digital literacy

  1. AI in Matric 2025: Personalised NSC Revision for SA Learners

    As South Africa’s Class of 2025 moves into the final stretch of its National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams, educators and students are reaching for a new set of study tools: generative artificial intelligence. Local reporting from The Citizen quotes Centennial Schools’ director of academics...
  2. White House AI Education Summit: Corporate Pledges, Skilling, and AI Infrastructure

    The White House’s latest tech summit ended not with a policy white paper but with a photograph: senior executives from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Apple and other Silicon Valley heavyweights gathered at a dinner hosted by First Lady Melania Trump to endorse a national AI education push, pledge...
  3. AI as Your Job-Hunting Co-Pilot: Sharper, Authentic Applications

    Artificial Intelligence is already reshaping how people look for work — not by replacing job seekers, but by changing the tools, tactics, and signals employers use — and the smart job hunter treats AI as a co‑pilot, not a substitute for their story. Background / Overview The practical advice in...
  4. Exploring Windows: Practical Community Workshops for Digital Skills

    The McDuffie Progress lists a community event called Exploring Windows, but the event page could not be retrieved directly; the available record indicates the listing exists but was inaccessible at the time of research, so this feature combines a verified note about the McDuffie Progress listing...
  5. Ethical AI Governance & Human-Centric Design: The New Investment Core

    The case for treating ethical AI governance and human-centric design as core investment themes has moved from niche moral argument to clear strategic imperative, and the market is responding with capital, products, and policy. Recent industry forecasts and regulatory shifts show a rapidly...
  6. AI & the Future of Work: How Generative AI Shapes Jobs and Business Transformation

    Few workplace transformations have sparked as much debate or anxiety as the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, especially generative AI and powerful language models like Microsoft Copilot. Recent headlines and studies—including Microsoft’s own research analyzing over 200,000 Copilot...
  7. Microsoft's Impact on Rural America: Connecting Goshen, Indiana Through Tech Innovation

    From the rolling farmlands surrounding Goshen, Indiana, the pulse of global technology might seem a world away, but recent developments at Microsoft have underscored just how interconnected and consequential rural America has become in the digital age. The tech giant’s impact stretches from...
  8. AI Chatbots Transform Workplace Communication and Knowledge Work: Key Insights from Microsoft Study

    AI chatbots are increasingly at the forefront of workplace transformation, and a recent study by Microsoft researchers sheds new light on their specific impact. The investigation, analyzing an extraordinary 200,000 anonymized conversations between US users and Microsoft Copilot, reveals that...
  9. 5 Simple Ways to Boost Productivity with Generative AI at Work

    The headlines around generative artificial intelligence (AI) might still summon images of tomorrow’s technology for many, but this powerful set of tools is reshaping how we work today, right from our desktops. While some employees are already harnessing AI for complex software development or...
  10. The Rise of Generative AI: How to Spot Fake Images and Protect Digital Trust

    The sharp rise of generative AI has forever altered our visual landscape, making it easier than ever to create digital images that are eerily convincing, and leaving even seasoned tech enthusiasts wondering if they can trust their own eyes. In the past, a forged photograph required hours of...
  11. Understanding AI-Generated Images: Microsoft's Study and Society’s Digital Future

    In a world increasingly saturated with artificial intelligence, recognizing the subtle fingerprints of AI in our digital environment is more than a technological curiosity—it’s a matter of public awareness, information integrity, and societal trust. Microsoft’s recent landmark study on human...
  12. How Carleton University Leads Responsible AI Integration in Higher Education

    Artificial intelligence is transforming the landscape of higher education at a rapid pace, prompting institutions worldwide to rethink their strategies for integrating AI-driven tools and fostering responsible usage among students and faculty. Nowhere is this more apparent than at Carleton...
  13. Mastering Windows File Extensions: The Essential Guide for Security and Productivity

    File name extensions play a crucial role in the world of Windows computing, acting as a digital shorthand that tells both users and the operating system what kind of data a file contains and how it should be handled. While these little period-separated letter clusters, like .docx or .jpg, often...
  14. Transforming Business Education and Automotive Productivity with AI Integration

    The transformation of business education in the age of artificial intelligence is moving from concept to classroom with tangible, measurable results. At the intersection of cutting-edge digital tools and forward-thinking pedagogy, a business technology course created by a Bloomberg finance...
  15. Brownsville Extends Deadline for Back to School Digital Skills Workshop & Laptop Giveaway

    The City of Brownsville has extended the application deadline for its "Smart City: Back to School Digital Skills Workshop and Laptop Giveaway," aiming to equip students with essential technology and skills for the upcoming academic year. This initiative underscores the city's commitment to...
  16. Brownsville Launches Digital Skills Workshop & Free Laptop Giveaway for Students

    The City of Brownsville, Texas, in collaboration with its Information Technology Department, is spearheading a transformative initiative aimed at bridging the digital divide among its student population. The "Smart City: Back to School Digital Skills Workshop and Laptop Giveaway" is a...
  17. The Rise of AI Chatbots Among Children: Risks, Rewards, and How to Safeguard Their Future

    Children’s relationship with technology has always been a subject of intrigue, anxiety, and debate. In the latest shift, AI chatbots are emerging not just as tools for school assignments, but as companions and advice-givers, often blurring the lines between technology and friendship. As digital...
  18. Transforming Rural Education in India with AI: A Boston-Karnataka Collaboration

    In the heart of southern India, a quiet yet transformational revolution has begun to unfold, guided not by new government mandates or corporate advertising campaigns, but by a cross-continental collaboration between Boston and the rural classrooms of Karnataka. At the center of this movement...
  19. Microsoft's 2025 Layoffs Reveal AI-Driven Workforce Transformation

    As the dust settles over Redmond and beyond, few headlines reverberate in the tech world quite like “Microsoft Layoffs.” The 2025 rounds, orchestrated under Satya Nadella’s stewardship, are more than a corporate footnote—they offer a complex, revealing portrait of a company at the zenith of its...
  20. Missouri Vice Attorney General Investigates AI Bias in Tech Giants' Chatbots

    Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has intensified scrutiny over the role of artificial intelligence in the digital public sphere by launching a formal inquiry into the practices of major tech companies—Meta, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI—demanding accountability regarding potential bias in...