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Idaho Commission for Libraries: Digital Access for All Idahoans Implementation Cancelled. “On May 9, 2025, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cancelled Idaho’s $6.3 million State Capacity Award. … Over 80% of Idaho’s award was slated for subgrants supporting rural Idahoans, including older adults and veterans. Unfortunately, with the cancellation of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/15/idaho-commission-for-libraries-digital-access-for-all-idahoans-implementation-cancelled/

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Jetzt anmelden zur 3. Folge der #SWKTalks mit dem Co-Vorsitzenden der #SWK Olaf Köller, Wiss. Direktor @IPN_Kiel und Ulrike Cress, SWK-Mitglied & Direktorin @IWMtue die Empfehlungen der SWK zu #DigitalLiteracy in der Sekundarstufe I vor.
Im Anschluss diskutieren sie die Empfehlungen mit Wilfried Kühner, Staatssekretär am Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Kultus, Jakob Chammon, Geschäftsführer der Telekom-Stiftung und @hav_hendrik .
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Ars Technica: Belief in fake news linked to problematic social media use. “It’s not yet deemed a clinical addiction, but [problematic social media use (PSMU)] does share some symptoms with addiction and substance abuse disorders. And according to a new paper published in the journal PLoS ONE, someone who exhibits PSMU is also more likely to believe in—and share—fake news online, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/12/ars-technica-belief-in-fake-news-linked-to-problematic-social-media-use/

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The National (Middle East): UAE schools to begin teaching mandatory AI classes from age of four. “Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday announced that artificial intelligence is to be introduced as a subject across all stages of government education in the UAE.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/08/the-national-middle-east-uae-schools-to-begin-teaching-mandatory-ai-classes-from-age-of-four/

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I shared this on FB but wanted to post here too. Prompted by ppl like Paris Marx recent posts.

Technosocial contracts could gate #bigtech access, and mitigate the unsustainable stealing of open web knowledge by extractive #BigAI for vast profit.

All #universities shld run prof dev in #DigitalSovereignty, what it means, affects, how it works. Its part of basic #digitalliteracy for #academia to have an informed criticality about what is going on in the world.

PsyPost: Gen Z and conservatives show higher misinformation susceptibility, large-scale study finds. “A large-scale international study sheds light on who is more likely to struggle with identifying false information online. The research found that individuals belonging to Generation Z, those who do not identify as male, people with lower levels of formal education, and individuals […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/29/psypost-gen-z-and-conservatives-show-higher-misinformation-susceptibility-large-scale-study-finds/

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