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CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 17: People are reflected in the doors of the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University on April 17, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Higher Education How universities are affected by AI moving knowledge outside their walls

Michael J. Ahn

September 18, 2026

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 19: A sign is posted in front of an office at Google headquarters on Dec. 19, 2023, in Mountain View, California.

Corporations Too little, too late: The inadequacy of reactive antitrust enforcement in technology markets

Bill Baer, Tom Wheeler

September 18, 2026

IN FLIGHT- SEPTEMBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while aboard Air Force One while traveling back from Ireland to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Sept. 13, 2026, in flight. President Trump spoke to reporters about his trip to Ireland and a range of other topics including advancements in AI, Ukraine, and the midterms.

Artificial Intelligence Why AI safety requires more than industry self-regulation

Tom Wheeler

September 16, 2026

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JUNE 18: A laptop computer with Microsoft Copilot+ installed is on display at the Best Buy store on June 18, 2024, in Miami, Florida. Today, Best Buy began selling Microsoft's new line of AI-centric Copilot+ PCs to customers. The store has the most extensive assortment of Copilot+ PCs in their stores from vendors like Microsoft, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung. Microsoft Copilot is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by the company.

Artificial Intelligence The AI revolution threatens a ‘token divide’

Tom Wheeler

September 14, 2026

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