Internet

States, local governments and internet providers have until Friday, Jan. 13 to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Map. The map shows where service is and isn’t across the country.

After buying Twitter for $44 billion, Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to make headlines for laying off half the staff, reinstating Trump's account and inspiring users' farewell to the social media app.

In Max Fisher's new book "The Chaos Machine," he examines how social media giants like Facebook and Twitter contributed to political divisions in modern America.

The arrival of Google Fiber in Kansas City highlighted the challenges the country faces when it comes to ensuring that low income household have access to the promise of world-class internet speeds.

Installing fiber-optic internet in sparsely populated places like western Kansas is extremely expensive, even with government subsidies. But some smaller, local broadband providers are finding ways to make it work where the big national companies have not.

Wikipedia, which seemingly has an entry for everything, lacks information on historic Black Kansas Citians. The Kansas City Library is mobilizing a group of volunteers to fix that.

The editor of The New York Times Book Review on the ideas, technology and life experiences eliminated by the internet age.

The Kansas City Public Library claims that Miranda Pratt is "the first Wikipedian-In-Residence appointed by a public library in the United States."

Using the internet was integral to getting through the pandemic, however, many in Kansas lacked a reliable connection.

What's keeping parts of Kansas from getting good internet service, and Waxahatchee on post-pandemic touring and her latest album.

The Emergency Broadband Benefit program will give eligible Missourians up to $50 per month toward their internet bill. The $3.2 billion program was announced by the Federal Communications Commission.

Rural Kansas has been left on the wrong side of the digital divide, but some new technology and fresh business models hold some hope for broadband in remote places.