Social Media

Instagram Says It's Limiting Teens to PG-13 Content

Meta announced that Instagram will restrict teenagers to PG-13 content by default, requiring parental permission to change settings.

Policyband

Sen. Blackburn Calls Cell Phone Records Scandal an 'Egregious Invasion of Privacy’ by AT&T, T-Mobile & Verizon

Senate Republican wants to know why carriers rolled over for the Biden Justice Department.

Funding

Shutdown Enters Third Week as More Than 4,000 Federal Workers Face Layoffs, Telehealth Services Disrupted

Healthcare groups warn that the lapse in federal funding is disrupting telehealth access for underserved patients

Public Safety

Verizon in Los Angeles and Charter in North Carolina Hit by Network Vandalism

The outages underscored growing concerns about the physical security of broadband networks

Satellite

Amazon’s Project Kuiper reaches 153 satellites after latest 24-satellite launch

Kuiper’s expansion continues as Amazon builds momentum toward its 2026 service target

Digital Inclusion

California Tenants Can Soon Opt Out of Bulk Billing Plans

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1414 into law Friday.

cellular

Senate Republicans Target Big Three Carriers After FBI Obtains Lawmakers’ Phone Data

Blackburn and Hagerty press AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile over data release tied to Arctic Frost probe.

Public Safety

FCC’s ‘Operation Clean Carts’ Targets Online Sales of Blacklisted Chinese Tech

E-commerce platforms remove ‘millions of listings’ tied to Huawei, Dahua, and other entities

BEAD

Texas BEAD Plan $2 billion Under Budget

The state would get fiber to about 51 percent of its BEAD locations, with 22 percent in line for satellite.

Policyband

Iran to Impose Death Penalty if Caught Using Starlink to Spy

Draft law also makes it illegal to own or use Elon Musk's low Earth orbit satellite Internet service.

Expert Opinion

Colin Reilly: How the BEAD Tracker Speeds Up Broadband Insights

A dashboard for the digital highway from the national non-profit Connected Nation.

AI

Nobel Economics Prize Goes to 3 Researchers Explaining Innovation-Driven Growth

Aghion co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Commission, which in 2024 submitted a report to French President Emmanuel Macron.

AVs

Tesla Hit With Probe After Crashes Involving Self-Driving Feature Musk Boasted About

Federal regulators are investigating dozens of incidents in which the Teslas ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road.

Spectrum

Hudson: FCC Should ‘Be Very Careful’ About Disrupting CBRS

Republican lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have called for protecting the band.

NTIA

Shutdown Stalls Tech and Telecom Oversight Across Washington

Litigation, merger reviews, and permitting all set to slow

Defense Department

Senate Passes Defense Bill Without Changes to Spectrum Language

The head of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the White House oppose the provision.