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Science fiction writer William Gibson famously said, "The future is already here. It's just not very evenly distributed.”  This story is part of a series exploring who has access to life-changing technology — and who doesn't.

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Startup helps feed bank accounts of food stamp recipients

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Detroit's first director of digital inclusion helps a divided city get online

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How networking can lead to more diversity in tech

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Celebrating the wisdom that comes with age, in a youth-obsessed industry

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Homework is much harder when you can't get online at home

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 4, 2019
What it's like to try to graduate high school without easy internet access.
Larry Brown gets online at the library or a friend’s house when he needs a good connection, bigger screen and keyboard to do homework. Like many New Orleans students, he doesn’t have internet service at home.
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Tech is helping house cleaners get benefits

by Jed Kim and Leila Goldstein
Mar 26, 2019
The new platform Alia allows gig workers to earn paid time off and some types of insurance.
Olivia Mejia, a house cleaner in Brooklyn, logs into the Alia platform on her phone. She has taken out life insurance and accident insurance through the platform.
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A Baltimore teen learns 3D printing through after-school technology workshops

by Molly Wood
Mar 12, 2019
Closing the digital divide, one kid at a time.
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Slow internet? Fast internet? You might be paying the same price

by Molly Wood
Aug 15, 2018
You and somebody across town might be paying the same fee, but getting very different service.
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Black Twitter is a force for activism

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Shaheen Ainpour
Feb 16, 2018
Feminista Jones on what the social forum has accomplished.
Demonstrators from the Black Lives Matter movement march during a demonstration against the killing of black men by police in the U.S.
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