Bridging the gender gap (Google)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 09/22/2024 - 13:51Giving parents more choice with School time (Google)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 08/01/2024 - 17:42110 new languages are coming to Google Translate (Google)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 06/27/2024 - 06:098 new accessibility updates across Lookout, Google Maps and more (Google)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 05/16/2024 - 17:00Why the California Journalism Preservation Act is putting support of the news ecosystem at risk
A pending bill in the California state legislature, the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), would create a “link tax” that would require Google to pay for simply connecting Californians to news articles. We have long said that this is the wrong approach to supporting journalism. If passed, CJPA may result in significant changes to the services we can offer Californians and the traffic we can provide to California publishers. By helping people find news stories, we help publishers of all sizes grow their audiences at no cost to them. CJPA would up-end that model.
The FCC’s "Broadband Consumer Labels” put customers in control, and that’s a good thing for ISPs
We’re living in the age of broadband internet—internet service providers (ISPs) are announcing major infrastructure investments, committing to fund significant network upgrades and building new high speed service in communities across the country. At the same time, the federal government is also investing unprecedented amounts to support the deployment of broadband in underserved areas.