase in stalkerware installations
New data shows an increase in stalkerware use. This is software that grants a remote user the ability to monitor the activity on another user’s device without their consent, and can be preloaded in t...
24 Nov 202043min
Video games can be good for you
Playing video games is positively linked with wellbeing according research from the Oxford Internet Institute. The new study is the first of its kind as, instead of asking players how much they play, ...
17 Nov 202045min
Voyager 2 contacted after seven months
Voyager 2 contacted for the first time since March - says “hello” We reported back in February how scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory were working flat out repairing Voyager 2. The only a...
10 Nov 202045min
Who is most susceptible to fake news?
A new study shows that twitter remains a platform with many conspiracy believers. The work also reveals that compared to the Dutch public, the British are not as good at judging false coronavirus sto...
3 Nov 202043min
Why do we vote with paper in the age of the smart phone?
Despite a pandemic, nearly everyone voting in the upcoming US election will do so with a tick in a box on a piece of paper. They may post their ballot, or go in person to a voting station, but the pro...
27 Okt 202041min
