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Enlarge Several US government agencies are having a busy week for doling out broadband deployment funding to ISPs and state governments. Today, the FCC announced $ 791.6 million for six broadband providers, covering network expansions to over 350,000 homes and businesses in 19 states. The ISPs will receive the money over 10 years. “This round […]
Hundreds of tons of waste that Americans believed they were recycling is now piling up in processing plants or being dumped into landfills, as China’s decision to stop buying garbage for environmental reasons begins to bite. Beijing’s 2017 decision to ban imports of 24 varieties of trash brought to light the real destination of most […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) The Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox have struck a new merger agreement, with Fox’s leadership having rejected Comcast’s attempt to outbid Disney. Under the amended acquisition agreement announced today, Disney would buy Fox for $ 71.3 billion in cash and stock. This comes one week after […]
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston famously turned down Steve Jobs when Jobs offered to acquire the company. After the rejection, Jobs not-so-subtly implied that he’d have to put Dropbox out of business instead. On Friday, Dropbox went public, with its stock popping 35% by the end of the first day of trading, defying the rest of […]
A week after 17 people were killed in a shooting at a Parkland, Florida school, the state legislature is facing backlash over dropping a gun control bill yet finding time to debate the ills of pornography. In Tuesday’s session, the Florida House of Representatives voted 36-71 against passing House Bill 219 in a matter of […]
The largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, is a commodity and not a payment system, according to Visa’s chief executive. Visa will also not give bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies a platform for wire transfers and exchanges. “I don’t view it as payment system player,” CEO Alfred Kelly told CNBC. “We at Visa won’t process transactions that are cryptocurrency-based. […]
The UNGA Third Committee overwhelmingly passed a Russian-introduced resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism. The US did not break with its annual tradition of saying ‘no’ during the symbolic vote. Ukraine also voted against. The Moscow-drafted resolution against whitewashing and attempting to glorify Nazi ideology was approved by a majority in the United Nations […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images Three Republican governors — John Kasich of Ohio, Brian Sandoval of Nevada, and Charlie Baker of Massachusetts — signed onto a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday rejecting the current iteration of the GOP healthcare bill. In the letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, three Republican […]
1. All season we’ve been waiting to see whether Chris’ parents would go to his wedding on Bride and Prejudice. While Chris was initially rejected by his parents, he spent some time with them in the hopes of convincing them to come. He even bought them tickets to Palm Springs, where the wedding was to […]
The former Ivory Coast international this week rejected a chance to continue his playing career at Brazilian club Corinthians. The 38-year-old striker has been without a club since leaving MLS outfit Montreal Impact last month, where he spent one-and-a-half seasons. He said: “There have been a lot of rumours linking me to a move to […]
