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.....»»
Criminal charges dropped against Sonic Automotive CEO David Smith
The Mecklenburg County, N.C., district attorney's office has voluntarily dismissed all charges against Sonic Automotive Inc. CEO David Smith, including felony assault by strangulation......»»
Judge rules $5 billion Google Chrome Incognito mode lawsuit can go forward
Lawsuit contends that "private" browsing mode should block Google's web tracking. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) US District Judge Lucy Koh has ruled that a class-action lawsuit against Google's Incognito tracking policies can go forward, Bl.....»»
John McAfee faces fraud and money laundering charges in crypto "pump-and-dump" scheme
The US District Court case, unsealed on Friday, charges John David McAfee and Jimmy Gale Watson Jr with racketeering-related crimes. If convicted on all counts, the two could face up to 100 years in prison......»»
Maryland school district places largest-ever order for electric buses
We might not be getting many EV mail trucks, but a lot of EV buses are on order. Enlarge / This is a Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley school bus, built by Thomas Built Buses and equipped with an electric powertrain from Proterra. (credit: Daimler) This.....»»
District court judge orders Valve to hand over Steam sales data to Apple
This is unfortunate news for Valve. As the company explained in its original position statement, since it's a private firm, it is not obligated to store and disclose information to the same extent that a public company would. This means that Valve do.....»»
How public health research can shape inclusive immigration policies
President Joseph Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress have started boldly with immigration. On Feb. 18, Democrats introduced the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, which would rollback many of Donald Trump's policies and bring comprehensive immigrat.....»»
Google hit with class-action lawsuit over Stadia"s 4K gaming claims
In a 42-page breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in the Eastern Court District of New York against Google, Bungie, and id Software, it's stated that Google "greatly exaggerated the streaming quality and display resolution" of Stadia and that execs from.....»»
Entire school board resigns following parent-mocking Zoom broadcast
A Zoom meeting of the Oakley Union Elementary School District board of trustees was caught by NBC News Bay Area reporter Bigad Shabad and posted to Twitter. As you can tell by the liberal use of profanity and amount of insults aimed at parents, the p.....»»
Internet access spending in public schools increases test scores, but also disciplinary problems
In a new study from the University of Notre Dame, researchers quantify how school district connectivity increases test scores, but underscore the dark side of technology -- increased behavior problems......»»
Ex-NIADA leader Gabler sentenced to 51 months in fraud case
U.S. District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter also ordered Andrew Gabler to pay a $5,000 fine and make restitution of nearly $1.7 million......»»
Sonic Offers Free Gigabit Service to Students in Berkeley School District
Sonic Offers Free Gigabit Service to Students in Berkeley School District The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), the Berkeley Public Schools Fund and ISP Sonic are providing free gigabit connectivity to qualifying students in the school distri.....»»
Lawyer fails to remove kitten filter from Zoom call, assures judge he is not a cat
As reported by the New York Times, Ponton, a county attorney in Presidio County, Texas, was participating in a hearing on Tuesday in Texas’ 394th Judicial District Court. His embodiment of a kitten is made all the more hilarious by the feline’s c.....»»
Amy Klobuchar"s Big Antitrust Bill Wants To End the Age of Megamergers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: On Thursday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the incoming Democrat head of the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, introduced an omnibus bill signaling a pitched battle over the future of antitrust law. The law ta.....»»
San Francisco Sues Its Own School District, Board Over Reopening
Several readers have shared this report: In what could be the nation's first such case, the city of San Francisco filed suit Wednesday against its own school district, demanding the restart of in-person instruction for more than 52,000 students. City.....»»
Class determines vulnerability to catastrophic glacial flooding in northwest Pakistan
A recent study examines the link between power structures and vulnerability to flash floods in Reshun. The vulnerable location of Reshun, a village in Upper Chitral District in the northwest of Pakistan, leaves it exposed to natural disaster hazards......»»
SK Hynix signs MOU for further developments in China
SK Hynix has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dalian Municipal People's Government of China and the Administrative Committee of Jinpu New District, Dalian, under which the parties will jointly collaborate on SK Hynix' acquisition o.....»»
Is Misinformation on Nextdoor Impacting Local Politics?
Was Nextdoor's impact on the world exemplified by a crucial funding referendum for the Christina School District of Newark, Delaware? Medium's tech site OneZero reports: As the 2019 referendum approached, I saw Nextdoor posts claiming that the distr.....»»
Biden’s green push gives Detroit the cover to go electric
The Democrat's victory put has some wind at the auto industry’s back and makes the commitment to electric powertrains more palatable for their risk-averse corporate cultures......»»
This audio-only social app has Twitter on alert
For months, people have been clamoring to get access to Clubhouse, a buzzy invite-only social media app where members join virtual rooms to have live, unscripted discussions. Topics range from the "future of San Francisco," with the city's district a.....»»
Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel replaces Ajit Pai, is now acting FCC chairwoman
Net neutrality supporter Rosenworcel leads FCC on at least an interim basis. Enlarge / Jessica Rosenworcel answers a question during a Senate Commerce Committee oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission on June 24, 2020.....»»