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CEOs say generative AI will result in job cuts in 2024 (Ars Technica)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Tue, 01/16/2024 - 09:44Criminals are covering their tracks with better use of crypto (Ars Technica)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Fri, 01/12/2024 - 12:36All Science journals will now do an AI-powered check for image fraud (Ars Technica)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 01/04/2024 - 15:402024 may be a year of reckoning for Apple’s $85 billion services business (Ars Technica)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Tue, 01/02/2024 - 11:51Cable lobby and Republicans fight proposed ban on early termination fees
The Federal Communications Commission has taken a step toward prohibiting early termination fees charged by cable and satellite TV providers. If given final approval, the FCC action would also require cable and satellite providers to provide a prorated credit or rebate to customers who cancel before a billing period ends. The new rules are being floated in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that the FCC voted to approve in a 3–2 vote, with both Republicans dissenting.
Ukrainian cellular and Internet still out, 1 day after suspected Russian cyberattack (Ars Technica)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 06:16SpaceX blasts FCC as it refuses to reinstate Starlink’s $886 million grant (Ars Technica)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 12/13/2023 - 18:52Elon Musk’s X ad revenue reportedly fell $1.5B this year amid boycotts (Ars Technica)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 12/13/2023 - 16:06Cable lobby to Federal Communications Commission: Please don’t look too closely at the prices we charge
The US broadband industry is protesting a Federal Communications Commission plan to measure the affordability of Internet service. The FCC has been evaluating US-wide broadband deployment progress on a near-annual basis for almost three decades but hasn't factored affordability into these regular reviews.