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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/republicans-slam-broadband-discounts-for-poor-people-threaten-to-kill-program/ Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who "already had broadband." JON BRODKIN...

https://democrats.org/news/donald-trump-has-the-worst-economic-record-in-modern-u-s-history/ Donald Trump Has the Worst Economic Record in Modern U.S. History AUGUST 9, 2023 Donald Trump is once again trying to distract from his horrible economic record, but he can’t run away from the truth...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-12-15/culdesac-tempe-s-car-free-development-model-is-hitting-the-road Culdesac Tempe’s first residents have moved in, and the company is eyeing expansion in other cities. Photographer: Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg Citylab Housing Can This Car-Free...

https://newrepublic.com/article/177403/biden-big-pharma-seize-drug-patents Biden to Big Pharma: Gouge Prices and We’ll Snatch Your Patents Under a 43-year-old law, the feds can revoke drug patents if the company acts against the public interest. Will Biden be the first to try? DAN KITWOOD/WPA...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/01/sports-betting-regulation-gambling-addiction ‘We’re killing the youth of America’: calls grow for crackdown on US gambling Worries that gambling addiction has spiked in the US as legal sports betting booms have led to calls for increased...

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2023-11-17/massachusetts-becomes-fifth-state-in-nation-to-make-prison-calls-free Massachusetts becomes fifth state in nation to make prison calls free A prison inmate makes a phone call at the York Community Reintegration Center on May 24, 2016 in Niantic...

https://newrepublic.com/article/176854/republican-red-states-brain-drain Timothy Noah/ November 22, 2023 SMART MOVES The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now. As conservative states wage total culture war, college-educated workers—physicians, teachers, professors...

https://www.fastcompany.com/90985257/you-shouldnt-be-driving-over-100-mph-and-your-car-shouldnt-let-you 11-18-23 You shouldn’t be driving over 100 mph—and your car shouldn’t let you The NTSB recommended that automakers be required to install technology to prevent reckless speeding...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxj7wq/getting-rid-of-gas-stoves-could-lead-to-mass-renovictions-advocates-say Getting Rid of Gas Stoves Could Lead to Mass Renovictions, Advocates Say Decarbonizing California's housing stock could have some serious unintended consequences for renters. RA By...

https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/nikki-haley-vows-to-abolish-anonymous-social-media-accounts-its-a-national-security-threat-tik-tok-twitter-x-facebook-instagram-republican-presidential-candidate-hawley-hochul Nikki Haley vows to abolish anonymous social media accounts: 'It's a national...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64973186 China's matchmaking mums have a powerful ally: The Party Published 1 day ago IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Young Chinese are turning away from traditional choices like marriage and children By Fan Wang BBC News, Singapore Chen...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/world/asia/china-communist-party-xi-women.html China’s Male Leaders Signal to Women That Their Place Is in the Home The Communist Party’s solution to the country’s demographic crisis and a slowing economy is to push women back into traditional roles...

https://www.aol.com/china-removes-anonymity-bloggers-accounts-105017632.html China removes anonymity of bloggers' accounts with more than 500,000 followers October 31, 2023 at 8:22 AM BEIJING (Reuters) - China's most popular social media platforms on Tuesday announced that "self-media"...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-tech-that-s-radically-reimagining-the-public-sphere/ar-AA1jcNQ1?cvid=56ca26aeefc04244fcad37107c69db83&ei=9 The Tech That’s Radically Reimagining the Public Sphere Story by Jesse Barron • 28m The Tech That’s Radically Reimagining the Public Sphere©...

https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-and-demis-hassabis-just-want-to-control-ai-2023-10 AI one-percenters seizing power forever is the real doomsday scenario, warns AI godfatherHasan Chowdhury Oct 30, 2023, 10:11 AM EDT AI godfather Yann LeCun has fired shots at notable AI leaders...

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/30/biden-unveils-us-governments-first-ever-ai-executive-order.html TECH Biden issues U.S.′ first AI executive order, requiring safety assessments, civil rights guidance, research on labor market impact PUBLISHED MON, OCT 30 20235:17 AM EDTUPDATED 2 HOURS AGO Hayden...

https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/10/16/adams-taps-ai-robocalls-languages-he-doesnt-speak/ Tongue Twisted: Adams Taps AI to Make City Robocalls in Languages He Doesn’t Speak New York City law requires public documents and announcements be made available in a wide range of languages, but the mayor’s...

https://www.wired.com/story/united-nations-igf-saudi-arabia-russia/ JUSTIN LING SECURITY OCT 11, 2023 7:00 AM The UN Risks Normalizing Internet Censorship The United Nations' top internet governance body will allegedly host its next two annual meetings in countries known for repressive...

https://blog.eladgil.com/p/ai-regulation AI Regulation There have been multiple call to regulate AI. It is too early to do so. ELAD GIL SEP 17, 2023 [While I was finalizing this post, Bill Gurley gave this great talk on incumbent capture and regulation]. ChatGPT has only been live for ~9...

https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/08/24/healey-massachusetts-massreconnect-higher-education-cost-free-students Community college is now free for Mass. residents 25 and older. Millions qualify August 24, 2023 Max Larkin Gov. Maura Healey wants to get the word out: Attending community college is...