Spanish art show spotlights “hidden” digital divide in pandemic
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation A painting of a woman using an iPad, a vase depicting children dreaming of computers – both historical objects with a contemporary twist highlighting the world’s growing digital divide during the coronavirus pandemic. The exhibition at Barcelona’s Analog Museum of Digital Inequality aims to show how this gap – laid bare […]
New standard released to help prevent hearing loss due to exposure to loud music on personal devices
More than a billion 12 to 25-year-olds are risking irreversible hearing loss from exposure to loud sounds such as music played on smartphones and other personal devices, UN health experts have warned as they released a new standard to help tackle the problem. From the cover of the new standard. The joint World Health Organization-International […]
Experts gather to consider how AI can help aid in tackling poverty and protecting the environment
Experts from across the globe have gathered in Geneva this week for a summit on how articificial intelligence (AI) can be employed to help tackle such global issues as eliminating poverty and protecting the environment. The AI for Global Good Summit, organised by the UN International Telecommunications Union and the XPRIZE Foundation with support from […]