Lauren Boebert’s Old District Is About to Be Recaptured by a Democrat
Lauren Boebert’s Old District Is About to Be Recaptured by a Democrat.....»»
DC sues Amazon over alleged antitrust violations
The District of Columbia filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the tech giant has abused its market dominance in e-commerce to harm competition and keep retail prices artificially high across the entire internet......»»
Google is opening a retail store in New York this summer
Google has explored storefronts for a while now. Here’s a pop-up in Manhattan’s SoHo district that we took a trip to some four+ years back. But the company’s own branded retail experience has been fairly limited — unsurprising, given that.....»»
AT&T overcharged Washington, DC, for 5 years, must pay $1.5 million, AG says
DC announces $1.5M settlement after alleging AT&T "knowingly" violated contract. Enlarge (credit: Chris Young) AT&T overcharged the District of Columbia government for more than five years and has "agreed to pay $1.5 million for its failure to.....»»
Senate Democrat proposes $52 billion for U.S. chip production, R&D
The emergency funding proposal will be included in a more than 1,400-page revised bill the Senate is taking up this week to spend $120 billion on basic U.S. and advanced technology research to better compete with China......»»
Möbius loveseat by Lauren Colquhoun for Bazaar
Dezeen Showroom: influenced by water and ideas of eternity, the double-ended Möbius sofa by Lauren Colquhoun for Bazaar offers space for two people to sit and contemplate. Read more Dezeen Showroom: influenced by water and ideas of eternity.....»»
Metropolitan Validates Water Reliability for Southern California With New Urban Water Management Plan
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has demonstrated its ability to meet expected water demands in the region for the next quarter century, even under drought conditions, in a long-term manag.....»»
Helsinki calls for proposals to transform Makasiiniranta port into cultural precinct
The city of Helsinki has launched a competition to create a new waterfront cultural and leisure district on the South Harbour, which will include a design and architecture museum complex. Read more The city of Helsinki has launched a competi.....»»
Ransomware crooks post cops’ psych evaluations after talks with DC police stall
Babuk demands $4 million, Metropolitan Police Department offers $100,000. Enlarge (credit: carlballou / Getty Images) A ransomware gang that hacked the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in April posted personnel rec.....»»
Rural school districts swifter to return to in-person instruction than urban districts
About 42% of rural school districts in the U.S. offered fully in-person instruction as of February, compared with only 17% for urban districts, according to a new RAND Corporation survey of school district leaders. The opposite pattern held for fully.....»»
Open source tool can help identify gerrymandering in voting maps
Researchers describe the improved mathematical methodology of an open source tool called Gerrychain, which can help observers detect gerrymandering in a voting district plan by creating an ensemble of alternate maps that also meet legal voting criter.....»»
Ransomware Gang Threatens To Expose Police Informants If Ransom Is Not Paid
An anonymous reader writes: A ransomware gang is threatening to leak sensitive police files that may expose police investigations and informants unless the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia agrees to pay a ransom demand. A gr.....»»
Google and Apple attacked on app store "monopoly"
Republican and Democrat senators criticise Apple and Google for alleged anti-competitive behaviour......»»
Aerial photos uncover an invisible fault in Chinese city
Decades-old aerial photos of Yudong District, Datong City in Shanxi Province, Northern China have helped researchers in their search for a fault hidden underneath the city's buildings and cement roads, researchers said at the Seismological Society of.....»»
How inclusion can lead to diversity in marketing and communications
Inclusion and diversity consultant Dr Lauren Tucker explains why inclusion comes first Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article......»»
Canadian politician accidentally appears naked on Parliamentary Zoom call
William Amos, who represents the Quebec district of Pontiac for Prime Minister Trudeau's Liberal Party, was caught walking around in his birthday suit during the session. Like many countries, Canada allows some MPs to participate in parliamentary sit.....»»
Apple, Qualcomm slapped with patent infringement lawsuit targeting 5G chips
Apple and Qualcomm have been hit with a lawsuit alleging that certain 5G technologies used by both companies infringe on an RF calibration patent.Credit: QualcommThe lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Thursday.....»»
The ionizer in your kid’s school may not do much to fight COVID
Claims they remove 99% of viruses are unproven; cheaper air filters are more effective. Enlarge (credit: Robin Eckenroth | Getty Images) Last fall, Jeff Kreiter, director of operational services for the school district in Sioux Falls, South Da.....»»
Tesla illegally fired worker and must kill Musk tweet, NLRB says
The ruling, issued by two Republican members of the agency and one Democrat, states that the electric-car maker must offer to reinstate the fired employee......»»
Democrats Plan To Bombard Big Tech With Series of Antitrust Bills
The powerful Democrat overseeing antitrust legislation wants to hit Big Tech with the legislative equivalent of a swarm of drones rather than a single, hulking battleship that would be simpler to defeat. From a report: In an interview with Axios on S.....»»
Court overturns Amsterdam’s three-district ban on Airbnb rentals
A ban by Amsterdam authorities on housing owners offering their properties for vacation rentals in three central districts of the popular tourist city has been overturned after a court ruled it has no basis in law. City authorities had been respondin.....»»