Shoe company Allbirds pivoting to "a fully integrated GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) and AI-native cloud solutions provider" is the 2026est 2026ing. ir.allbirds.com/news-release... I assume Wendy's will soon announce it's now an IT solution provider for AI/ML, HPC and Cloud or some such.
34 yrs ago this week, #TelevisionDigest reports projection TV sales going along swimmingly. Also FCC unlikely to delay HDTV implementation deadline. From the #Comm_Daily longbox.
Listening to new music is on the decline hmc.chartmetric.com/email/af2459... "197 distinct tracks appeared in the Spotify Global Top 50 during Q1 2026. 116 were holdovers, and just 81 were new releases."
#GAO foats space-use fees or bonds on satellite operators to pay for private clean-ups of orbital debris. #Comm_Daily
gao.gov/assets/gao-2...
I've been on the wake-and-grind on crypto for a bit now, and it's showing. Treated myself to a brand-new ride today, and man, it feels unreal. Big shoutout to my coach for the guidance - seriously couldn't have pulled this off otherwise.
Commerce issues proposed regulatory framework for novel space missions like asteroid mining. Ofc of Space Commerce head at #Satellite2026: goal is "get to 'yes' for all these missions that currently dont have a clear pathway” for regulatory Ok. #Comm_Daily space.commerce.gov/osc-releases...
'Dune (2026)'
Can't wait to see Cpl. Hicks' Senate confirmation hearing to head this new agency. Just him saying "Game over, man!" repeatedly.
#SpaceX tells #FCC: 'a cringey lack of self awareness' by
#Amazonleo for seeking more time to meet its satellite deployment milestone when it opposes milestone extensions for others. In today's #Comm_Daily, on newsstands now.
#SpaceX tells #FCC: Make #AST_SpaceMobile explain if it's American or not. #Comm_Daily
Morning.
Bills looking at capping loudness of streaming service ads pending in Virginia, Maryland, Kansas, Iowa and Illinois. #Comm_Daily
#NENA911 head Provenzano: Congress can't keep waiting for good estimate of next-gen 911 costs before funding NG911 transition. Delays leave states paying for legacy systems *and* funding #NG911 transition, which is unsustainable.
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15 state AGs to #YouTube: we think you still might be censoring conservative content. oklahoma.gov/content/dam/... #Comm_Daily
The company last year told House Judiciary it dropped its pandemic-related and election integrity-related content moderation policies.
All the M&A in Big Dictionary, eventually one or two verbs are going to own everything.
I always imagined Death, like Dream, smelled pleasant. Delirium? Now you're more in dog food/cooking grease territory.
Tore my ACL and MCL back in 2021 and instead of PT, I could have been bringing home the gold?! And I dont even ski?!
So. Pissed.
The 'huge orbiting data centers constellation' space is getting more crowded, with Nvidia-backed #Starcloud lining up behind #SpaceX for #FCC OK. #Comm_Daily #datacenters
Happy Capitalsaurus Day, to all who celebrate. terpconnect.umd.edu/~gdouglas/cs...
Aside from parents here and there fretting not being able to get ahold of kids in an emergency, there's not been any organized, consistent opposition to the waves of state bills limiting cellphone use by students in the classroom. #Comm_Daily
Blue Origin's FCC application for its huge TeraWave satellite constellation makes no mention of the other purpose of operating in space: maintaining a shaky truce with the Minbari.
‘Hello, Louder? This the Selection Committee for the Nobel Prize for Best Headline Ever. We are pleased to inform you that ……’
Whelp, there go my dreams of being a TikTok influencer. Thanks a lot, Virginia, for proposing to criminalize driving-while-livestreaming. lis.virginia.gov/bill-details...
nj.gov/governor/new... The ban-student-use-of-cellphones-in-school movement continues, with NJ Gov. Murphy signing bill there, and Miss. lawmaker intro'ing legislation. #Comm_Daily
Repeated topic at this year's #broadbandnationexpo: BEAD and data centers are fighting for the same fiber optic resources, and this isn't a fight BEAD can win. #Comm_Daily
Some people are saying deep fry turkey gender reveal and why would you even put that out there.
Google data center bigwig Gino Tozzi @ #broadbandnatonexpo: every minute, Google sees 5.9M searches and 500 hours of YouTube video uploaded. #Comm_Daily
North Dakota broadband director Brian Newby at #broadbandnationexpo: expect some consolidation in the broadband industry post-BEAD. It's undeniable there are carriers who are overextended with their BEAD projects, and there will be defaults. #Comm_Daily
#FCC chairman at #FederalistSociety shindig: Europe's protectionism bent starting to move into the space realm. Agency prepared to respond to lopsided rules. #Comm_Daily
#Echostar Chmn Charlie Ergen in call with analysts: Trump is right, corporations should only have to file results 2X a year vs quarterly. We may from time to time not do quarterly conference calls. #Comm_Daily
