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#182: Powering the Internet
The Internet is nothing without electricity, and the increased demand for data and expanding “Internet of Things” means we need more and more power to...
#181: NextGen Air Traffic
Is our air traffic control (ATC) system outdated? The White House seems to think so. A couple weeks back, the president announced his support for transferring ATC...
#180: Mayday for Tech in the UK
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is pushing ahead with a controversial tech agenda, despite a grave political miscalculation that cost her Conservative party its majority...
#179: Hate Speech
Recent terrorist attacks in Portland, London, and Manchester have many calling for a crackdown on Internet hate speech. They argue that allowing toxic content to...
#178: Is it time to break up Big Tech?
In a New York Times op-ed, Jonathan Taplin argues that Google, Facebook, and Amazon have become monopolies. With such large market shares in search advertising, social media,...
#177: Online Privacy and the BROWSER Act
How should online privacy be regulated? Currently, Internet platforms, mobile applications, and online ad networks allow consumers to “opt-out” of having their data collected for...