The concept of Digital Divide refers to any type of unequal distribution in the access, use, or appropriation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) among social groups. It is not only a matter of technologies, but also of social aspects that have an impact on multiple dimensions of human life and, in the particular case […]
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Owner of the two most popular social media in the world, one of the most used chat platforms in the planet, one of the most downloaded mobile application and the third most visited website in the whole planet – with 2.5 billion simultaneous users and 3.5 billion accumulated – no organization, government, person or company
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An article published by Nature [1], one of the most prestigious scientific journals of the world, recently spread a study carried out by researchers from the MIT Media Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA). The research involved more than 40 million people all over the world and its surprising conclusions reveal, among many other
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Whether in a class at school or even university, a documentary on television or an anecdotal note in some technology magazine, we have heard at some point in our lives that Arpanet, the predecessor network of the Internet, was born as a computer project capable of bearing the consequences of a nuclear war, even if
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Although just mentioning the subject seems like a science fiction matter or a bold chapter of Black Mirror, without realizing it and in a very subtle, but forceful way, millions of people in the world have an algorithm, software, neural system or a code based on Artificial Intelligence as their boss or immediate superior. What
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Series: “Strategies for Dealing with Confinement” By: Gabriel E. Levy B. www.galevy.com In recent days, strong criticism has been levelled from various quarters against emergency initiatives based on tele-education and tele-working proposed by governments as part of measures to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. Although shocking, most of these criticisms are based on emotions
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5G will be the technology that will revolutionize high-speed wireless connectivity globally in the next decade. Conservative figures estimate that 40% of humanity will be connected through its networks by 2025[1] and according to a study published by GSMA [2], it will produce an estimated $2 trillion for the world economy once implemented. While there
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In six decades of development, implementation and growth, the Internet has witnessed monumental technological transformations, so that the network as we know it today bears little resemblance to its origins. However, one technology has remained almost the same since its creation: the basic operating protocols of the TCP network -Transfer Control Protocol-, together with the
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By: Gabriel E. Levy B. As YouTube evolved, its owner, Alphabet Inc. (Google), focused on perfecting the platform’s algorithm, giving it the reach of a powerful social media. 70% of the content that users watch originates from the platform’s automatic recommendations, generating an unprecedented type of adherence and addiction in the consumption of online video,
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“Cord-cutting” is a term used to refer to the cancellation of service that users have contracted with cable television companies. This phenomenon is widely talked about, as it saves a monthly item in consumers’ budgets and mainly affects telecommunications companies in the United States, as it is a direct consequence of the appearance of cloud
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