Comcast is doubling Internet Essentials speeds. The move comes amid ongoing digital equity initiatives — and calls to do more

By Julie Zeglen

The comms giant raised speeds of its service for low-income customers. Coming amid a pandemic, it raises the questions: Is it enough? And what is Comcast’s responsibility to solve the digital divide?

How I Got Here: From a chocolate factory to a software firm, Nicole Zonnenberg kept building coding skills

By Nicole ZonnenbergFor the Fearless software engineer, a love of building on the web started early. Here's how taking on tech tasks at "a colorful collage of jobs" and a coding bootcamp led to a career.
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Baltimore city government and PCs for People are teaming to recycle laptops for digital inclusion

By Donte KirbyThrough the partnership, the city expects to provide 900 computers that can be refurbished for Baltimore residents.
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This Week in Jobs DMV: A Higher Power Edition

By Alan NeuhauserFeline forces, jobs and more.
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Stop filling healthcare gaps. Start connecting healthcare dots

By Emily DurfeeIn an op-ed, Emily Durfee of CareFirst's Healthworx calls for more regional coordination around entrepreneurs that can improve healthcare.
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