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In the first of a series, a look at how Libraries Without Borders partnered with the Parkman Branch of the Detroit Public Library to create the Wash & Learn Initiative
The Senate passed legislation to reinstate a ban on sales of US components to ZTE Corp. in a rare rebuke of President Donald Trump
Although consent orders sound good in theory, recent revelations about Facebook’s behavior have left consumers doubting that they work in practice.
The Federal Communications Commission announces that the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier database is now operational in Colorado, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
California State Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) announced that they are joining their respective network neutrality bills.
The Supreme Court sidestepped a decision on when partisan gerrymandering goes too far, ruling against the challengers of a Republican-drawn map in WI and a Democratic redistricting in MD.
AT&T unveils new video service and is buying more companies to boost advertising.
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray faced lawmakers to defend a report on the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s e-mails, which rebuked the conduct of former director James B. Comey and senior investigators but found no evidence that bias affected the probe’s conclusion.
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to buy most of 21st Century Fox’s assets in a deal worth $52.4 billion, but things got complicated recently when Comcast made a rival offer that valued the business at $65 billion.
The FCC has opened a comment docket on the proposed T-Mobile-Sprint merger and signaled the deal is about to be filed with the commission.
The US Supreme Court agreed to hear Apple's bid to kill an antitrust lawsuit over the market for iPhone apps in a case that could shield e-commerce companies from consumer claims over high commissions.
"I believe that we are entering the Third Wave of the internet, a period in which entrepreneurs will leverage technology to revolutionise major sectors of the economy"
We have the most fearsome cyberweaponry on the planet, yet we’re afraid to use it for fear of what will come next. So what is to be done?
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San Francisco’s effort to create a citywide broadband internet service for all residents and businesses has suffered a setback as outgoing Mayor Mark Farrell will not place a tax measure on the November ballot to fund the project before he leaves office in the coming weeks.
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