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Mapping COVID19 to your phone
Google Maps has launched a new COVID19 layer – but is it as accurate as it could be?
Keeping the structure of the internet safe
How do lockdowns and restrictions on the internet impact it’s stability globally?
AI captain to sail the Atlantic
A crewless ship is due to set sail across the Atlantic with an AI captain on board
Scammers scamming the scammers
How leaked conversations from online forums show credit card thieves conning each other.
The fastest ever internet connection
The world's fasted data transmission rate has been achieved by a team of UCL engineers
Hacking help for US Elections
How a geek army is helping to prevent cyber-attacks on US election offices
Algorithm Apocalypse
Analysing the UK government’s flawed formula used to predict children’s exam grades
A year without internet in Kashmir
Government restrictions mean a year of web restrictions for 15 million people in Kashmir
Why India can’t work from home
What the challenges of home-working mean during and after the pandemic in India.
Tracking the trolls
Machine learning can now spot online trolls, and help defend voters in future elections.