$930 million in grants announced in Biden’s effort to expand internet access to all homes in US

The federal effort to expand internet access to every U.S. home has taken a major step forward with the announcement of $930 million in grants to shore up connections in dozens of places where significant connectivity gaps persist.

Microsoft’s Media Literacy Program Aims to Empower Internet Users and Combat Online Misinformation

WASHINGTON (AP) — People are hungry for accurate and reliable information online and may just need help to find it, according to a new media literacy project launched by Microsoft. The tech company worked with the Trust Project, a nonprofit consortium of news organizations, to create advertisements ...

Mexico to require employer-provided internet, ergonomic chairs for remote workers

Mexico's Labor Department issued new rules Friday, mandating employers subsidize internet costs and ergonomic chairs for their remote workers.

Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual reality

Apple has unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularize new-fangled devic…

Senegal’s Government Suspends Mobile Internet Access Amid Days of Deadly Clashes

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's government temporarily suspended mobile phone data on Sunday as the country reels from days of deadly clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The ministry of communication, telecommunications and digital economy said that because of ...

Google is giving its dominant search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover

Tens of thousands of people lost internet in Connecticut after 2 went ‘cable cutting’

A man and a woman have been arrested after police say their "cable cutting" spree knocked out the internet in the southwestern part of the state.

Elon Musk brought internet to Brazil’s Amazon and criminals love it

Supreme Court appears skeptical about overturning protections for internet companies

In its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seemed unlikely Tuesday to side with a...

High Court Takes 1st Look at Law That Shields Internet Firms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up its first case about a federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet by shielding Google, Twitter, Facebook and other companies from lawsuits over content posted on their sites by others. The justices are hearing arguments ...