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US defeats Russia to head UN telecoms agency in fight for internet’s future
Doreen Bogdan-Martin won a massive majority to lead the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations agency that sets global standards for telecommunications and technology infrastructure. Doreen Bogdan-Martin received 139 of the 172 votes. The election pitted Western democracies' vision of a more open version of the internet against authoritarian countries' government-controlled approach.
Congress ordered agencies to use tech that works for people with disabilities 24 years ago. Many still haven't. (Politico)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Mon, 08/22/2022 - 11:45The European Union opens a Silicon Valley 'embassy' (Politico)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 08/09/2022 - 16:22European Commission antitrust enforcers investigating Google Play Store (Politico)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 08/04/2022 - 14:48President Biden’s antitrust adviser Tim Wu is leaving the White House
Tim Wu, the White House adviser helping to drive the administration’s push to rein in corporate giants with tougher antitrust enforcement is planning to leave his position in the coming months. Wu is expected to return to teaching at Columbia Law School after a roughly year-and-a-half as special assistant to President Biden for technology and competition policy. Wu was part of a trio of antitrust hawks President Joe Biden installed in 2021 as part of a push to curb the power of sprawling companies — a fight that has focused in particular on tech titans like Amazon and Google.
President Biden wants an industrial renaissance. He can’t do it without immigration reform. (Politico)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 08/01/2022 - 10:29Secret Service may disable iMessages to avoid repeat of Jan. 6 controversy (Politico)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 07/31/2022 - 17:04Why suspected Chinese spy gear remains in America’s telecom networks
The US is still struggling to complete the break up with Chinese telecom companies that Donald Trump started four years ago. The problem: Small communications networks, largely in rural areas, are saddled with old Chinese equipment they can’t afford to remove and which they can’t repair if it breaks. The companies say they want to ditch the Chinese tech, but promised funds from Congress aren’t coming quickly enough and aren’t enough to cover the cost.