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Digital Planet: A tech review of 2021

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28/12/2021 GMT

A tech review of 2021

BBC World Service - Digital Planet, A tech review of 2021

We look back at some of the tech stories of 2021

We look back on some stories we covered in 2021 – from age appropriate design to protect children, internet shutdowns, a WhatsApp school in Zimbabwe to a virtual reality opera.

We look back on some of the stories we covered in 2021 – from age appropriate design to protect children, through internet shutdowns, a remote air traffic control tower and a WhatsApp school in Zimbabwe to a virtual reality opera.

The podcast has even more stories: comparing Mars locations to Earth locations, a smart phone test to detect malaria, how technology can help prep for a date at home if you’re blind and controlling our devices with a muscle in our ear!  Available on BBC Sounds.

The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Angelica Mari, Bill Thompson and Ghislaine Boddington.

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Producer: Ania Lichtarowicz

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