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Malawi looks to tech to solve teacher shortage
Despite having free primary schools, children in Malawi are lagging behind. According to UNESCO, almost 90% of them cant read a simple sentence at the age of 10, due in part to a shortage of teachers…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Online coverage of anti-ICE protest split by political lenses
Protests in Southern California and around the country over raids targeting undocumented immigrants played out differently on social media depending on the person or the platform. They’re peaceful - …
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
The various contracts Palantir has with the federal government
Data analytics company Palantir has many contracts with federal government, just as the Trump administration is reportedly trying to construct a centralized database combining information from variou…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Crypto crime gets physical
On today’s episode of Marketplace Tech, Nova Safo speaks with Ari Redbord, global head of policy with the blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs, about the recent wave of cryptocurrency “wrench attack…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Is Apple out of ideas?
Today on “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review,” we're looking at Apple's latest software and operating system updates. Also, there's a tentative labor deal between video game actors and studios. A…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Can Finland take Europe’s startup crown?
Building work has started in the Finnish capital Helsinki on what’s expected to become the biggest startup campus in Europe. Finland’s government says it wants the small Nordic nation to offer the be…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Brazil wants its consumers to control their digital data — by monetizing it
There's a trial run taking place over a type of digital wallet for data. Consumers are in control, and they can sell their data to the highest bidder. This trial run is taking place in Brazil, the fi…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Companies are betting on deep sea mining for critical minerals
The International Energy Agency projects the global market value of critical minerals could reach almost $800 billion by 2040. That's because we must have them for the electrified future. And right n…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Federal judge rules AI chatbots don't have free speech protections — for now
There’s a lawsuit right now that’s testing the question of whether AI chatbots are protected by the First Amendment. And before we get into it, a warning that our story today includes discussion of s…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Bytes: Week in Review: A bet to make AI less human, and more
Yoshua Bengio, one of the so-called godfathers of AI, wants it to be less human. Plus, a federal judge temporarily blocked a law in Florida that would ban kids under 14 from getting social media acco…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago