Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation are warning that artificial intelligence risks deepening social inequities, particularly for billions of people whose languages and living conditions are not understood by current AI systems. The foundation is pledging $1 billion to expand access and ensure AI combats rather than exacerbates global disparities.
Google DeepMind has released SL2T, a sign-language-to-text AI model integrated into Gboard and Live Transcribe on the Pixel 11 smartphone. The gloss-free model, trained on over 100,000 examples, represents the first sign language AI to ship in a consumer device, providing deaf and hard of hearing users with a smartphone equivalent to voice dictation.
FIFA announced a new "Supporter Entry Tier" offering approximately 1,000 tickets per match at $60 for the 2026 World Cup, responding to widespread criticism over high ticket prices. The cheaper tickets will be available for all 104 matches, including the final, and allocated to loyal supporters of participating teams.
