FCC gives ISPs another $563 million to build rural-broadband networks
Tens of millions of Americans still don't have broadband Internet.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
Ajit Pai’s new gift to cable companies would kill local fees and rules
Cities can't use cable authority to charge broadband fees, Pai says.
Italian police raid of neo-fascist militants finds air-to-air missile [Updated]
Back from fighting in Donbass, group hoped to sell Qatari missile to "foreign government."
Office 365 declared illegal in German schools due to privacy risks
Microsoft's future in Germany is in question again.
Facebook’s FTC fine will be $5 billion—or one month’s worth of revenue
Fine will settle privacy investigation triggered by Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Right-wingers say Twitter’s “bias” against them should be illegal
Conservatives are split on whether section 230 harms or preserves free speech.
US gov’t growing a record 2-ton cannabis crop—but still won’t let others grow
Ole Miss still the only approved cannabis grower as DEA sits on dozens of applications.
Charter gets final approval to stay in NY despite breaking merger promise
Charter gets extra year to meet Time Warner Cable merger requirement.
Donald Trump blasts Facebook’s Libra, demands strict regulation
"Unregulated crypto assets can facilitate unlawful behavior," Trump warns.
Facebook denies allegations that you make friends on Facebook
Facebook responds with blanket denials to DC's Cambridge Analytica suit.
US puts rush order on long-range air-to-air missile
Video: AIM-260 needed to counter Chinese, Russian missiles with ranges over 300km.
There’s a big problem with Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency
"I don't understand how this is possible," an expert said of Facebook's approach.
“This is crazy”: FCC kills part of San Francisco’s broadband-competition law
But it's not clear whether the FCC preemption will actually change anything.
The Oscars decides Netflix is OK after all, following DOJ warning
Academy will keep existing eligibility rule requiring one week in LA theater.
Leaked report: crashed Russian Air Force MiG-31 was shot down by wingman
Foxhound was shot down because of “poor exercise design;” crew survived.
