Policy Archives - LIEFFIE https://lieffie.com/tag/policy/ Digital News and Development Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:23:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://lieffie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cropped-to-help-ais-understand-the-world-researchers-put-them-in-a-robot-32x32.jpg Policy Archives - LIEFFIE https://lieffie.com/tag/policy/ 32 32 Bogus research is undermining good science, slowing lifesaving research https://lieffie.com/digital-news/bogus-research-is-undermining-good-science-slowing-lifesaving-research/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:23:50 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/bogus-research-is-undermining-good-science-slowing-lifesaving-research/ In 2022, Byrne and colleagues, including two of us, found that suspect genetics research, despite not immediately affecting patient care, informs scientists’ work,...

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]]> FCC chair nixes plan to boost broadband competition in apartment buildings https://lieffie.com/digital-news/fcc-chair-nixes-plan-to-boost-broadband-competition-in-apartment-buildings/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:13:31 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/fcc-chair-nixes-plan-to-boost-broadband-competition-in-apartment-buildings/ Lobby groups thank new FCC chair Housing industry lobby groups praised Carr in a press release issued by the National Multifamily Housing Council...

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]]> Apple must face suit over alleged policy of underpaying female workers https://lieffie.com/digital-news/apple-must-face-suit-over-alleged-policy-of-underpaying-female-workers/ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:16:49 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/apple-must-face-suit-over-alleged-policy-of-underpaying-female-workers/ While some of Apple’s defense was deemed “demonstrably inaccurate” and most of its arguments “insufficient,” Apple did successfully argue against efforts to seize...

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]]> Has Trump changed the retirement plans for the country’s largest coal plants? https://lieffie.com/digital-news/has-trump-changed-the-retirement-plans-for-the-countrys-largest-coal-plants/ Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:04:20 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/has-trump-changed-the-retirement-plans-for-the-countrys-largest-coal-plants/ This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for...

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]]> Under new law, cops bust famous cartoonist for AI-generated child sex abuse images https://lieffie.com/digital-news/under-new-law-cops-bust-famous-cartoonist-for-ai-generated-child-sex-abuse-images/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:08:47 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/under-new-law-cops-bust-famous-cartoonist-for-ai-generated-child-sex-abuse-images/ Late last year, California passed a law against the possession or distribution of child sex abuse material (CSAM) that has been generated by...

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]]> With Bitcoin near $100,000, even pension funds are buying cryptocurrency https://lieffie.com/digital-news/with-bitcoin-near-100000-even-pension-funds-are-buying-cryptocurrency/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:32:56 +0000 https://lieffie.com/digital-news/with-bitcoin-near-100000-even-pension-funds-are-buying-cryptocurrency/ “There’s no doubt that the headwinds are disappearing… I think you’ll see more of this institutional adoption,” said Alex Pollak, head of UK and...

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