Former Amazon exec wants to give free e-books ‘to every child on the planet’

April 9, 2013 11:27 AM Rebecca Grant

Worldreader launches a new mobile program that makes thousands of books available to people in the developing world through their low-end feature phones.

60M Americans don’t use Internet, JobScout teaches them how

January 29, 2013 4:57 PM Rebecca Grant

Rebecca Grant

JobScout rolles out nationwide to provide people with the essential Internet skills they need to find a job.

In this university’s laptop vending machine, the MacBooks are free

January 9, 2013 2:21 PM John Koetsier

John Koetsier

Philadelphia's Drexel University has installed a Macbook vending machine in the university library. The kiosk dispenses MacBooks free of charge to Drexel students, staff, and faculty, who can use the machines for up to five hours at a time.