September 2025

Reps Matsui and Bilirakis Introduce Pair of Bills to Strengthen Emergency Communications

Reps Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) introduced a pair of bipartisan bills to improve the reliability and resiliency of America’s emergency communications networks. Together, the Emergency Reporting Act and the Kari’s Law Reporting Act would ensure that Americans can count on strong, effective, and modern 9-1-1 systems when disaster strikes. 

Collaboration is Key to Increasing Broadband Access in Western North Carolina

When it comes to improving the health and well-being of all people in Western North Carolina, expanding access to broadband is a necessary part of the work. Having reliable internet and the skills to use it are critical for every aspect of our lives—from accessing health care and landing a job to paying bills and learning new skills.

What AI's spending boom is really buying

Tech giants' astronomical spending on AI infrastructure comes with a colossal hedge: In a crucial way, it's not really spending on AI at all. Most of the h

Why accessibility might be AI’s biggest breakthrough

While tech companies market AI as a productivity tool for everyone, a United Kingdom government study reveals an unexpected result: Neurodiverse employees may be benefiting far more from chatbots than their neurotypical colleagues.

Slow, hard AI

Julie Sweet, CEO of consulting giant Accenture, has a rare line of sight into the AI ambitions and worries of the world's bigg