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Why many rural communities are still in the ‘digital dark’ — and how Washington state is trying to help

GeekWire

billion in federal funding toward network expansion projects that aim to reach some 260,000 unserved households statewide. The office must first finalize major decisions about what entities will be eligible for the funds, how to rank applications and how to ensure the long-term viability of the new networks by a federal deadline of Dec.

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How a $25 million donation to help students got ensnared in politics

Vox

The saga is another flashpoint in the debate over the proper role of billionaire philanthropists — and their affiliated nonprofits — in society. Together SF’s founders, Kanishka Cheng and Griffin Gaffney, say their work is non-political and that they merely are seeking to mobilize a network of volunteers to serve their hometown in crisis.

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How CIOs Can Hire People With Cybersecurity Skills

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs need to find a way to solve the shortage of skilled security workers Image Credit: Merrill College of Journalism Press Releases. The program would place workers at nonprofit firms and with other organizations that traditionally could not afford to have them. Their salaries and training would all be paid for by the government.

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Federal money to SpaceX may hurt public broadband efforts in Washington state

GeekWire

SpaceX’s Starlink antenna connects with a network of satellites to provide high-speed internet access. Yet in December, the federal government announced plans to award hundreds of millions of dollars to companies Elliott is afraid won’t meet the state’s standards. SpaceX Starlink Photo).

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Why it matters that IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business

Vox

Still, Mutale Nkonde, a research fellow at Harvard and Stanford who leads the nonprofit AI for the People, told the AP that “the symbolic nature of this is important.”. Then, on Tuesday, the Boston City Council held a hearing about an ordinance to ban facial recognition by the government. Support Vox’s explanatory journalism.

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$1k Project makes direct, anonymous matches between sponsors and families suddenly in need

GeekWire

In early April the duo launched $1k Project to provide direct assistance that felt more personal than donating to a fund or nonprofit. The $1k Project has built a growing network of 700 of trusted sources to nominate people whom they vouch for being genuinely in need. is part the network. LinkedIn Photo).

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What will stop AI from flooding the internet with fake images?

Vox

Within a matter of minutes of being posted, the realistic-looking image spread on Twitter and other social media networks after being retweeted by some popular accounts. Reporters asked government officials all the way up to the White House press office what was going on.

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