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Bitcoin’s PoW is under the microscope again, and this time it has everything to do with the ecological impact of mining.

Commentary: Johnny Kampis - Heavy-handed internet regulations have failed users Johnny Kampis FacebookTwitterEmail A new report debunks claims that the heavily regulated internet of the European Union has resulted in a superior experience for its consumers. Instead, that study finds the U.S. bests the EU in both broadband deployment and adoption, showing that the lighter touch approach has yielded better results. The report from U.S. Telecom found a stark difference in broadband development between the two, with wider gaps at faster speeds. For example, the U.S. leads the EU in deployment by ...

Making connections: Plan to spend $100 billion 'future-proofing' internet ambitious, but short on specifics Journal-Courier staff, dbauer@myjournalcourier.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Even though the federal government has spent tens of billions of dollars to close the digital divide, tens of millions of Americans still aren’t online. The Biden administration has now broached a big number, $100 billion, in an effort to get all Americans connected. Show MoreShow Less 2of3 America’s rural-internet policy has been an ongoing mistake, said Gigi Sohn, an official in the Obama-era FCC. “A ...

Eight-year programme to provide "future-proof" fast broadband at affordable prices  US Internet access remains very expensive compared to Europe and the Far East  Emphasis will now be on municipal broadband networks and not-for-profit companies US President Joe Biden has put his Vice President, Kamala Harris, in charge of his administration's massive initiative to finally bridge the nation's still deep and wide digital divide. The 'broadband for all' plan is a central plank in his massive US$2.3 trillion project to modernise the country's infrastructure. Billed as a "once in a generation in...

Biden's $100 billion broadband plan is already getting pushback CNET 2 hrs ago Marguerite Reardon © Provided by CNET President Joe Biden says he wants every American to have access to high-speed internet through his $100 billion broadband plan. But industry heavyweights worry his initiatives will leave them out of critical federal funding. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Joe Biden wants to spend $100 billion to connect every American to affordable high-speed internet. It's a lofty goal that's hard to dispute, right? Not exactly for lobbying groups repres...