Cybersecurity

One Year After DOGE Cuts, Cybersecurity Agency Struggles Over Staffing

Lawmakers and experts question whether the federal government's cyber defense agency can recover from losing roughly one-third of its workforce.

AI

Ads in New York Must Now Label AI-Generated ‘Synthetic Performers’

The 'first-in-the-nation law' is aimed at enhancing transparency, and signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in December, it took effect Tuesday.

Cybersecurity

Anthropic Said Friday it Took Its Latest AI Models Offline to Comply with Export Controls

Fable 5 and Mythos 5 offline as company complied with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent tool's use by foreign nationals.

Spectrum

Google Exiting CBRS Spectrum Management

Also, pro-CBRS groups released a report highlighting deployments in the band.

Plumas Sierra Telecommunications

Fiber Projects Capture Most of $18.2 Million California Broadband Investment

Four projects led by Plumas-Sierra Telecom awarded $14.7 million of approved funding

LEO

State Department, Starlink to Cooperate on Disaster Response

Agreement will enhance U.S. and international humanitarian efforts.

Congress

Broadcasters Support NO FAKES Act

Senate bill would protect Americans from unauthorized AI deepfakes.

BEAD

NTIA Defends BEAD Pole Rules

Providers anticipate understaffed cities, utilities being a deployment challenge.

ACA-9

California Lawmaker Pulls Constitutional Amendment Reshaping Telecom Oversight

Boerner says the proposal needs more work as opponents warn it could undermine the CPUC's telecommunications authority

Space

SpaceX Soars 25% in Wall Street Debut and Makes Elon Musk the First Trillionaire

The company has a market value of $2.21 trillion, with Forbes estimating Musk’s net worth at $1.1 trillion.

Spectrum

Demand Picked Up This Week in AWS-3 Re-Auction

Analysts say proceeds clearing $2.9 billion is looking more and more likely.

Policyband

California Regulators to Fund Fiber Projects with $32,000 in Per-Location Costs on Average

In one project, the CPUC is spending $3.8 million to connect 72 unserved locations at $54,100 per location, while the state's BEAD plan calls for funding Amazon Leo at $1,086 per location

April McClain-Delaney

Lawmakers Press Commerce over Withholding of Billions in Broadband Funds

House Democrats dispute characterization of $21 billion in unspent funds as ‘taxpayer savings.’

BEAD

Arkansas First State to Execute BEAD Agreement with Amazon Leo

Arkansas also signed a grant agreement with SpaceX.

Fiber

KKR, Warburg Pincus Investigate Selling UK Fiber Assets

The private equity firms are testing market interest amidst challenges to the UK’s broadband industry

AI

Sen. Cotton Alleges Chinese Influence Behind U.S. Data Center Backlash, Demands DOJ Probe

The senator questioned whether domestic opposition to AI infrastructure is being manipulated by foreign adversaries