Biden calls for high-speed internet across America—but doesn’t mention Gigi Sohn’s stalled nomination

In his State of the Union address before Congress Tuesday night, President Joe Biden touted his Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, saying it would help close America’s digital divide. “These projects will put hundreds of thousands of people to work rebuilding our highways, bridges, railroads, tunnels, ports and airports, clean water, and high-speed internet across America,” Biden …

Southwest’s history of lobbying against high-speed rail surfaces in wake of flight cancellation fiasco

After Southwest Airlines canceled over half of its flights for yet another day, the airline is facing growing scrutiny for lobbying against a transportation rival: trains. A Twitter user pointed out that the company has spent years lobbying against high-speed rail in Texas. “All I can think about with this Southwest fiasco going on is …

Telecom monopolies are poised to waste the U.S.’s massive new investment in high-speed broadband

U.S. broadband has always been mired in mediocrity. Despite decades of political promises and untold billions in industry subsidies, U.S. broadband is plagued by slow speeds, high prices, and spotty coverage. With billions more in new subsidies coming from new infrastructure and COVID-19 pandemic relief bills, there’s both newfound hope for raising the bar—and ample …

Better Biopsies? High-Speed 3D Cameras Could Be the Future

May 24, 2022 – Biopsies haven’t changed much in the more than 100 years they’ve been in medical use: Tissue (a cluster of cells) is cut from the body, embedded into a block, thinly sliced, mounted on a slide, and stained with dye. A pathologist then analyzes the sample with a microscope. Results come back …

Latto’s ‘Soufside’ Video Gives A High-Speed Tour Of Her Hometown

A week after Latto ran roughshod over an impressive LA Leakers freestyle, the Atlanta native returns to give a high-speed tour of her hometown in the patriotic “Soufside” video. Shouting out the streets, businesses, and landmarks she grew up around, Latto delivers a boastful, assertive, and lyrically dextrous verse, name-checking Southlake, Pointe South, Rex Road, …