Krisztina Puzok, American Consumer Institute The use of TV white spaces (TVWS) — the unused spectrum in between TV channels — has brought telehealth services to residents in Logan, OH, broadband access to a remotely located elementary school in Claudeville, VA, and a smart grid to Plumas County, CA. Meanwhile more than 25 percent of […]
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EU and India’s strategic partnership: hot topic or hot air?
“EU-India: a renewed strategic partnership, or business as usual?” By Stefania Bengalia, courtesy of CEPS In 2004, India and the European Union signed a strategic partnership, based on the shared values and principles of democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the promotion of peace and stability. Today, though, free trade negotiations […]
The Great Decoupling: Digital Edition — Winnie the Pooh, Eric Cartman, Daryl Morey and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
by Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor What do Winnie the Pooh, Eric Cartman, Daryl Morey and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi all have in common? In a twist on Sesame Street’s “one of those things is not like all the others,” in this case, all of these things are not like the others. […]
Telehealth can help America get back to work quicker
By Davis Warnell and Andrea O’Sullivan, courtesy of the Mercatus Center When employees get sick, it’s like their companies get a little sick, too. Employee health can have dramatic impacts on company productivity. The Integrated Benefits Institute estimates that poor employee health imposes $880 billion in annual costs, which includes a $530 billion deficit […]
Kremlins Out of the System: Russia will turn off outside Internet, turn it back on
Russia has long sought to establish a parallel, separate Internet minimizing U.S. control and influence, including Vkontakte, the Russian Facebook, and other social media copycats, as well as a separate “intranet” for the Russian military. Now the Russian government is preparing to test RuNet, an internal Internet infrastructure intended to allow the […]
Clickbait is more than just annoying (although it certainly is that)
All self-respecting people hate clickbait, the lowest form of content on the Internet (aside perhaps from “reporting” on Justice Kavanaugh’s college years) — but if we’re going to be honest, most of us have fallen for it at some point. And that is part […]
Trump can support Hong Kong protesters (if he wants to)
It remains to be seen if President Donald Trump has any interest in helping Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters — but if he does, there are a number of options available to him, write former GOP Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Christine Whiton in an […]
Military intelligence takes on fake news
The Pentagon is the latest to join the potentially Quixotic fight against Fake News, according to Bloomberg, which reports that weird, wacky DARPA is gearing up to somehow combat the dismal tide of disinformation enabled by digital media. Good luck to all involved! […]