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  • Meeting the Health Needs of Rural America

    A report of the Aspen Health Strategy Group

    Source: Aspen Institute
    Author: Mark Holmes
    Coverage Type: Research
  • Health, Housing, Small Business, Climate. Why Not Broadband?

    Why digital infrastructure needs its own CDFI—and what we can learn from the sectors that got there first

    Source: Connect Humanity
    Author: Brian Vo
    Coverage Type: Analysis
  • Digital agriculture, the AI-Ready America initiative, and opportunity for broadband providers

    AI tools and opportunities are expanding into rural communities—particularly in digital agriculture—and broadband providers serving those communities can and should be part of the growing movement

    Source: telecompetitor
    Author: Ian Doescher
    Coverage Type: Reporting
  • State of Wireless 2026

    Unlocking the Multiplier Effect: How Strategic Wireless Investments Drive Enterprise Growth in the AI Era

    Source: Cisco
    Coverage Type: Research
  • Setting Conditions for Success: Guidelines for Responsible Use of Technology for Schools

    Guidance for educators, technology leaders, district leaders, and district communities on supporting responsible technology use and digital citizenship

    Source: Consortium for School Networking
    Coverage Type: Research
  • The FCC Has a Fast Lane for Complaints About Trump’s Media Critics

    Internal emails reveal how a conservative legal group with a direct line into FCC chairman Brendan Carr’s office built the case against Jimmy Kimmel and his employees

    Source: Wired
    Author: Dell Cameron
    Coverage Type: Reporting
  • Jimmy Kimmel May Face Federal Investigation as Chairman Carr Vows To Probe Broadcast TV Stars Who Don’t Disclose Political Fundraising

    The ABC late-night host is a prolific fundraiser for Democrats, but has faced criticism for declining to disclose his advocacy to his viewers

    Source: New York Sun
    Author: Bradley Cortright
    Coverage Type: Reporting
  • House Commerce Committee Chairman Bret Guthrie Introduces the Satellite And Telecommunications Streamlining Act

    Bill will be focus of House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on April 21

    Source: Congress
    Coverage Type: Reporting
  • FCC Announces Conditional Approval of Certain Routers and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems and Exemption From FCC Covered List

    FCC Announces Routers, UAS Conditional Approvals



    Source: Federal Communications Commission
    Coverage Type: Public Notice

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Op-ed | The world is building a new digital economy without America or China (Fierce)
Senator Warren Calls for Pause in Advanced AI Development (US Senate)
Experts raise concerns about Gates Foundation's $400 million AI education pledge (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation (Vox)
Congress is under pressure to act on AI—here's what that could look like (National Public Radio)
The Coming AI Waste Wave (Basel Action Network)
Forget doomsday: The AI hacking crisis is already here (Axios)
The Defense Department has seen a tenfold increase in vulnerabilities susceptible to “zero-day” hacks (Washington Post)
In Rural Illinois, Residents Protest a First-of-its-kind Agreement To Power Data Centers (Daily Yonder)
OpenAI flags new concerning AI behavior, to track model misalignment regularly (National Public Radio)
Who Investigates AI’s Cyber Attacks? (Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator)
An M.I.T. Report Warns A.I. Is Causing ‘Cognitive Surrender.’ Universities Are in a Bind. (New York Times)
The Quiet Way A.I. Is Hitting the Work Force (New York Times)
As A.I. Chaos Grows, NY State Assemblyman Alex Bores Has a Plan to Force the Issue in 2028 (New York Times)
A new Gallup poll found that a majority of teachers “strongly” or “somewhat” support screen time limits in school (New York Times)
Inside the White House Tussle to Sway President Trump on AI (Wall Street Journal)
Elon Musk Trains His Political Chaos Machine on the U.K. (Wall Street Journal)
Jacob Coxon, the Anonymous Math Geek Who Quit Anthropic and Became the Face of AI Safety (Wall Street Journal)

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