Digital divide stories - Page 2

Edge AI will only reach its potential if diverse teams shape its design, deployment and impact, ensuring fair, resilient systems for all.

Generative AI is fuelling a sharp rise in intimate image abuse, outpacing weak platform responses and patchy global legal protections.

GSMA launches global Green Transition fund, offering GBP £100,000-£200,000 grants for mobile-led clean energy and circular device projects.

Dell launches tougher Windows and Chromebook laptops for classrooms, pitching durable AI‑ready devices with long battery life and easier repairs.

More consumers now treat generative AI as an everyday aide and even a companion, using it for routine decisions despite trust concerns.

Wireless Broadband Alliance blueprint urges managed, standards-based Wi‑Fi to fix fragmented networks in dense multi-dwelling buildings.

Canada is investing CAD $2,815,999 to boost digital skills and AI adoption across Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.

TELUS lights up a 125km subsea fibre cable under the St Lawrence, boosting North Shore resilience with a CAD $20m backup link.

Canada distils record public input into priorities for a 2026 AI strategy, balancing innovation, security, sovereignty and public trust.

Canada commits to expanding high-speed internet to 1,922 rural and Indigenous homes across 28 communities in Saskatchewan.

Progress predicts 2026 will mark a shift from AI pilots to orchestrated, governed platforms, widening the gap between leaders and laggards.

UBC teams with Vancouver startup Caseway on a court-trained legal AI, aiming to curb hallucinations and widen access to justice in Canada.

The global digital economy is forecast to surge 9.5% in 2026 to USD $28 trillion, triple the pace of overall worldwide economic growth.

Gartner warns most carmakers will rein in AI spending within five years, leaving a small, software-led elite to dominate the industry.

TELUS expands its Buy One, Give One scheme, donating phones and plans to Canadian youth leaving care during Black Friday purchases.

Nelson launches AI literacy tools in November to boost knowledge and responsible use among Canadian educators and students amidst low national AI awareness.

Rackspace Technology cut emissions by 10% in a year and aims for net-zero carbon by 2045, backed by Science Based Targets initiative validation.

BrainTrainr will use a toll-free number to connect communities and help older Canadians benefit from modern technologies.

Cloudflare partners with UNICEF's Giga to monitor and improve internet access in schools globally, aiming to bridge the digital divide for millions of children.

Federal and provincial governments pledge 77m to extend high-speed internet to 6,900 rural and Indigenous homes across British Columbia.