Why Adam Schiff wants to tax AI companies
California Sen Adam Schiff wants to tax AI companies for their “disruptive” effects on the economy and the workforce
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Rural Community Action Assembly: Planning for Data Center Development
Data centers are expanding into rural America
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Service providers ditch landline voice, unprofitable areas
Lumen stopped providing wholesale phone services to a Nebraska CLEC, causing it to go out of business in several states
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Gov Hochul launches AI workforce push with focus on women
The governor is trying to balance New York's embrace of AI with concerns about its impact on workers
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Revealed: FCC chair Brendan Carr’s close coordination with White House and rightwing media
Internal documents obtained by Guardian show White House meetings, scheduled calls with top Trump officials and communications with Fox News producers
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The new existential threat to AI
The most clear and present danger to AI and any AI-related economic boom is rapidly rising public opposition to U.S. data centers
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GOP issues stark warning to AI companies
The Senate GOP campaign arm warns that toxic views of U.S. data centers are killing the party's chances of holding a vital seat in Ohio
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USTelecom CEO Jonathan Spalter predicts midterm elections may bring broadband permitting progress
Spalter said permitting reform is critical not just to providers, but also to people who are waiting for service.
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