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Ania J. Lichtarowicz
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MD and Editor @soeptech.bsky.social - Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast. Former producer @digitalplanet for @bbcworldservice and BBC Sounds. #Dyslexia
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🎙🌍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.
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AI’s Hidden Environmental Cost and the Rise of the Smart Pill That Knows When You Take It
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January 22, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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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.
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The Communications Blackout in Iran: Network Data Show Near-Total Comms Shutdown
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January 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Big news 🌍
@soeptech.bsky.social Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast has reached #2 on Apple Podcasts (Technology) 🚀
Grateful for a global audience that cares about thoughtful tech conversations.
Onward and Upward 🚀
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January 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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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...
Who Controls the Future of Technology? The Hidden Power War Over AI, Chips, and Global Standards
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January 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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🌍 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
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Drones vs. Mosquitoes, Swabs vs. TB, and a Cyber App India Doesn’t Want
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December 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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🌐 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
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🌍 Taking Back Control of the Internet & Turning Textile Waste Into Profit
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December 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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🌍 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
🌍 How to Make Your Data and Nature Profitable: The New Green Gold Rush - Pofcast by ex-BBC Team
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December 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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🌍 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:
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#AI #GreenTech #EdTech #Innovation #Podcasts
The AI That Runs on Green Energy — And Doesn’t Steal Your Data
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December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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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
Stop the AI Fearmongering: How to Build a Resilient, Borderless Workforce
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November 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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⚽✨ Brazilian international football star Danilo Luiz is changing the headlines with Voz Futura — a platform for hope, progress & uplifting news.

Hear the full story on @soeptech.bsky.social

🎥 Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/shorts/EGTxI...

#VozFutura #PositiveNews #DaniloLuiz
🇧🇷⚽ Brazilian Football Star Danilo Luiz Launches Positive News Revolution | Voz Futura
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September 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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🎉 100 episodes!

Somewhere on Earth has explored online abuse, AI privacy risks, and stories that impact millions.

💬 Which episode has been your favourite?

🎧 Listen to the milestone episode → www.youtube.com/@SomewhereOn...
#Podcast #100Episodes #DigitalRights #AI #LGBTQ
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast is a weekly #podcast that looks at #technology and how it impacts our daily lives. We're the former #bbc #worldservice #DigitalPlanet team and we tell the #...
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September 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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🚀 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...
Digital Ceasefires & DeepSeek’s Breakthrough: How Peace and Science Are Redefining Our Digital Fu...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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🚀 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...
Digital Ceasefires & DeepSeek’s Breakthrough: How Peace and Science Are Redefining Our Digital Fu...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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🚨 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
🚀 Viral Truths & Virtual Walls: What 10 Million Posts Reveal About Us
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November 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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#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!

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Poland’s Tech Boom: AI Greenhouses, Mobile IDs & Virtual Fertility Clinics
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November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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🌍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
16m X users in EU unmonitored and How Sudan’s WhatsApp Ban Is Cutting Off Survival
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October 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This was a great show to record live #WebSummit #Lisbon.

The vide will ve up on our YouTube channel shortly, with all my fluffs!
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
Stop the AI Fearmongering: How to Build a Resilient, Borderless Workforce
YouTube video by Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
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November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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🤖 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...
🎧 We’re Letting the Machines Take Over: AI, Gig Work, AgriTech, and the Future of Learning
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October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🤖 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...
🎧 We’re Letting the Machines Take Over: AI, Gig Work, AgriTech, and the Future of Learning
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October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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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
Cyberattacks Are Everywhere – How Businesses, Countries and Individuals Are Protecting Themselves...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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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
AI on the Battlefield: How Machine Learning Is Saving Lives in Ukraine’s War Zone
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October 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
🌍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
16m X users in EU unmonitored and How Sudan’s WhatsApp Ban Is Cutting Off Survival
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October 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🚀 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...
Digital Ceasefires & DeepSeek’s Breakthrough: How Peace and Science Are Redefining Our Digital Fu...
YouTube video by Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
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September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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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...
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast is a weekly #podcast that looks at #technology and how it impacts our daily lives. We're the former #bbc #worldservice #DigitalPlanet team and we tell the #...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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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...
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast is a weekly #podcast that looks at #technology and how it impacts our daily lives. We're the former #bbc #worldservice #DigitalPlanet team and we tell the #...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM