From the animation of old family photos to that digital avatar of Robert Kardashian, technology is increasingly being leveraged to give the deceased a digital afterlife. While speaking to the dead is no new phenomenon, never before have they been able to answer back.

As reality becomes increasingly warped online, people are losing trust in the credibility and authenticity of the media they are consuming. Deepfakes are one source of distrust, but Deeptrace, a technology that detects deepfakes, is working to combat misinformation online.

Mpathic is a software that aims to improve the quality of workplace communication by suggesting ways that users can rewrite their messages to sound friendlier and more approachable. Amid remote working and increased digital communication, soft skills are growing in importance.

Online communication became the norm during the pandemic – but are internet users eager to keep using email, video calls, and social platforms for all daily interactions? Canvas8 polled 1,000 Britons and spoke to eight people to find out which comms methods they’ve been using and why.