
Digital Inclusion
USDA Cuts Race and Gender Criteria From Rural Development Programs
Follows March rollback of equity scoring in broadband grants.
Digital Inclusion
Follows March rollback of equity scoring in broadband grants.
Crypto
Bitcoin has hit a new all-time high, surpassing $123,000 on Monday.
Donald Trump
The legislation amounts to a repudiation of the agendas of the past two Democratic presidents, including Joe Biden’s tax credits for renewable energy.
Free Speech
Settlement draws ire from Democrats and free speech advocates alike
Expert Opinion
A rural-first approach would address the core equity and produce tangible, far-reaching benefits for all Americans.
West Virginia
Morrisey awards broadband funding to ISPs serving 10 counties
AI
Kramer argued that the primary was a meaningless straw poll, and therefore the state’s voter suppression law didn’t apply.
Cybersecurity
White House narrows scope of Obama and Biden-era executive orders.
AI
Trump administration pivots AI institute toward national security and deregulation.
Digital Inclusion
Without the broadband subsidy, families are facing harsh tradeoffs to stay connected.
Crypto
The Trump family holds about a 60% stake in World Liberty Financial, a crypto project that recently launched its own stablecoin.
Digital Inclusion
Whether Trump has the legal authority to end the program remains unknown. But for now the Republican administration can simply stop spending the money.
American Energy
The House-passed bill repeals or phases out more quickly clean energy tax credits passed in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
Chips
The Commerce Department said Huawei's semiconductors are subject to U.S. export controls because they are thought to employ U.S. technology.
Expert Opinion
The aspects of the program that have been criticized most widely have nothing to do with Democrats’ preference for process over results.
AI
By 2028, data centers could consume up to 12% of the nation’s electricity.