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The world’s untold tech stories - told by the former BBC Digital Planet team. Future tech, digital culture & innovation shaping our planet. 🎧 Somewhere on Earth Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/65YZwVfA03MSdZ3198yLdb
The next election threat isn’t hackers or bots - it’s AI swarms pretending to be human. 🤖
This week on @soeptech.bsky.social:
🇺🇸 US pulls back from digital rights groups
🗳️ AI agents influence opinion online
Who controls democracy now? 🌍
🎧 Listen now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCBi...
🎙🌍AI’s environmental cost - data centres driving huge carbon & water use now rivaling major cities.
💊The smart pill - a dissolvable electronic capsule confirming when medicine is taken, tackling a problem where 50% of patients don’t follow prescriptions.
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=duiL...
This week we delve into the worst internet shutdown ever recorded in Iran.
Then: why up to half of fresh fruit & veg is wasted.
One 5-day error.
300 tonnes of apples lost.
When information breaks down, the costs are human and global.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqoi...
🚨 Could AI sway your vote? 🤖 A few minutes with a chatbot can shift opinions.
And what happens to your digital life after you die? 💻💸 An app can make sure your money, policies, and accounts go to the right people.
🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7F...
#AI #DigitalLegacy #Podcast #FutureOfTech
Cyber attacks are no longer just digital.
They’re disrupting hospitals, infrastructure, and daily life.
At the same time, $91B in critical materials sits unused in old phones and laptops.
The latest on the Somewhere on Earth Podcast.
🎧 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfkX...
🌍 Drones hunting malaria puddles in Ghana.
Swab tests transforming TB diagnosis in India.
And a government app sparking a privacy storm.
Our latest Somewhere on Earth Podcast connects global tech, health, and controversy. 🎧
#GlobalTech #Malaria #TB #Privacy #Podcast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEYG...
🌐 Twitter’s first engineer built Divine & Nostr: short videos, human-first, no AI slop, no algorithm tricks.
Creators own their content. The internet you remember — but better.
Also #funghitech dealing with waste textiles
💡 #OpenWeb #CreatorEconomy #SomewhereOnEarth
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IHe...
🌍 Your data can make money. So can the Amazon rainforest.
🎙 Janet Adams (SingularityNET) on ethical, green AI.
🌳 Olga Sytnyk (Awaken) on digital rainforest shares.
🎧 Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR_d... #Blockchain #ClimateTech #Podcast
For the first time, Belarus has a stand at Web Summit - proof that hope, tech, and resilience can transcend borders.
#Belarus #Belarus2 #SviatlanaTsikhanouskaya #WebSummit2025 #TechInExile #DigitalDemocracy #GlobalTech #Innovation
🌐 Meanwhile, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is rebuilding Belarus itself — a digital-first, democratic nation beyond the influence of Putin and Lukashenko.
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🚀 Belarus 2.0: Building a Nation in Exile
At Web Summit Lisbon 2025, we spoke with Belarus’ President-in-exile, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
🌍 Thousands of Belarusian founders, forced to flee persecution, are now launching startups across Europe.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwYY...
🌍 The AI That Runs on Green Energy — And Keeps Your Data Private! 🤯💚
Plus: NeuroIdentify helping teachers support neurodivergent kids remotely 📚, and AnimalHotels — your “Airbnb for pets” 🐾
🎧 Listen to Somewhere on Earth:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWNt...
#AI #GreenTech #EdTech #Innovation #Podcasts
#Poland is quietly becoming #Europe’s #tech powerhouse! 🌍 From AI-powered greenhouses 🌱 to #mobile IDs 📱 and #AI fertility apps ❤️, innovators are changing everyday life.
Hear their stories on Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast!
🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-N8...
New episode of Somewhere on Earth; The Global Tech Podcast, recorded live at #WebSummit #Lisbon.
We talk #AI and borderless teams with Carrol Chang (Andela CEO), Nico de Luis (Shakers COO), and Petra Sundell (Upbeater Founder and CEO).
🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nk0...
#FutureOfWork
🚨 New episode!
