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Did you know that the tech behind your door bell was likely to have been designed in the Ukraine? Or that Grammarly\\u2019s founders are Ukrainian. It\\u2019s probably easier to list the tech that we all use that has Ukrainian roots: What\\u2019s App, Paypal, CleanMyMac, Revolut App and the masking tech in Snapchat to name but a few. We spoke to Mike Sapiton, Forbes Ukraine Technology Editor, about the massive influence of Ukrainian developers on our everyday lives.

Detecting COVID from your mobile\\nAs people begin to return to work in some countries, COVID cases continue to rise in others. Testing is still key to monitoring the spread of the virus and detecting any mutations. A Chilean start-up company called Diagnosis Biotech have developed an accurate, non-invasive and low-cost method of testing for COVID 19 called Phone Screen Testing \\u2013 also known as POST. Our reporter Jane Chambers went to find out more.

How to access blocked online content\\nInternet content is blocked by many governments around the world, Russia\\u2019s current block is again highlighted in the press, yet President Putin\\u2019s regime isn\\u2019t able to control their information agenda as it did before. So how are people accessing what the authorities may not want them to see? We speak to Abdallah al-Salmi, Strategy Analyst, Systems Integration at the BBC World Service who tells us how the BBC is ensuring it\\u2019s content remains accessible including how they\\u2019ve made a copy of all the BBC News websites on the dark web that can be accesses via the TOR browser.

The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Bill Thompson.

Studio Manager: Sue Maillot\\nProducer: Ania Lichtarowicz

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