Virginia Shifts $700 Million In Relief Funds To Boost Rural Broadband Access Virginia will direct $700 million drawn from pandemic relief funds to boost broadband access and help close the digital divide for some of the poorest regions of the state. Claudia Grisales
Oof, Y'all, Dictionary.com Just Added Over 300 New Words And Definitions Terms related to pop culture, technology and the pandemic — like "zaddy," "5G" and "asynchronous" — are also among the latest additions to the online dictionary. Josie Fischels
An Amazon Delivery Driver Killed A Spider For A Grateful Customer. There's A Video Terrified of the "huge" spider on her porch, a woman used Amazon's special instructions section to ask her delivery driver to kill it. He did, and now she's trying to find him to say, "Thank you." Josie Fischels
Companies May Be Flagging Themselves For Hackers By Buying Cybersecurity Insurance An uptick in ransomware attacks has led more companies to buy cybersecurity insurance. But some bad actors actually target companies with this coverage, figuring they'll be more likely to pay ransoms. David Gura
Emoji Use At Work? Survey Says — Thumbs Up! A survey of 7,000 emoji users in the U.S., Europe and Asia found that emoji are not only useful on the job — they can make people feel more connected and receptive to new tasks. Andrea Hsu
The White House Announces Additional Steps To Combat Ransomware The Biden administration has launched a new ransomware task force and stopransomware.gov, a website of preventive resources. Elena Moore
Why Remote Work Might Not Revolutionize Where We Work Apple joins the ranks of tech firms freeing many employees from Silicon Valley offices. What this might mean for the geography of the American economy. Greg Rosalsky
How New Biden Rules Could Make It Easier To Buy Hearing Aids Or Fix Your Phone In a new executive order, President Biden aims to kickstart competition for consumers, workers and farmers in ways both big and small, starting with a list of 72 initiatives. Roberta Rampton
More Than 30 States Sue Google Over 'Extravagant' Fees In Google Play Store It's the latest government challenge over how Big Tech controls app stores. Officials say Google acts like a monopoly by abusing the power it has over how people pay for apps on Google devices. Bobby Allyn
Donald Trump Sues Facebook, YouTube And Twitter For Alleged Censorship The former president filed suit against three of the nation's biggest tech giants, alleging they wrongfully kicked him off their platforms after a mob of his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol. Shannon Bond
