[ad_1] Jane ChambersBusiness reporter, El Alto, BoliviaGetty ImagesHigher food and fuel prices have led to street protests across Bolivia this yearAs Bolivians prepare to vote in a general election, the country's deep economic woes are the central issue. Whoever becomes the nation's next president faces a very difficult job to try to sort out the mess.El Alto is Bolivia's second-largest city, home to 1.2 million people. And, at an elevation
[ad_1] Priti GuptaTechnology Reporter, MumbaiPriti GuptaTranslation tech has made work easier for Vineet SawantVineet Sawant has spent the last two years navigating the streets of Mumbai on a scooter as a delivery driver."Being on the road is always very stressful and especially in cities like Mumbai," he says.But when he started out language barriers were an additional problem. His first language is Marathi and Mr Sawant speaks "very little" English.
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[ad_1] MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterMeadowSome packaging firms are betting on aluminiumIn front of me is a line-up of aluminium cans, but not a drink in sight.Instead, these cans have been designed to hold toiletries like shampoo, shower gel and hand wash, condiments like ketchup and household cleaning products.I'm at the London research and development centre for Meadow, a start-up that has developed a new packaging system.Their idea is to move products
[ad_1] Suzanne BearneTechnology ReporterFermentalgThere are hundreds of thousands of microalgae speciesFrench firm Fermentalg has been all over the planet in its search for useful microalgae."One of our lucky scientists got to go and climb the volcanoes in the Caribbean for example, and I have to restrain myself from collecting more every time I go home to New Zealand," says Hywel Griffiths, chief scientific officer at Fermentalg.There are hundreds of thousands
[ad_1] Sam GruetTechnology Reporter, VancouverGetty ImagesDigital trucking apps look to minimise trucks without cargoWhen Jared first started out in trucking more than two decades ago, he didn't anticipate he'd be on tour with a country music star, hauling guitars, amps, and other pieces of on-stage equipment."It just happened, right place, right time," the Canadian driver, who prefers not to use his surname, explains from behind the wheel of his towering
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[ad_1] Graham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesThe way people in the UK access websites with pornographic material is about to undergo a significant change.The Online Safety Act says sites must make it harder for under-18s to see explicit material - and Pornhub and other major adult websites have confirmed they will introduce advanced age checks by 25 July.Media regulator Ofcom estimates 14 million people watch online pornography - and concerns have been
[ad_1] Chris BaraniukTechnology ReporterIXI"People don't want to look like cyborgs," says Niko EidenThey look like an ordinary pair of glasses – but these are tech-packed specs.On a Zoom call, Niko Eiden, chief executive and co-founder of Finnish eyewear firm IXI, holds up the frames with lenses containing liquid crystals, meaning their vision-correcting properties can change on the fly.This one pair could correct the vision of someone who normally uses totally
[ad_1] MaryLou CostaTechnology Reporter, Vilnius, LithuaniaAstrolightAstrolight is developing a laser-based communications systemI'm led through a series of concrete corridors at Vilnius Tech University, Lithuania; the murals give a Soviet-era vibe, and it seems an unlikely location for a high-tech lab working on a laser communication system.But that's where you'll find the headquarters of Astrolight, a six-year-old Lithuanian space-tech start-up that has just raised €2.8m ($3.3m; £2.4m) to build what it
