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We keep an eye out for the most intriguing stories about our subjects of interest: technological innovations, startups, the gig economy, artificial intelligence, consumer privacy concerns, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately:

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Democrats are pushing a $40 billion plan to bring Internet access to rural America

Washington Post

FCC asks Apple to activate the iPhone’s hidden FM radio to aid public safety

The Verge

How Bigbelly is leveraging its compactors for smart city solutions

Smart Cities Dive

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Senate Commerce Committee reaches deal on self-driving car bill

The Hill

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Rescue Drones Can Help When Disaster Strikes, But Only When They're Allowed To

Digital Trends

The prosperity gap between the Rust Belt and Silicon Valley grows

VentureBeat

The most valuable data tech companies collect about you

Axios

Ford And Lyft Partner to Bring Self-Driving Cars to Public Roads

Fortune

Self-driving car advocates launch ad campaign to prod Congress

Reuters

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Biggest Threat To 'Gig Economy'? Crony Capitalism And Excessive Regulation

Investor's Business Daily

Artificial Intelligence could become your personal shopper

VentureBeat

Ruling gives FAA more power over drones than local governments

Engadget

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U.N. Aviation Arm Seeks to Establish Global Drone Guidelines

The Wall Street Journal

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How Electric Cars Can Create the Biggest Disruption Since the iPhone

Bloomberg

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Your Internet isn’t getting faster, but the government might call it ‘high-speed’ anyway

The Washington Post

U.S. push for self-driving law exposes regulatory divide

Reuters

Both parties to move on Facebook and other tech giants

Axios

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Journal Reports: Insurance Grows for Cyberattacks

The Wall Street Journal

South Dakota tax law headed to Supreme Court

Argus Leader

Tech Firms Find Washington Isn’t So Hands-Off Anymore

The Wall Street Journal

Tech Can Help Government Cut Through Red Tap

City & State

Apple is facing questions from the U.S. Senate on the privacy protections in iPhone X

Recode

Self-driving boats: The next tech transportation race

Associated Press

Internet companies too big? FTC chair says more than market share counts

USA Today

Pa. steers future of transportation at state's first automated vehicle summit

Philly Voice

Tesla Boosts Car Battery Power During Irma, Raising Questions of Control

The New York Times

Nordstrom to roll out smaller stores with no merchandise, more experiences

CNBC

Regulation Of Self-Driving Cars Picking Up Speed In States

StateNet Capitol Journal

Telecom Companies Turn To Drones For Help After Hurricanes

NPR

Without Net Neutrality, Pittsburgh Startups Might Not Ever Start Up

90.5 WESA (Pittsburgh)

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Teralytics wants to tap telcos’ big data to help cities get smarter about Uber and Lyft

Tech Crunch

Home Depot adds ‘voice-activated’ shopping to the mix

Chain Store Age

Law Enforcement Concerns Slow Commercial Drone Regulations

The Wall Street Journal

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Overnight Regulation: House passes bill paving way for driverless cars

The Hill

U.S. to unveil revised self-driving car guidelines: sources

Reuters

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Court battle over one driver’s pay could have big impact on “gig economy”

Ars Technica

San Francisco Launches Strategy to Support Workers in Growing 'Gig Economy'

NBC Bay Area

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