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Cellphone Inventor Predicts AI-Powered Medical Revolution
Marty Cooper, the inventor of the cellphone, at age 96, reflects on its evolution and predicts a future where AI-powered cellphones fueled by human calories will revolutionize medicine by enabling early disease detection and prevention; however, concerns remain about the impact of near-constant scre...
Cellphone Inventor Predicts AI-Powered Medical Revolution
Marty Cooper, the inventor of the cellphone, at age 96, reflects on its evolution and predicts a future where AI-powered cellphones fueled by human calories will revolutionize medicine by enabling early disease detection and prevention; however, concerns remain about the impact of near-constant scre...
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44% Bias Score
Participatory Diagnosis of Digital Education Disparities in El Mezquital, Durango
A participatory diagnostic project in El Mezquital, Durango, Mexico, from January to May 2024, assessed digital education challenges in indigenous communities, revealing that only 2.6% have internet access and 91.1% live in poverty. The project used qualitative methods, including workshops and discu...
Participatory Diagnosis of Digital Education Disparities in El Mezquital, Durango
A participatory diagnostic project in El Mezquital, Durango, Mexico, from January to May 2024, assessed digital education challenges in indigenous communities, revealing that only 2.6% have internet access and 91.1% live in poverty. The project used qualitative methods, including workshops and discu...
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16% Bias Score
China Leads UN AI Initiative to Bridge Digital Divide in Global South
China, along with Zambia and other partners, is spearheading a UN-backed initiative to expand AI training and cooperation in the Global South, aiming to train over 100,000 African engineers in the next 10 years to address the digital and capacity gap hindering sustainable development.
China Leads UN AI Initiative to Bridge Digital Divide in Global South
China, along with Zambia and other partners, is spearheading a UN-backed initiative to expand AI training and cooperation in the Global South, aiming to train over 100,000 African engineers in the next 10 years to address the digital and capacity gap hindering sustainable development.
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24% Bias Score
Amazon Launches First Kuiper Satellites, Aiming for Global Internet Access
Amazon's Project Kuiper launched its first 27 satellites into low Earth orbit on April 28, 2025, marking a major step towards providing global internet access using advanced technology and aiming to bridge the digital divide.
Amazon Launches First Kuiper Satellites, Aiming for Global Internet Access
Amazon's Project Kuiper launched its first 27 satellites into low Earth orbit on April 28, 2025, marking a major step towards providing global internet access using advanced technology and aiming to bridge the digital divide.
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52% Bias Score
SSA's New Anti-Fraud Measures Spark Confusion and Access Concerns
The Social Security Administration implemented new anti-fraud measures on April 14th, requiring in-person identity verification for phone benefit applications and eliminating phone-based direct deposit changes, causing widespread confusion and access issues due to policy changes and inadequate staff...
SSA's New Anti-Fraud Measures Spark Confusion and Access Concerns
The Social Security Administration implemented new anti-fraud measures on April 14th, requiring in-person identity verification for phone benefit applications and eliminating phone-based direct deposit changes, causing widespread confusion and access issues due to policy changes and inadequate staff...
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52% Bias Score
UNCTAD Report: AI to Impact 40% of Global Jobs, Raising Equity Concerns
A new UNCTAD report warns that AI could affect 40% of global jobs, with benefits concentrated among 100 companies, mostly in the US and China, raising concerns about global economic equity and the need for developing nations to invest in digital infrastructure and education.
UNCTAD Report: AI to Impact 40% of Global Jobs, Raising Equity Concerns
A new UNCTAD report warns that AI could affect 40% of global jobs, with benefits concentrated among 100 companies, mostly in the US and China, raising concerns about global economic equity and the need for developing nations to invest in digital infrastructure and education.
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56% Bias Score
Spain's Digital Divide: Bridging the Gap for its Aging Population
In 2024, only 50.2% of Spaniards over 75 had used the internet, creating a digital divide impacting access to services and increasing social isolation; however, initiatives using AI, voice assistants, and gerontechnologies are adapting technology to improve older adults' lives and combat this.
Spain's Digital Divide: Bridging the Gap for its Aging Population
In 2024, only 50.2% of Spaniards over 75 had used the internet, creating a digital divide impacting access to services and increasing social isolation; however, initiatives using AI, voice assistants, and gerontechnologies are adapting technology to improve older adults' lives and combat this.
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20% Bias Score
UK Study Reveals Children's Extensive AI Use and Growing Digital Divide
A study of 780 UK children aged 8-12 found that 22% use AI tools like ChatGPT regularly, revealing a digital divide between private and state schools, highlighting children's unique needs and concerns about AI's environmental impact.
UK Study Reveals Children's Extensive AI Use and Growing Digital Divide
A study of 780 UK children aged 8-12 found that 22% use AI tools like ChatGPT regularly, revealing a digital divide between private and state schools, highlighting children's unique needs and concerns about AI's environmental impact.
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44% Bias Score
Uber Expands to Cash Payments in UK, Sparking Debate on Cash Access
Uber now accepts cash payments in most UK cities, excluding London, following successful trials, addressing customer needs and highlighting a broader debate on cash access for vulnerable groups, such as domestic abuse survivors, as raised in a recent Treasury Committee report.
Uber Expands to Cash Payments in UK, Sparking Debate on Cash Access
Uber now accepts cash payments in most UK cities, excluding London, following successful trials, addressing customer needs and highlighting a broader debate on cash access for vulnerable groups, such as domestic abuse survivors, as raised in a recent Treasury Committee report.
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48% Bias Score
AI's Impact on Indigenous Communities: Risks and Opportunities
This article discusses the potential benefits and risks of AI for Indigenous communities, focusing on four key issues: agency decay, bond erosion, climate conundrum, and a divided society, and proposes solutions for a more ethical and inclusive approach to AI development.
AI's Impact on Indigenous Communities: Risks and Opportunities
This article discusses the potential benefits and risks of AI for Indigenous communities, focusing on four key issues: agency decay, bond erosion, climate conundrum, and a divided society, and proposes solutions for a more ethical and inclusive approach to AI development.
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32% Bias Score
2.8 Million Germans Remain Offline in 2024
In 2024, approximately 2.8 million people aged 16-74 in Germany had never used the internet, with the highest percentage among the 65-74 age group (12%), compared to an EU average of 5% and significantly lower rates in countries like the Netherlands and Sweden. This reveals a substantial digital div...
2.8 Million Germans Remain Offline in 2024
In 2024, approximately 2.8 million people aged 16-74 in Germany had never used the internet, with the highest percentage among the 65-74 age group (12%), compared to an EU average of 5% and significantly lower rates in countries like the Netherlands and Sweden. This reveals a substantial digital div...
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32% Bias Score
Argentine Government Funding Cuts Threaten Community Internet Network
Soldati Conectada, a community internet network in five Buenos Aires settlements, faces funding cuts after the Argentine government eliminated its supporting budget, jeopardizing its expansion and the vital internet access it provides to thousands.
Argentine Government Funding Cuts Threaten Community Internet Network
Soldati Conectada, a community internet network in five Buenos Aires settlements, faces funding cuts after the Argentine government eliminated its supporting budget, jeopardizing its expansion and the vital internet access it provides to thousands.
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40% Bias Score
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