A U.S. charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its schools might stray from a curriculum it says promotes peace and tolerance. It plans to address those concerns, in part, by recording classroom conversations and using artificial intelligence to flag speech deemed “hateful” or “inciting.” The Gaza Children Village's plans have elicited ethical, safety and privacy concerns from some Palestinian and advocacy groups and at least one of the charity’s partners. There is no indication the charity intends to share its classrooms’ recordings with anybody else, but fears about the potential misuse of surveillance technology are heightened in Gaza.

The holiday season is about giving, gratitude and for many kids, the excitement of opening presents. That’s the focus of the Bless Our Children campaign, which aims to make sure every child on Delmarva has a gift to open Christmas morning.