• ZDNet

    Lawmakers' Section 230 ultimatum to Big Tech: Work together to make the internet safer, or else

    For years, some of the world's biggest tech companies have been shielded from lawsuits by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. But newly proposed legislation could change that -- and have major implications for tech companies themselves.House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) this week unveiled new, bipartisan legislation that could end the protections afforded tech companies under Section 230 of the...

  • Community comes together after loss of athletic director

    STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Monroe County school district is mourning the loss of its athletic director following a tragic crash the night of their prom. Stroudsburg High School Coach Sean Richmond was killed this weekend after being struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 380. 28/22 News spoke with a player who remembers Richmond as the []

  • Big changes are coming to how Shawnee County fights weeds

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - Weed be gone! Shawnee County is changing how it fights the spread of invasive plants and harmful weeds. Monday, May 20 Shawnee County Commissioners celebrated the FAA certification of the county's first drone pilot for an innovative new weed mitigation program. Shawnee County will be the first in the state to use []

  • Colwill: 'Come down and support the boys' | News | Official Site

    Levi Colwill has urged Chelsea fans to come and support our next generation of exciting talent when we compete in the Under-18 Premier League national final at Stamford Bridge tomorrow night.

  • Tech Schools Expanding Dental Programs With State Support

    Nearly all Wisconsin technical colleges will receive grant funding to help address shortage of dental care workers

  • Big Tech is embracing a hallmark of pre-internet stocks

    A fresh Big Tech boomlet has arrived. Shareholders aren’t just seeing their stock prices swell, they are getting paid too. The dividend, its importance demoted over the past couple of decades by the tech boom, is having a moment again thanks in part to the same companies that made it passé. In February, META (META) initiated a […]

  • Think tank urges bold clean tech support

    A bigger role for government through direct investment in clean technology industries will support climate targets and jobs, a think tank says. The top sources of budget revenue – coal, iron ore and gas – must be replaced by clean technology production lines with immediate and bold government support, according to the Beyond Zero Emissions […]

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters KC presents Big Futures career fair

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City held their second annual career fair on Saturday.

    • Deals

    Discover Samsung Summer Sale is Here: Save Big On All The Best Tech

    Are you looking to grab some must-have tech, but don’t want to spend an arm and a leg? Samsung has you covered with the Discover Samsung Summer Sale, where you can save up to 35% off on consumer electronics and smart home goods like smartphones, TVs, soundbars, refrigerators, monitors, and anything else you can think of to outfit your home and home office and beyond. From May 20 through May 26, you can expect a variety of different deals to go live, from Samsung’s Deals of the Day discounts, all...

  • What's next for Nuggets? Why there are no big changes -- or easy answers -- coming in Denver

    Denver's fixes need to come from within after falling short against the Wolves

  • 8 EU members support Lebanon to mitigate refugee flow

    Shafaqna English- The governments of eight European Union member states said that the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees back to their homeland. In a joint declaration, officials from Austria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Malta and Poland said

  • Report: AI Will Take Up 10% of Big Tech IT Budgets

    Artificial intelligence (AI) projects are set to comprise up to 10% of companies’ IT budgets. That’s according to a report Sunday (May 12) by Seeking Alpha, citing research by Wedbush. As the report notes, it’s a dramatic jump in AI spending, which last year accounted for under 1% of IT spending. “While the first wave of […]