🧠 Fake news spreads faster than truth - now proven by a study of 10M posts
🌐 VPNs surge as Europe’s online safety laws roll out
Professor Mohsen Mosleh @oii.ox.ac.uk & Sam Woodhams, TechRadar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=abgx...
#TechPodcast #FakeNews #VPN #DigitalEthics #SomewhereOnEarth
🤖 We’re letting AI take over! Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast explores gig workers’ rights, AgriTech, and AI in education. An AI-generated episode drops Oct 28 - don’t miss it! 🎧 #AI #TechPodcast #Innovation🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyoJ...
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🌍 Somewhere on Earth: Cybersecurity Special 🔐
Cyberattacks are rising; from big businesses to personal accounts. Also how #Ukraine is coping with constant cyberthreats.
🎧 Out now - wherever you get podcasts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXEE...
#CyberSecurity #Podcast #SomewhereOnEarth #DigitalSafety
🌍🎙️ Two podcasts - one episode.
Join Gareth Mitchell (Somewhere on Earth), Andrew Grill (Digitally Curious), & Ghislaine Boddington as they explore:
🤖 AI in everyday life💡
🌐 Creativity, trust & human connection
🎧 Out Now — listen anywhere you get podcasts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XknP...
AI is saving lives on Ukraine’s front lines — and exposing those destroying our planet.
Ania investigates battlefield AI; Dr Julia Shaw reveals the tech behind green crime.
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph6k...
#AI #Ukraine #GreenCrime #JuliaShaw #Podcast #TechForGood
🚀 New show out now!
1️⃣ Digital Ceasefires: What would it mean to protect human rights—not just on the ground, but online?
2️⃣ DeepSeek’s AI Breakthrough: No billion-dollar compute. No hype-driven roadmap. Just pure, efficient innovation.
🎧 Full episode link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQ2...
🌍Hate speech spreads unchecked - 16m EU X users have no human moderators! 🌐
WhatsApp voice & video calls blocked in Sudan. 📵
This isn’t just tech — it’s survival.
🎙️ Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIb6...
#DigitalRights #SocialMedia #Connectivity #Sudan #Podcast #GlobalIssues
🚀 New show out now!
1️⃣ Digital Ceasefires: What would it mean to protect human rights—not just on the ground, but online?
2️⃣ DeepSeek’s AI Breakthrough: No billion-dollar compute. No hype-driven roadmap. Just pure, efficient innovation.
🎧 Full episode link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQ2...
Who’s winning the AI race: the US or China? ⚡
Award-winning journalist and best selling author Parmy Olson reveals the inside story in our latest episode.
🎧 www.youtube.com/@SomewhereOn...
Africa has the youngest population in the world 🌍
But AI still struggles to speak their language.
Dr. Wambui Kahara shares why local context = trust.
🎧 Listen here: www.youtube.com/@SomewhereOn...
AI isn’t coming — it’s already here. 🤖
But are we ready for it in the workplace, in Africa, and in the global tech race?
🎧 New Somewhere on Earth podcast episode out now:
👉 www.youtube.com/@SomewhereOn...
🌍 From #AI finally learning #African languages to #braille going multi-line, tech is breaking barriers.
This week’s #SomewhereonEarth episode is all about innovation that matters.
🎧 Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmSC...
💥 Most #braille displays show one line at a time…until now.
MIT, Cornell & Michigan researchers developed micro-explosive braille displays that raise multiple lines safely.
🎧 Discover more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmSC...
🤖 #AI doesn’t understand 94 million people — yet.
#Hausa is spoken by millions but barely recognized by ChatGPT.
African Next Voices is fixing that.
🎧 Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmSC...
🌍✨ Somewhere on Earth is back!
🔹Why AI fails 94M Hausa speakers - and the project fixing it.
🔹The explosive new Braille tech changing classrooms forever.
🎧 Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast:
youtu.be/14O-25qhlbI
New shows every Tuesday 21:00 BST
#Podcast #AI #Africa #Braille #TechForGood
💬 Would you use an AI tool if it meant giving away your private info? Tell us in the comments!
#AI #Privacy #DigitalRights #LGBTQ #Podcast #SomewhereOnEarth #CyberSecurity #OnlineSafety
