SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft has joined other tech giants working to deliver the Internet in remote parts of the world, although it's taking a smaller-scale approach than some of its rivals.
"Local entrepreneurs stand a better chance of understanding local needs, and have the expertise to create new technologies and business models to meet those needs, taking into account local market conditions," said Paul Garnett, director of Microsoft's Affordable Access Initiative, in a blog post Tuesday. Other recipients distribute solar kiosks for charging mobile phones in Rwanda, provide Internet software for rural schools in India and operate Wi-Fi hotspots in the Philippines.
"Local entrepreneurs stand a better chance of understanding local needs, and have the expertise to create new technologies and business models to meet those needs, taking into account local market conditions," said Paul Garnett, director of Microsoft's Affordable Access Initiative, in a blog post Tuesday. Other recipients distribute solar kiosks for charging mobile phones in Rwanda, provide Internet software for rural schools in India and operate Wi-Fi hotspots in the Philippines.
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Women experienced serious harm after being denied appropriate care by Catholic hospitals, according to a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
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Jordanne Whiley, Lucy Shuker and Gordon Reid are among the entries for the first wheelchair singles event at Wimbledon.
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on sexual assault charges after a hearing that hinged on a decade-old police report in which a woman said the comedian gave her three blue pills that put her in a stupor, unable to stop his advances.
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Generally speaking, not much of lasting impact happens at the Pro Bowl. It looks like the ankle injury suffered by tight end Tyler Eifert is the exception to that rule. Eifert was in a walking boot after the Pro Bowl, but the issue wasn’t thought to be a particularly serious one. Eifert wasn’t practicing with…
The Vermont senator's campaign on Tuesday sent an email to his fundraising list boosting eight statehouse candidates around the country.
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