For metro governments, bigger may not be economically better
When big cities gobble up smaller ones nearby, residents often are told a consolidated government is more efficient, providing improved services and other economic benefits......»»
Metro Toyota in Cleveland suburbs acquired by Victory Auto Group
Victory Auto is privately held and led by founder Jeffrey Cappo. It represents 14 auto brands, according to its website......»»
New research reveals that chickens were widely raised across southern Central Asia from 400 BCE
Chickens are one of the most economically important animals in the world today. However, the story of their origins and dispersal across the ancient world is still poorly understood. In fact, new archaeological techniques have recently led to the rec.....»»
El Niño disasters: Governments know what"s coming, but are unprepared. Here"s what must change
Drought disasters in southern Africa are mainly attributed to a lack of preparedness, inadequate response and mitigation and poor risk reduction measures. With little to no preparation for drought disasters, such as the failure of the staple maize cr.....»»
Food scientists show rice malt has potential to play a bigger role in beer
Rice is showing potential to play a more prominent role in beer brewing, and it helps that Arkansas produces a lot of it......»»
Xfinity Mobile Plans Just Got Better, Here’s What Changed
Xfinity Mobile’s Unlimited plans just got an upgrade. The pre-paid carrier, which competes against the likes of Mint, Visible, and Metro by T-Mobile, has completely revamped its Unlimited plans and they now offer more for less. Instead of three.....»»
Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep Netflix happy: Lawsuit
Facebook Watch, Netflix were allegedly bigger competitors than they let on. Enlarge / A promotional image for Sorry for Your Loss, which was a Facebook Watch original scripted series. (credit: Facebook) Last April, Meta.....»»
Australia battles to save last 11 wild "earless dragons"
Australia's grassland earless dragon is no bigger than a pinkie when it emerges from its shell, but the little lizard faces an enormous challenge in the years ahead: avoiding extinction......»»
Corporations use government grants to lighten debt load
Local and state governments have a variety of tools at their disposal to attract businesses or entice them to stay. One is tax relief. Austin, for example, helped lure electric automaker Tesla in part with property tax rebates worth $14 million over.....»»
Manila confronts its plastic problem through a community-guided protocol
Governments and international organizations have touted the circular economy, in which materials and products stay in circulation for as long as possible, as an antidote to our global plastic problem. (The equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks of plasti.....»»
Research finds upsides for local governments that look to employ chatbots
Queensland University of Technology researchers have homed in on AI-powered chatbots in the local government sector to look at their benefits and risks, what they are used for and why, and how users view them......»»
Does Apple"s platform need to be opened up?
Does the European Union, the United States, or other governments need to intervene to fix potential problems in competitive markets for personal computing?Apple has a monopoly on the Steve Jobs TheaterApple's App Store, iPhone and its services includ.....»»
Why bigger data sets doesn’t mean better insights
Why bigger data sets doesn’t mean better insights.....»»
Researcher uses machine learning to help digitize ancient texts from Indus civilization
The civilization of Indus River Valley is considered one of the three earliest civilizations in world history, along with Mesopotamia and Egypt. Bigger geographically than those two as it unfolded starting in 3300 BCE across what is now Pakistan and.....»»
US DOJ will finally sue Apple after years of antitrust investigation
The United States Department of Justice will finally file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, probably.Governments put pressure on Apple as antitrust scrutiny increasesAn antitrust investigation against Apple by the DOJ has been underway.....»»
US DOJ to finally sue Apple after years of antitrust investigation
The United States Department of Justice will finally file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, probably.Governments put pressure on Apple as antitrust scrutiny increasesAn antitrust investigation against Apple by the DOJ has been underway.....»»
SpaceX’s workhorse launch pad now has the accoutrements for astronauts
"This system will help us scale to bigger towers and spaceships." Enlarge Upgrades at SpaceX's most-used launch pad in Florida will get a trial run Thursday with the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo ship.....»»
Metro by T-Mobile: 5 Important Things to Know
We often get questions from friends, family, and readers about Metro by T-Mobile. With that in mind, we want to outline some of the most important things to know about the wireless carrier before signing up for Metro by T-Mobile. Along with carriers.....»»
iPhone 16 buyers may be treated to slimmer bezels and bigger screens
Apple is pursuing a display tech upgrade that will slim down bezels across all iPhone 16 series smartphones. On the Pro models, the screen size goes up......»»
How ghost streams and redlining"s legacy lead to unfairness in flood risk in Detroit and elsewhere
In 2021, metro Detroit was hit with a rainstorm so severe that President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration at state officials' request......»»
Surviving the “quantum apocalypse” with fully homomorphic encryption
In the past few years, an increasing number of tech companies, organizations, and even governments have been working on one of the next big things in the tech world: successfully building quantum computers. These actors see a lot of potential in the.....»»