Axios
Market bubble or bust, Big Tech wins (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 10:09Trump's new social network is quietly courting influencers (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 01/25/2022 - 10:09Tech giants play the blame game, eager to point out their rivals' sins (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 11:52China makes a show of opening up the internet for the Olympics (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 01/11/2022 - 11:05Tech antitrust bills’ make or break moment
Lawmakers and lobbyists anticipate a major fight over antitrust bills meant to tame Big Tech before the midterms put an unofficial end to the legislative effort. The bills could remake how Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google operate and treat competitors — if they make it over the finish line.
NIST researchers work to overcome 5G's tree problem
It's been long known that trees can slow down some 5G signals. 5G has the potential to supercharge wireless networks, but its rollout has revealed a range of complex challenges.
Conspiracy theories about the US Capitol insurrection continue to flood messaging groups, social networks and news outlets (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 01/06/2022 - 12:20The state tech policy battles that will rage in 2022 (Axios)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 11:17Digital outlets and nonprofits fill the gap left by fading local newspapers
New, independent digital outlets and nonprofits have begun to fill some of the gap left by fading local newspapers. Limited resources and the pandemic have driven many toward providing community news, information and services rather than traditional accountability journalism. There are now more than 700 independent local news startups in the US and Canada, according to Local Independent Online News Publishers (LION), a trade organization. LION now has over 400 paying members, up from 177 at the start of the pandemic according to executive director Chris Krewson.