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Brett Guthrie: Dominance, Deployment, and Safeguards – The Path for American AI Leadership
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (780+ words) America must prioritize AI innovation over heavy regulation to outcompete China and maintain technological leadership. One of the defining traits of the American experiment has been a commitment'to exploring the unknown. From the early explorers who first landed in the…...
SpaceX Seeks FCC Approval For One Million Satellites in Space
23+ hour, 30+ min ago (470+ words) The European Space Agency says that 16,910 satellites currently orbit Earth, making this a 5,813% increase over current satellites. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2026 " SpaceX, submitted an authorization request to the FCC to operate their orbital data center system on Friday, kicking off the race…...
Wikipedia Inks AI Deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity on 25th Birthday
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (1006+ words) Wikipedia plans to use AI to assist editors and improve search experiences, while addressing criticism of bias and competition from rivals like Grokipedia. Wikipedia is one of the last bastions of the early Internet, but that original vision of a…...
FCC Opens 6 GHz Band to Higher-Power, Outdoor Devices
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (539+ words) The order responds to emerging technologies like virtual reality and AI wearables. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2026 " The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday opened the 6 GigaHertz (GHz) band of radio frequency spectrum up a new class of unlicensed devices. Agency Chairman Brenden Carr…...
Next-Generation Wireless Access in Dense Urban Markets
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (165+ words) From company's HQ, Tarana Wireless CEO Basil Alwan cited higher network capacity even under heavy interference MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 28, 2026 " Tarana Wireless, a Silicon Valley fixed wireless equipment company, highlighted its new product as a primary broadband access technology built around…...
Vanderbilt Report Argues for 'Dig Once' Policies to Reduce Fiber Instillation Costs
1+ week, 1+ day ago (161+ words) Requiring states to lay conduit during road construction would save 70-90% of fiber installation costs, says report Jan, 26, 2026 "Because 75 percent to 90 percent of fiber installation costs are associated with digging up and then repairing roadways, strong "dig once" laws could reduce…...
Pew: Technology Divides Persist Amid Increased Reliance on Smartphones
2+ week, 4+ day ago (290+ words) As smartphone use increases, broadband subscriptions have decreased, the survey found. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2026 " Technology, broadband and digital divides continue to persist across income-levels and demographics in 2025, despite a continuous rise and reliance on smartphone use in the U.S., a newly published…...
Energy Leaders Say Permitting Reform Key to Powering AI, Data Centers, and Broadband
2+ week, 4+ day ago (478+ words) Panelists raised concerns about lagging U.S. energy infrastructure amid growing AI demand. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2026 " Industry leaders warned at the State of the Energy Industry Forum that delays in energy permitting threaten the United States" ability to expand data centers, deploy artificial…...
Apple, Google Pressured to Ban Musk’s X, Grok Apps over AI-Generate Sexual Content
3+ week, 1+ day ago (97+ words) Senate Democrats Luj'n, Wyden, and Markey demand action in response to 'the most heinous type of content imaginable' " sexualized images of women and children From industrial equipment to autonomous vehicles and wearables, companies showed how AI is being embedded into…...
'Worst in Show' CES Products Include AI Refrigerators, AI Companions and AI Doorbells
3+ week, 4+ day ago (153+ words) Artificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons. The'annual contest'that no tech company wants to win announced its decisions Thursday. Among those getting the notorious "anti-awards" for invasive, wasteful or…...