Researchers from the University of South Australia have developed a UAV which measures an individual’s breathing and heart rate whilst…
News Roundup – Friday 2nd March 2018
Human Rights Watch continues to document the Chinese government’s use of high tech surveillance tools in Xinjiang to target the…
News Roundup – Friday 23rd February 2018
The No Lost Generation Tech Summit took place in Jordan on February 21-22. Led by UNICEF, MercyCorps, Save the Children…
News Roundup – Friday 16th February 2018
The Disberse blockchain platform completed its first successful trial, transferring funds from the Dorcas international office in the Netherlands…
News Roundup – Friday 9th February 2018
UNICEF is calling for gamers to volunteer their computer processing power to mine Ethereum which will be donated to…
News Roundup – Friday 2nd February 2018
The Chinese government is trialling new facial recognition software in Xinjiang, the region which is home to the majority of…
News Roundup – Friday 26th January 2018
A research initiative from Stanford is compiling a master list of blockchain projects for social good, including from UN agencies,…
News Roundup – Friday 19th January 2018
A group of Burundi refugees in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo say that they are being denied…
News Roundup – Friday 12th January 2018
As Iran cracks down on encrypted messaging apps such as Signal and Telegram in response to protests, Iranians are…
