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FCC chair rejects call to impose Universal Service fees on broadband
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FCC chair rejects call to impose Universal Service fees on broadband

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | BernardaSv) The Federal Communications Commission chair decided not to impose Universal Service fees on Internet service, rejecting arguments for new assessments to shore up an FCC fund that subsidizes broadband network expansions and provides discounts to low-income consumers. The $8 billion-a-year Universal Service Fund (USF) pays for FCC programs such…

Why are there so many species of beetles?
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Why are there so many species of beetles?

Enlarge (credit: Laurie Rubin via Getty) Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold. They’re members of a group of 40,000 species of leaf beetles, the Chrysomelidae, one of the most species-rich branches…

Claims of TikTok whistleblower may not add up
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Claims of TikTok whistleblower may not add up

Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images) The United States government is currently poised to outlaw TikTok. Little of the evidence that convinced Congress the app may be a national security threat has been shared publicly, in some cases because it remains classified. But one former TikTok employee turned whistleblower, who claims to…