Politics The FCC says AI voices in robocalls are illegal The federal agency's ruling follows concerns over how the cutting-edge technology is being used to scam people and mislead voters. Shannon Bond
Arts & Life You're not seeing things —'nudity creep' in streaming TV reveals more of its stars Naked Attraction and Sex/Life are among the shows on streaming television using uncensored nudity, including men seen full-frontal, to create buzz and attract subscribers. Neda Ulaby
Technology A 3-hour phone call that brought her to tears: Impostor scams cost Americans billions Imposter scams are top U.S. fraud now: Con artists are using new technology to get real time information plus voice cloning and caller ID spoofing to make it even harder to tell truth from fiction. Dara Kerr
National Internet Subsidy Gives $50 A Month Discounts For Low-Income Americans The $3.2 billion temporary pandemic program will last for up to six months after the pandemic is over or until the funds run out. Vanessa Romo
Business FCC Fines Sinclair Record $48 Million For Deceptive Bid For Tribune Stations FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called Sinclair's conduct "completely unacceptable" in pursuing Tribune Media. Sinclair has close ties to the Trump administration but received a record $48 million fine.
National Even In Crisis Times, There Is A Push To Wire Rural America The COVID-19 crisis has forced us to move almost everything online. But more than one-third of the U.S. population in rural areas has little or no access to the Internet. Kirk Siegler
National Here's Why You May Start Receiving Fewer Robocalls The FCC wants phone companies to block robocalls by default. "We think these actions will help consumers ... to get the peace and the quiet that they deserve," said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Merrit Kennedy
Business 'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of A majority of consumers now ignore phone calls, assuming they're mostly spam. Regulators and the wireless industry admit they don't yet have answers about stopping the growing scourge. Yuki Noguchi
National FCC Chairman Endorses T-Mobile Merger With Sprint "This is a unique opportunity to speed up the deployment of 5G throughout the United States and bring much faster mobile broadband to rural Americans," said chairman Ajit Pai. Merrit Kennedy
Law & Courts FCC Wants Phone Companies To Start Blocking Robocalls By Default "The American people are fed up with illegal robocalls," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said. "And we believe that we need to make it easier for phone companies to block these robocalls." Merrit Kennedy
