Artificial intelligence developers are embracing a new technical standard that's speeding up chatbots' capacity to access the rest of the software we use every day. The faster AI can start using the services and programs that shape our lives and work, the quicker it can save us time and money—and cause us new
FiberLight announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Metro Fiber Networks, a dedicated fiber provider serving carriers and public institutions in Richmond and Virginia Beach (VA). The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2025 once customary requirements have been met.
WISPA – The Association for Broadband Without Boundaries submitted remarks to the Federal Communications Commission in response to the In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete request for comments. WISPA offered several recommendations, including:
The Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) shared a couple of important updates about the Digital Access for All Idahoans (DAAI) Plan. The ICfL did not receive full spending authority from the Idaho Legislature for the federally funded DAAI Plan in the upcoming fiscal year. This impacts the scope of projects and opportunities tied to the plan. Notably, the ICfL will not be allowed to open another round of monetary subgrants in fiscal year 2026. The ICfL does anticipate being able to award the initial round of subgrants that opened in fall 2024.
USTelecom - The Broadband Association submitted remarks to the Federal Communications Commission in response to the In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete request for comments. USTelecom's suggestions focused on regulations that impact broadband providers that started as voice providers, like requirements to maintain copper telephone lines. "USTelecom recommends prioritizing elimination of regulations that stymie fiber and other broadband investment by imposing high and unjustified costs that tip the playing field towards competing providers and industries.
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Across the more than 400 federal agencies that regulate almost every aspect of American life, from flying in airplanes to processing poultry, President Trump’s appointees are working with the Department of Government Efficiency, the cost-cutting initiative headed by Elon Musk and also called DOGE, to launch a sweeping new phase in their quest to dismantle much of the federal government: deregulation on a mass scale.
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