November 2024

Copper theft is a colossal problem for telephone companies. Here’s why

Telephone companies are getting tired of their legacy copper cables. It’s bad enough old copper is difficult to maintain, people want to steal it, too. AT&T recently posted a $10,000 cash reward for information on copper cable thefts in the Austin (TX) area.

America’s Electric Co-ops Ready to Work with Trump Administration, New Congress to Strengthen Rural Communities

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson issued a statement on the election results, congratulating President-Elect Trump and touching on electric cooperative policy priorities: 

What a Trump Victory Means for Tech

The red wave that swept Donald Trump to re-election did not, despite what some podcasters might claim, originate in Silicon Valley. In San Francisco, rank-and-file tech workers still largely vote for Democrats. And while some prominent tech leaders came out in support of Trump—most notably, Elon Musk and a cluster of right-wing executives and venture capitalists who bankrolled his campaign—many others either supported Kamala Harris or parked themselves comfortably on the sidelines.

What Trump’s win means for Silicon Valley

Donald Trump clinched the presidency for a second time on November 6, delivering a victory for tech and business magnates such as Elon Musk who rallied around his campaign. Trump’s first term was marked by a wave of deregulation across the tech and telecom sectors and punctuated by 

Young AI just got a ticket to run wild

American voters have just decided—among many other things—that artificial intelligence will grow up in a permissive, anythin

Elon Musk’s gamble on Donald Trump pays off

“A star is born: Elon,” said Donald Trump in a lengthy shout out to his biggest donor while claiming victory in the US presidential race on Wednesday morning.  Trump’s win ushers in a new era for Musk—already the world’s richest person with a $260bn fortune—whose gamble on a knife-edge US election paid off as he is set to become one of the incoming president’s most influential political and business advisers. Musk’s promised role as head of a new Department of Government Efficiency will give the billionaire sweeping powers to recommend deep cuts to what he deems a “vast federal bureaucracy 

New Satellite Company, Logos Space, Files with FCC to Build LEO Constellation

Satellite-based communications businesses have been making news recently, including a brand-new start-up.