California tackles digital superintelligence—maybe
California recently lawmakers sent a nationally consequential artificial intelligence bill to Gov.
September 2024
Witnesses will be announced and are by invitation only, and the hearing livestream will be available at http://energycommerce.house.gov. In addition, hearings are open to audio, video, and photographic coverage by accredited press representatives only.
A link to hearing items is available at: https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=117623
User Safety in AR/VR: Protecting Kids (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Tue, 09/03/2024 - 16:58
Roadmap to Enhancing Internet Routing Security
This report aims to address a key security vulnerability associated with the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)—the protocol that underpins the way information is routed across networks. While there is no single solution to address all internet routing vulnerabilities, the roadmap advocates for the adoption of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) as a mature, ready-to-implement approach to mitigate BGP’s vulnerabilities. The Roadmap provides 18 key recommendations to network operators, service providers, and federal agencies. They include:
Governor Cooper Encourages North Carolinians to Help Accurately Pinpoint High-Speed Internet Needs Across the State
Governor Roy Cooper urged North Carolina local and tribal governments, nonprofits and broadband service providers to help identify areas across the state that need better access to high-speed internet. These organizations are encouraged to submit data challenging eligible locations for inclusion in the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, which launches in early 2025. The program provides $1.53 billion to North Carolina to bring high-speed internet infrastructure to unserved and underserved locations across the state. The N.C.
Verizon says it is prepared for hurricane season (Fierce)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 09/03/2024 - 15:15Daviess-Martin County Rural Telephone Corporation surrenders 12 RDOF census block groups in Indiana (Federal Communications Commission)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 09/03/2024 - 15:13Here’s how ed-tech companies are pitching AI to teachers (MIT Technology Review)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Tue, 09/03/2024 - 14:04
Benefits of the Universal Service Fund
The Federal Communications Commission recently released a short document that highlights the benefits that come from the Universal Service Fund. The FCC touts the following benefits from the Universal Service Fund: