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Slack? Phone? Teams? Zoom? There Are Too Many Work Communications (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/27/2023 - 06:35Microsoft, Activision Decision Shows Tech Companies Face New Scrutiny From Regulators (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Wed, 04/26/2023 - 13:58TikTok Ban in Montana Faces Speed Bump as Governor Gianforte Seeks Changes (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 04/26/2023 - 06:22Amazon’s Satellite-Internet Ambitions Move Closer to Reality
Amazon’s satellite-powered internet business is closer to getting off the ground. The company recently unveiled the antennas that future subscribers of its Project Kuiper internet service would need to communicate with the satellites it plans to start mass producing in 2023.
A Satellite Phone That Works Anywhere? The U.S.-China Rivalry Makes That Harder. (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 04/25/2023 - 10:24The U.S.’s $42.5 Billion High-Speed Internet Plan Hits a Snag: A Worker Shortage
The federal government is missing a crucial link in its plan to greatly expand access to high-speed internet service in rural America: enough workers to get the job done. Fiber splicers—the workers who install, maintain and repair wired broadband networks—are in short supply. “We’re running around like chickens with our heads cut off,” says Jason Jolly, chief executive of Fiberscope LLC, a Sullivan (MO)-based company that does contracted fiber-splicing work.