Archive: News
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Larry Downes: “Can tech fix its own future?” (Washington Post)
Is technology-based innovation, long seen as our best hope for improving quality of life, developing sustainable energy sources and equalizing global economic opportunities, actually making thing
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Scott Wallsten: “Hey, we might need that wall… to stop Mexico’s state-run 5G network” (The Hill)
The Trump administration’s infrastructure plan brings Republicans and Democrats together. This flash of bipartisanship establishes something of a streak. The administration’s infrastructure propo
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Larry Downes: “Technological solutions to technology’s problems feature in ‘How to Fix The Future'” (TechCrunch)
Larry Downes interviews Andrew Keen about his new book, How to Fix the Future, on a recent edition of TechCrunch's Innovate 2018. See More.
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Larry Downes: “How More Regulation for U.S. Tech Could Backfire” (Harvard Business Review)
If 2017 was the year that tech became a lightning rod for dissatisfaction over everything from the last U.S. presidential election to the possibility of a smartphone-driven dystopia, 2018 already
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Larry Downes: “The Government’s Unraveling Antitrust Case Against AT&T-Time Warner” (Forbes)
Antitrust scholars, media industry experts and economists across the political spectrum have been scratching their collective heads since November, when the Department of Justice filed suit to bl
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Larry Downes: “Finding Your Company’s Second Act” (Harvard Business Review)
In July 2016 a pandemic broke out. Tiny monsters known as Pokémon suddenly appeared all over the world, threatening to use their fantastic powers to do battle in parks, on city blocks, and in hom
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Larry Downes: “The Stupidest Patents of 2017” (Washington Post)
The year 2017 was a critical one for patents — limited legal monopolies granted to inventors to control the market for their innovations. Notably, the U.S. Supreme Court decided two cases this ye
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John Mayo discusses the FCC’s order restoring Internet freedom (ABC7|WJLA: Good Morning Washington)
Executive Director, John Mayo discusses the FCC's Order to Restore Internet Freedom on WJLA-ABC's "Good Morning Washington."
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John Mayo issues follow-up statement on the FCC’s Order on Restoring Internet Freedom
CBPP executive director, John Mayo, issued the following in response to the December 14, 2017, Federal Communications Commission vote on its Restoring Internet Freedom Order: While some will s
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Larry Downes: “Why The Trump Team Should Adopt Bill Clinton’s Plan For The FCC” (Forbes)
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Forbes The FCC, more than any other federal agency, stands at an uncertain crossroads. With the election of Donald Trump, the Commission is set to have its firs
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