Lawmakers Aiming to Circulate Draft USF Framework This Summer
Meanwhile, the FCC is seeking comment on how it might improve USAC
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FCC Seek Comment on USAC Processes and Oversight Reforms
Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of the Managing Director seek comment on reforms of USAC processes and oversight
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New Mexico Broadband Office Likely to Downsize After BEAD
Colorado and Texas officials said their broadband offices would focus on other programs with current staff
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Anthropic's AI downgrade stings power users
Backlash lands just as Anthropic is testing a more powerful model—Mythos—raising questions about whether cutting-edge AI is becoming less accessible even as it gets more capable
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The kids aren't AI-right
Young adults are scared and unprepared for the AI revolution upending their early career choices and prospects
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OpenAI lobbies for expanded AI role in life sciences
The life sciences have saved hundreds of millions of lives over the past century, but progress has slowed dramatically—even as the toughest diseases remain unsolved
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What parents say about their teen’s uses of social media
Parents lean more negative than positive when it comes to social media’s impact on their teen’s lives
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It’s the End of the Internet as We Know It
Every company that ships open-source code in its products should invest in the essential workers who maintain it.
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FTC, Ad Companies Agree to Settlement Terms in Boycott Probe
WPP, Dentsu and Publicis settled claims they colluded on policies to combat misinformation, denying ad revenue to publishers on the right.
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Live Nation Illegally Monopolized Concerts and Ticketing, Jury Finds
Verdict paves the way for more than 30 states to seek measures curbing the power of Ticketmaster’s parent, including a possible breakup
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Could AI’s leading men become as powerful as Ford or Rockefeller?
For now, they are still a long way behind
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