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Giga Aims to Find and Connect the World’s Schools

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Connecting every school to the Internet is a monumental challenge that until recently no one had dared to tackle—in part because not all countries can even pin down the location of all their schools. Now, as secretary general of the UN tech agency, she advocates “universal and meaningful connectivity” for the 2.7

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. in 1990, she joined the University of Texas at Austin as a professor of biomedical engineering.

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Starlink signs pact with Niger’s military Junta

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SpaceX recently signed a pact with Niger’s ruling military, Junta, to bring better internet connection to the country. Starlink is available in several African nations , including Botswana, Ghana, and Kenya. Starlink internet service will be coming to Niger.

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