Within this chronicle, a particular incident in Manipur, India, casts a shadow of profound dismay. Lasting an astonishing 212 days, the edict from the state’s governance, mandating the cessation of broadband and mobile connectivity through 44 successive decrees, enveloped a populace of 3.2 million in a cloak of digital darkness. This suspension of cyber access … Read more
Internet users in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda have recently found themselves grappling with a frustrating issue: poor connectivity. This predicament has not gone unnoticed, as telecommunication companies across East Africa have acknowledged the problem. Complaints and Acknowledgment Residents of these East African nations have been vocal about their dissatisfaction with the quality of internet … Read more
On April 30, a pivotal and widely embraced government initiative began its descent into oblivion due to congressional lethargy. This cessation markedly complicates efforts to bridge the digital chasm. The federal government initially instituted a broadband subsidy program amid the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns when internet connections became many individuals’ solitary portal to … Read more
The Catalyst of Transformation James Salter’s 1975 novel, “Light Years,” posits a profound notion: a mere paragraph or single statement possesses the capacity to pivot one’s existence dramatically. For Kevin Maret, an art student at the University of Idaho, this epiphanic encounter transpired upon perusing Byung-Chul Han’s “In the Swarm: Digital Prospects,” a succinct monograph … Read more
This substantial alteration arises as a logical consequence of the exorbitant expenditure necessitated to furnish the service, assert experts. Consequently, every principal participant in the domain would ostensibly proffer some variant of a subscription model to defray its expenses. The purported proposals by Google, as initially disclosed by the Financial Times, would entail the company … Read more