Enlarge / Cable lobbyist Michael Powell speaks at a conference in September 2015. Getty Images | Larry Busacca reader comments 141 with 108 posters participating Share this story President Biden’s plan to expand broadband access and lower prices is, predictably, facing bitter opposition from cable companies that want to maintain the status quo. NCTA–The Internet ..
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reader comments 86 with 62 posters participating Share this story On Wednesday, the US Army formally moved forward with the largest ever government-related deal for headsets in the virtual and augmented reality sector: a 10-year agreement with Microsoft to provide 120,000 headsets “based” on the HoloLens line. Reports by CNBC and Bloomberg point to a ..
Enlarge / President Joe Biden speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on Monday, March 29, 2021. Getty Images | Bloomberg reader comments 211 with 129 posters participating Share this story President Biden’s plan to connect all Americans with high-speed broadband includes proposals to boost competition, build more publicly owned networks, lower ..
reader comments 233 with 105 posters participating Share this story Today, President Joe Biden will unveil a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that promises to overhaul the nation’s highways, airports, electrical grid, and more. It will be partly paid for by repealing subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. Currently, the United States gives the $180 billion ..
Enlarge / Bolognese sauce and spaghetti. Getty Images | Westend61 reader comments 63 with 51 posters participating Share this story An alleged mafia fugitive hiding from Italian police in the Dominican Republic was arrested after being spotted showing off his cooking skills in instructional videos he posted on YouTube, according to news reports. Marc Feren ..
Enlarge / The shoes—and the marketing for them—are definitely committed to their aesthetic. reader comments 147 with 82 posters participating Share this story Nike is suing the company behind a viral, limited-edition custom shoe, arguing that the unauthorized custom work dilutes its brand and creates a false impression that Nike approves the controversial design. The ..
reader comments 43 with 41 posters participating, including story author Share this story AT&T is lobbying against proposals to subsidize fiber-to-the-home deployment across the US, arguing that rural people don’t need fiber and should be satisfied with Internet service that provides only 10Mbps upload speeds. AT&T Executive VP Joan Marsh detailed the company’s stance Friday ..
reader comments 94 with 43 posters participating, including story author Share this story Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law late last week one of the nation’s most sweeping climate bills, putting the state on a path to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The law sets emissions limits of 50 percent below 1990 levels by ..
Enlarge / There was no fancy Hill hearing room for this all-virtual event, so Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey dialed in from… a kitchen. reader comments 48 with 35 posters participating Share this story A trio of major tech CEOs—Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey—once again went before Congress this week to ..
reader comments 342 with 207 posters participating Share this story Enlarge / A package is transported on a conveyor belt in an Amazon logistics center. Amazon argued yesterday before the Texas Supreme Court that it should not be held liable for defective products sold through its site. Over the years, several customers have been injured ..
