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Joe Biden · United StatesEnlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) Internet service providers are eager to get money from a $42.45 billion government fund, but are trying to convince the Biden administration to drop demands that Internet service providers offer broadband service for as little as $30 a month to people with low incomes. The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program was created by a US law that requires Internet providers receiving fe…See the Story
ISPs seeking government handouts try to avoid offering low-cost broadband
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Bankruptcy · United StatesOnline education company 2U filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is being taken private in a deal that will wipe out more than half of its $945 million debt [non-paywalled link]. From a report: 2U was a pioneer in the online education space, joining with schools including the University of Southern California, Georgetown University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to design and operate online courses in fields includ…See the Story
2U, Once a Giant in Online Education, Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Lina Khan · San FranciscoOpen AI models that allow developers to customize them with few restrictions are more likely to promote competition, FTC Chair Lina Khan said, weighing in on a key debate within the industry. From a report: "There's tremendous potential for open-weight models to promote competition," Khan said Thurs...See the Story
FTC's Khan Backs Open AI Models in Bid to Avoid Monopolies
Advanced Placement test changes make them easier to pass
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Kevin FeigeMarvel Studios President Kevin Feige, who has overseen the Marvel Cinematic Universe's unprecedented success, has expressed his longstanding appreciation for sequels and world-building in cinema at a time when Disney's top executive has admitted that the company has diluted audience's attention by m...See the Story
Marvel's Kevin Feige Defends Sequels as an 'Absolute Pillar of the Industry'
GM · United StatesYour car has been spying on you and collecting data. That alone is worrying to many, but a recent letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by two U.S. Senators show something even more sinister: That data is being sold for pennies on the dollar to insurance companies. Read more...See the Story
Automakers Sold Driver Data To Insurance Companies For Next To Nothing
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