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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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For many of us, the Internet is part of daily life. The Wakoma team operates out of four countries and supports Nimbles in Canada, the Czech Republic, South Africa and the United States, with upcoming deployments planned in India, Kenya, and Mexico. But that’s not the case for more than 3.5

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Why the Internet needs the InterPlanetary File System

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But in countries without the same level of investment in network infrastructure, the picture was less rosy: Internet service providers (ISPs) in South Africa and Venezuela , for instance, reported significant strain. And you can become a part of it today! But is overprovisioning the only way to ensure resilience?

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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The life cycle to which we refer has two parts: The vehicle cycle begins with mining the raw materials, refining them, turning them into components, and assembling them. Promoting mixed-use neighborhoods—areas that put work and residence in proximity—would allow more bicycling and walking.