Dopamine Sites Sell Nothing, and People Cannot Get Enough
Digital spaces that simulate indulgences like shopping and ordering food have taken off worldwide
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New Wi-Fi projects to serve millions across 17 New Mexico counties
State broadband office grants awarded to local and state governments
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No new taxes to fund the FCC’s Universal Service Fund
Before demanding another dollar, fix what ails the aging program
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What's next for the AI safety debate
Washington and industry's failure to put basic guardrails around AI came into plain sight
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Connecting Country Roads
Broadband policy is about what networks make possible for a student, a farmer, a small business, a first responder, a servicemember, a veteran, and a community
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Reps DeSaulnier and Patronis Introduce Legislation to Hold Tech Companies Accountable and Protect Young Americans
Introduction of this legislation comes as Meta agreed this summer to pay up to $18 billion to settle claims brought by 29 U.S. states that the company had contributed to the national youth mental health crisis
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Congress gripped by AI panic after doomsday warnings
Anthropic insiders' warnings that AI could end humanity in the next decade have members of Congress frantically seeking answers and trying to cobble together some kind of response
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TikTok rejects Meta ads amid settlement pressure campaign
Part of Meta's historic multibillion-dollar settlement is contingent on its peers also agreeing to settle
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Why 9/11 changed how first responders communicate
A network and responsibility for public safety
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Pairing Harms and Remedies in the Meta Settlement
Meta used its technology “to entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens.”
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Unlearn, imagine, build anew: 44th Parker Lecture challenges tech’s dominant narrative
Dr. Ruha Benjamin stressed that the people and companies behind the screen, not the technology itself, are responsible for the harms of artificial intelligence.
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Governor Newsom signs the strongest child safety chatbot and social media laws in the nation
New legislation to keep kids safe online
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LinkedIn beats “BrowserGate” lawsuits over scanning users’ Chrome extensions
Judge says plaintiffs didn’t allege any real privacy violation.
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