Former Reporter David Jelke graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in neuroscience. Hew grew up in Miami and learned to speak Spanish during a study abroad semester in Peru.
Health
June 4, 2020 — In a video that quickly went viral, discredited medical researcher Judy Mikovits claimed that the novel coronavirus was intentionally unleashed upon the world by Bill Gates’ elite cabal and that wearing masks can worsen COVID-19 symptoms, among other conspiracies. Facebook, YouTube an
Section 230
May 30, 2020 — Twitter’s response to Donald Trump’s attempt to subjugate the platform over its actions will have serious consequences for the future of free speech in the U.S., according to participants on a Silicon Flatirons webcast posted Friday. “When you see Section 230 trending, you know someth
Broadband's Impact
May 29, 2020 — Believe it or not, even the midst of a pandemic, the sports industry is still producing record viewership numbers. According to Ted Leonsis, former executive at AOL and the CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the NHL’s Washington Capitals and the NBA’s Washington Wiza
Broadband's Impact
No offense to Melvil Dewey, but what does his system of decimals have on the algorithmic horsepower of the Google search engine?
Reps. Darren Soto, D-Fla., and Bill Flores, R-Texas, introduced the bipartisan Leveraging American Understanding of Next-generation Challenges Exploring Space (LAUNCHES) Act on Tuesday. The bill would eliminate barriers that keep private companies from obtain spectrum licenses required to launch roc
Congress
May 26, 2020 — On Friday, Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, John Boozman, R-Arkansas, Gary Peters, D-Michigan, Angus King, I-Maine, Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Ed Markey, D-Mass. introduced “Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act,” the Senate
Intellectual Property
May 22, 2020 — Experts on the issue of data portability are unsure where to draw the line regarding the degree to which big tech platforms like Facebook should be forced to make their products and services data portable, according to a Technology Policy Institute webinar Thursday. Data portability r
Health
May 21, 2020 — Apartment communities face unique challenges in coping with the coronavirus pandemic, according to a webinar hosted Wednesday by Broadband Communities. In spite of the economic havoc caused by the pandemic, rent payments have remained stable, according to Caitlin Walter, vice presiden
Open Access
May 20, 2020 — Sweden has a knack for being the first to the table of tech. Ericsson, a telecommunications company based in Stockholm, introduced the world to the first telephone switch and the first mobile phone. Sweden is home to several game-changing tech companies: Spotify, Skype, Candy Crush, M
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Brendan Carr announced on Tuesday that the FCC will vote on Pai’s 5G Upgrade Order, the latest of the agency’s initiatives to accelerate America’s wireless infrastructure builds. “America’s tower crews and telecom techs are buildin
Social Media
May 19, 2020 — On a Monday webinar discussion with members of Facebook’s new oversight board, moderator Vivian Schiller, executive director of the Aspen Institute’s digital arm, asked the participants point blank if they were being paid for their services. “Uh, yes,” Michael McConnell, professor at
The House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act, a coronavirus response bill, with a bipartisan 208 to 199 vote Friday. The $3 trillion legislation invests in testing, tracing and treatment, provides strong support for workers on the front lines with funding for state and local governments and ha
broadband mapping
May 13, 2020 — “Among the 10 largest countries in world, the U.S. is the only nation that reported no substantial degradation last month in terms of speed,” said US Telecom CEO Jonathan Spalter at a Senate hearing on “The State of Broadband Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic” Wednesday. The assertion, which
Ookla Speedtest, a broadband data aggregator, released a dashboard showing the changes in broadband speeds in every country across the world since March 2, 2020. The dashboard, which shows both fixed and mobile broadband speeds, contains some surprises. The country with the greatest fixed speed chan
Federal Agencies
May 11, 2020 — The most challenging aspect of running the Department of Labor right now is “how fluid and shapeshifting it is,” Labor Sec. Eugene Scalia said on a Monday webinar hosted by the Consumer Technology Association. Scalia traced a turbulent trajectory starting from the beginning of the cor
May 11, 2020 — A bipartisan group of senators on Friday urged the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into children’s data practices in the educational technology and digital advertising sectors. Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Bill C
