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Ukrainian tech companies hope for the best, plan for worst (Fast Company)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 02/27/2022 - 10:504 lessons from remote meetings we should definitely bring back to the office (Fast Company)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 09/24/2021 - 06:21In UK Parliament testimony, Vint Cerf gave a frank explanation of why its systems can’t always tell good information from bad (Fast Company)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 09/24/2021 - 06:20Senator Wyden reflects on 9/11’s Orwellian legacy: unprecedented mass surveillance (Fast Company)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 09/12/2021 - 16:08I am a Black female CEO, and this is how I redefined the white men’s club in tech (Fast Company)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 07/14/2021 - 12:59These solar, WI-Fi-connected streetlights are replacing ones that were repossessed by the utility company (Fast Company)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 14:06Land O’Lakes is rallying young people to return to their hometowns to build better broadband
Land O'Lakes started taking on the challenge of the rural digital divide over the last year with its American Connection Project, through which it’s increased access to free wifi by working with partners to make 3,000 local network spots public in 49 states. But, the co-op is now taking further action to build digital infrastructure in rural corners around the country—by recruiting college graduates, in a national service-style program, to go back to their hometowns and work with local institutions to roll out broadband, and familiarize local residents with the tech.
President Biden's infrastructure plan could transform broadband in the U.S.
In 2021, the big show for broadband stimulus will come in the bill that emerges from President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan–the American Jobs Plan. Democratic and Republican lawmakers should be able to find plenty of common ground in the core parts of the bill. Members of both parties are hearing from their constituents about the shortcomings of broadband service now that remote working and schooling have become central parts of life. Other issues will have to be hashed out: