Month: November 2024
The Supreme Court will decide the fate of America’s low-income broadband fund
The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on a case involving funding for a major broadband subsidy program, the Universal Service Fund (USF). SCOTUS granted cert in a pair of cases called Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research, and Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition v. Consumers’ Research, which were…
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DirecTV and Dish’s on-and-off merger saga switches back to off
DirecTV has dropped its plans to acquire Dish, the company announced Thursday. The deal would’ve created a TV service megamerger, but it fell through after Dish bondholders rejected the takeover. “While we believed a combination of DIRECTV and DISH would have benefitted all stakeholders, we have terminated the transaction because…
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Early Black Friday Deals on Amazon Devices, Even Kindles (2024)
Black Friday deals on Amazon devices have started early. Even the brand-new Kindle lineup is on sale. Source
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10 Best Mattresses for Back Pain, Tested and Reviewed (2024)
Struggling with back pain while you sleep or when you wake up in the morning? These mattresses can help with that. Source
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You can finally try Windows Recall, if you have a Copilot+ PC with a Snapdragon chip
After many delays, Windows Insiders can now try out Recall Windows Recall was pushed back after privacy concerns, which are addressed You’ll need a Snapdragon Copilot+ PC to give it a go Windows Recall feature’s long road to actually being rolled out is finally coming to an end – sort…
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Amazon is investing billions in its favorite AI and it’s not Alexa – yet
Amazon just invested another $4B in Anthropic Most believe Claude will be Alexa AI’s brains Why isn’t Amazon sharing updates about its popular chatbot? Amazon Alexa’s 10-year anniversary passed without fanfare and, in particular, without the major AI update we were promised in 2023. Now, though, as Amazon invests over…
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