The money will address projects at risk of missing a federal deadline on cable installation for rural Virginians.
Tad Dickens
Tad Dickens is technology reporter for Cardinal News. He previously worked for the Bristol Herald Courier and The Roanoke Times. He's also a drummer in two Roanoke-area bands. Reach at tad@cardinalnews.org or 540 293-6018.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators say Israeli drones use Virginia Tech hardware. Public documents don’t support that claim.
The university, which has been involved in drone research for years, denies the allegation, and publicly available information doesn’t show a connection.
Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council fetes winners at annual celebration
Virginia Western Community College’s longtime president was selected for the RBTC Hall of Fame, and an oncological therapeutics company took the top entrepreneurship prize.
Luna Innovations considers options including sale or merger as it reports latest executive turnover
The Roanoke-based technology company has struggled since it announced an indefinite delay of annual and quarterly reports. It has now fired its CTO, accepted the resignation of its CFO and taken back its former CEO’s severance pay.
Blacks In Technology’s Southwest Virginia chapter celebrates its first year
The group, which is aligned with the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council and has almost 80 members, recently was recognized as the organization’s fastest-growing chapter.
TikTok law’s ramifications are international — and local
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, defended the new law meant to force social media app TikTok to either be sold from Chinese control or face a ban in the United States. Some users and computer science experts aren’t so sure.
Judge nixes lawsuit challenging Virginia law on broadband crossings of railroads
The railroad industry group that filed suit on behalf of Norfolk Southern and CSX doesn’t have standing, a federal judge ruled.
A federal program that helps low-income residents pay for internet is ending, affecting over 346,000 Virginians
The Affordable Connectivity Program was funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, but the money has run out and Congress hasn’t provided an alternative.
General Assembly agrees with governor’s change to broadband deployment bill
The legislation known as the make-ready bill goes back to Gov. Glenn Youngkin for his signature and would become law on July 1.
Sen. Kaine calls for FTC probe into videos showing murders of Roanoke journalists
In a letter to the FTC chairwoman, Kaine cites YouTube, Facebook and Instagram for not removing videos showing the 2015 slaying of two TV journalists at Smith Mountain Lake.