Daily Digest 3/11/2024 (Petra Tollens Mathers)
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A Leader for Allegan County's Broadband Journey
Monday, March 11, 2024
March 2024
Submitted on March 11, 2024
This exploration finds that every dollar of ACP subsidy returns nearly two dollars in impacts to those using the program.
The last year has seen an explosion of accessible generative AI tools, which allow virtually anyone to rapidly and inexpensively create synthetic images, video, audio, and text. As the presidential election approaches, there are serious concerns about an explosion of disinformation and synthetic content that could impact what is expected to be a very close race.
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A Leader for Allegan County's Broadband Journey
Allegan County’s journey to universal connectivity has overcome a number of obstacles: accurately determining the extent of connectivity gaps, exploring potential strategic solutions, and tackling costs in a manner palatable to the community. Advancing this initiative required a leader with deep industry knowledge and a strong connection to the community.
TikTok Crackdown Shifts Into Overdrive, With Sale or Shutdown on Table (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/11/2024 - 06:33A.I. Frenzy Complicates Efforts to Keep Power-Hungry Data Sites Green (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/11/2024 - 06:32Silicon Valley is pricing academics out of AI research (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/11/2024 - 06:30Op-ed | Undisclosed digital trials can affect workers, users, and society in ways that are ill-understood, academics warn (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 03/10/2024 - 15:31
FCC Announces Inflation-Based Caps for E-Rate and Rural Health Care Programs
The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced the E-Rate and Rural Health Care (RHC) programs’ annual caps for funding year 2024. The adjusted amounts represent a 3.6% inflation-adjusted increase to both programs’ funding year 2023 annual caps. The E-Rate program funding cap for funding year 2024 is $4,940,076,139. The RHC program funding cap for funding year 2024 is $706,926,603.