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Cable companies to offer effectively free internet to low-income homes
Vice President Kamala Harris during an event on high-speed internet access. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Biden administration said it secured commitments from 20 internet service providers to either reduce prices or increase speeds to serve low-income households, according to a White House press release published Monday. The news means […]
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Trump lawsuit asking to lift Twitter ban is dismissed
Former President Donald Trump Tom Brenner | Reuters A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter. But San Francisco federal district court Judge James Donato left the door open for Trump and other plaintiffs to file an amended complaint against Twitter that is consistent […]
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Elon Musk denies claim by Truth Social boss that Trump encouraged him to buy Twitter
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks to media representatives at the Tesla Gigafactory construction site In Grünheide near Berlin, September 3, 2020. Julian Stähle | picture alliance via Getty Images Elon Musk on Friday flatly denied a claim by the head of ex-President Donald Trump’s new social media company that Trump had encouraged Musk’s bid […]
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Facebook caused chaos to put pressure on Australian lawmakers, report says
The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook purposely used a broad algorithm to block news in Australia last year, causing pages for charities, emergency services and hospitals to be affected. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Facebook used an algorithm it knew would affect pages beyond those of publishers in Australia […]
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Binance is backing Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition — here’s why it’s a big deal for crypto enthusiasts
Binance is the world’s largest crypto exchange, handling billions of dollars in trading volumes on a daily basis. STR | NurPhoto via Getty Images Bitcoin exchange Binance’s move to participate in Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of Twitter could boost digital currency evangelists’ hopes for the development of a more “decentralized,” crypto-friendly social media platform. […]
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Tesla bull Ron Baron says Musk got an ‘incredibly cheap’ deal on Twitter
Ron Baron Cameron Costa | CNBC Ron Baron, one of Tesla’s largest shareholders and CEO of Baron Capital, suggested Thursday that Musk got a good deal on his Twitter acquisition, after earlier calling the Tesla CEO’s involvement in the company “meaningless.” In a statement to CNBC’s Becky Quick, Baron said that, after doing two days […]
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Bill Gates questions Elon’s Musk’s goals with Twitter: ‘He could make it worse’
Bill Gates attends the World Leaders’ Summit “Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment” session on day three of COP26 on November 02, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bill Gates has warned that Elon Musk could make Twitter “worse” after the Tesla CEO pledged to buy the […]
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Here’s what a former Twitter engineering head thinks about Elon Musk’s plan
Elon Musk, Founder and Chief Engineer of SpaceX, speaks during the Satellite 2020 Conference in Washington, DC, United States on March 9, 2020. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The following is a selection from Big Technology, a newsletter by Alex Kantrowitz. To get it in your inbox each week, you can sign up […]
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This 35-year-old turned her side hustle into a $141 million company—here’s the 5-step business plan she used
In 2014, I walked away from my $35,000-per-year job in insurance sales to grow my e-commerce side hustle with my husband Chris. We had been experimenting with selling clothes and accessories on online marketplaces, including eBay and Facebook. Our online community of friends and customers quickly grew from a few hundred members to over 10,000 […]
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Elon Musk Twitter profile change briefly sends token of Bored Ape NFT project soaring
The Bored Ape NFT collection has garnered a cult-like following since its inception in April 2021. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk on Wednesday changed his profile picture on Twitter to an image featuring various avatars from the Bored Ape non-fungible token collection, sending the price of the project’s digital token soaring. […]
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