The FCC has just approved nearly five billion dollars in subsidies for rural broadband operators to be paid out over the next ten years. Recipients of this windfall will have to “maintain, improve, and expand” their broadband infrastructure, especially in …
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Tensions between Donald Trump and major automakers erupted this week over the president’s plan to gut Obama-era fuel efficiency standards, the latest flareup in the administration’s testy relationship with the industry. In a series of tweets Wednesday, …
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Red Bull is paying out a settlement to disgruntled customers who believed the popular energy drink would—as its advertising suggests—give them wings. Dished Vancouver reports that Red Bull GmbH, the beverage brand’s Austrian parent company, has …
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China tariffs go up on Sept. 1 and again on Dec. 15, meaning everything U.S. companies buy from Chinese manufacturers will be charged 10% to 25% more that it used to. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg). ASSOCIATED PRESS. Next week marks the final week …
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Patrick Byrne finally gave his critics the flameout they've been predicting for years. In a 1,600-word email statement in which he vowed to disappear
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