Topic: digital divide
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Cloudflare & Giga Team Up to Connect Schools Globally
Cloudflare and UNICEF's Giga initiative are collaborating to provide real-time data on school internet connectivity, using Cloudflare's Speed Test and global network to help close the digital divide. The partnership addresses the challenge of 1.3 billion children lacking home internet and nearly ...
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FWA at GITEX 2025: Building Economic Ecosystems
The 2025 GITEX Global roundtable highlighted Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) as a strategic asset for building intelligent, sustainable digital economies, moving beyond its role as a broadband alternative and focusing on interconnected ecosystems. Industry leaders emphasized that integrating FWA with...
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Gen Z Drives AI Adoption at Work Despite Job Security Worries
Generation Z in Australia is leading workplace AI adoption, using it to enhance their professional skills despite concerns about AI's impact on job security. Gen Z workers are actively innovating with AI, introducing new tools and customizing solutions, which has increased their visibility and in...
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AOL Shuts Down Dial-Up Internet After 34 Years
AOL's dial-up internet service, a pioneer of early web access, will shut down in September 2025 after 34 years, marking the end of an era for millions of users. At its peak in the early 2000s, AOL had over 20 million subscribers, but the rise of broadband rendered its phone-line connections obsol...
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Algeria Boosts Masila's Digital Access with Fiber & Mobile Expansion
Algeria is advancing its digital connectivity through significant infrastructure developments, including over 17,000 new Fiber-to-the-Home connections launched in September 2025 to enhance residential broadband services. Additional fiber optic lines and mobile network upgrades, such as new base s...
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AI in Education: Bridging or Widening the Inequality Gap?
AI in education presents a dual potential: it can either help close achievement gaps by providing scalable tutoring or widen them if access and implementation are not equitable. While AI tools offer personalized, on-demand academic support that could address the "2 Sigma Problem" of inaccessible ...
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AI Panic Echoes the Internet Boom of the 1990s
The author draws a direct parallel between the early chaotic and transformative era of the internet and the current rise of artificial intelligence, noting both periods share a cycle of initial wonder, fear, and eventual integration. Public anxieties about AI—privacy, misinformation, bias, and co...
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Claim Your Free Windows Upgrade - Offer Ends in 72 Hours
Windows 10's standard support ends on October 14, but users can enroll in the free Extended Security Update (ESU) program to maintain security until October 2026, with no immediate risk post-deadline. The ESU program ensures continued protection, but delaying enrollment beyond October 14, 2025, l...
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Amazon Rebrands Starlink Rival as 'Project Kuiper'
Amazon has rebranded its satellite internet venture to Amazon Leo, reflecting its operation in Low-Earth Orbit with an initial constellation of 153 satellites. The company plans to deploy over 3,000 satellites through more than 80 missions, utilizing SpaceX rockets for some launches and positioni...
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IEEE Summit Empowers STEM Educators
The IEEE STEM Summit was a free virtual event that connected nearly 1,000 global educators and volunteers to share practical strategies for inspiring student passion in STEM fields. The summit's central themes focused on building a sustainable future and the transformative role of artificial inte...
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