
Dispatch from Digital Planet: August 2026
Dispatch from the Digital Planet is a monthly bulletin that talks about new updates in digital innovation across the world and their impact.

Dispatch from the Digital Planet is a monthly bulletin that talks about new updates in digital innovation across the world and their impact.

Leaders from NVIDIA, the World Bank, and the Gates Foundation analyze the intersection of artificial intelligence and global development, weighing the promise of “small AI” against the reality of a deepening technological divide.

India is a warning about unintended consequences for those looking to regulate Big Tech in the United States.

Covid-19 brought home the urgency of closing a digital divide that has left millions in the cold under lockdowns.

It can help solve many of his problems, yet so far, Biden has distanced himself from the sector. That has to change.

It is time to imagine the boulevards and sewers that will emerge at the end of this pandemic. To consider this, we must ask what from 2020 should we reinforce, what must we rebuild and what should we tear down and build again?

This webinar discusses the future of AI, how it is being deployed, and the policy and legal issues being raised. Speakers explore ways to mitigate possible concerns and how to move forward safely, securely, and in a manner consistent with human values.

Josephine Wolff explains how the United States can learn from other countries to track the pandemic while still protecting privacy.