Tech&Science · Important news for 21 August 2026
Asian water tower losing 24 billion tonnes of groundwater annually
Four States Sue Meta Demanding Billions Over Child Safety Practices
Climate Professor Warns Heatwaves Accelerate Permafrost Tipping Point Risks
FCC officially scraps long-term gigabit broadband speed goals
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has eliminated long-term broadband speed benchmarks previously established during the Biden administration.
- FCC Chairman Brendan Carr ended long-term broadband speed goals from the Biden administration.
- The prior goals aimed for gigabit download and half-gigabit upload speeds.
FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, citing technological neutrality
That's all the important news for now
Everything above cleared the significance threshold. You're free.