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March 17, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Outgoing Commerce Official Shreds Elon Musk’s Starlink in Final Email
An official working on broadband expansion brutally condemned Musk.
May 14, 2024
Grace Segers
An Internet Connectivity Lifeline for Millions Is About to Go Dark
The Affordable Connectivity Program is about to come to an end—unless Congress does something.
April 19, 2024
Grace Segers
The Supreme Court Could Change How We Think About January 6
The high court will weigh in on whether hundreds of rioters were properly charged in a case that may have big ramifications for prosecutions yet to come.
December 27, 2021
Nick Tabor
Is New Orleans Trading Internet Access for Corporate Surveillance?
The city’s plan to use smart streetlights to deliver free WiFi is causing alarm about who will own New Orleanians’s data.
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