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A group of experts warned the House Counterterrorism Subcommittee that artificial intelligence is not capable of sweeping up the full breadth of online extremist content — in particular posts from white supremacists.
"We do not use persuasive technology at Google,” said Maggie Stanphill, Google's director of user experience.
Stephanie Grisham, First Lady Melania Trump’s loyal and sometimes combative communications director, will replace Sarah Huckabee Sanders as White House press secretary.
The deals underscore how difficult it is for the Trump administration to clamp down on companies that it considers a national security threat, like Huawei. They also hint at the possible unintended consequences from altering the web of trade relationships that ties together the world’s electronics industry and global commerce.
Chairman Pai reiterated his belief that approval of the T-Mobile-Sprint merger would be in the public interest.
"Based on the ongoing work of the Commission's spectrum engineering experts, we do not need to choose between 5G and critical weather forecasting tools," wrote Chairman Pai.
Ligado Networks LLC’s plan to develop some of the nation’s most valuable airwaves is being undercut by disagreements between US regulators over the deployment of 5G technology—miring the company’s business in a holding pattern and pressuring its finances.
Why pursue an overall Universal Service Fund (USF) budget and what benefit would it bring?
Vermont’s new data broker registry highlights the difficulties of regulating dozens of secretive firms buying and selling personal data.
The senator’s letter to Commerce Secretary Ross raises concerns that the Department of Commerce may be intentionally delaying progress in the race to 5G.
A platform of recommended media-and-tech policies for all presidential candidates
"Above all, we observe that the most constant and significant factor affecting adoption is income."
John Windhausen Jr., executive director of the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalition, says the FCC plan would be "disastrous for online learning, 5G deployment, and rural consumers."
Senators urging close scrutiny of Sinclair's recent acquisition of 21 Regional Sports Networks and Fox College Sports from Disney in a deal valued at $10.6 billion.
Democrats are still clinging to the quaint notion that political discourse on the internet will fix itself, that facts and reason will somehow overcome the baser human instincts that gave rise to Trump. A group of rebellious tech start-ups is trying to change that—by fighting back against Trump on his terms. Can it work?
Top news executives say that a real "Trump slump" is hitting digital, cable and more.
Researchers at Boston-based cybersecurity firm Cybereason revealed the results of tracking a years-long cyberespionage campaign which they say targeted the networks of at least 10 cellular providers around the world.
Next Century Cities has selected a new executive director: Francella Ochillo.
The top five technology developments to enhance teaching and learning: Mobile Devices; Blended Learning; Cloud Infrastructure; Extended Reality; and Analytics and Adaptive Technologies.
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