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Former Google AI engineer charged with trade secret theft for China firm (Washington Post)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 03/06/2024 - 16:55TurboTax and H&R Block now use AI for tax advice. It’s awful. (Washington Post)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Mon, 03/04/2024 - 10:00Gov DeSantis vetoes Florida bill banning social media for most kids (Washington Post)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:32Charles D. Ferris, a champion of deregulation at the FCC
Charles D. Ferris, a Washington lawyer who helped enact landmark civil rights legislation as a top aide to Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (D-MT) and who helped usher in an era of telecommunications deregulation as head of the Federal Communications Commission, died Feb. 16 at his home in Chevy Chase (MD).
Dean Phillips consultant admits to commissioning Biden AI robocall in New Hampshire (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 02/27/2024 - 06:30Ex-congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) never intended to become an expatriate (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 02/27/2024 - 06:29Opinion | Google’s AI exposes tech’s left-leaning biases (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 02/27/2024 - 06:27President Biden gave $90 billion to red America. The thank-you went to spam.
Poor infrastructure, small number of customers, bottom of the list: That is the story of rural broadband in the United States. The situation is much more than an annoyance for the 7 million U.S. households that still do not have access to broadband internet — 90 percent of them in rural areas. Many times that number are “underserved,” with speeds below 100 mbps, or have high-speed broadband infrastructure but can’t afford service.