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Friday, December 17, 2021
December 2021
FTC opens antitrust probe into Meta’s purchase of VR fitness app Supernatural (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 12/17/2021 - 06:39Facebook, Other Researchers Step Up Fight Against Cyberspying for Hire (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 12/17/2021 - 06:37Netflix Slashes India Prices in Battle With Amazon, Disney (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 12/17/2021 - 06:36Weekly Digest
Weekly Digest
Rural online businesses expect a coming broadband boom
The $65 billion federal boost to expand broadband access in the US will be a boon to the women-run companies on platforms like Etsy and Airbnb, especially as they see an increase in rural businesses. Expanding high-speed internet access across the country will enable more women to participate in the online economy at a time when women
Nokia aims to make it easier to install fiber-like broadband in multi-dwelling units
Nokia unveiled a new solution called Gigabit Connect which is designed to make broadband deployments in multi-dwelling units (MDUs) easier for fiber players who lack expertise with legacy cabling. The company explained the product builds on G.fast, a technology which allows high-speed broadband to be delivered via copper and coax wiring over short distances. Specifically, Gigabit Connect is meant to make G.fast more friendly for fiber players by enabling the last leg of connectivity to be managed as a fiber endpoint under a single management interface.
USDA Invests $5.2 Billion to Build and Improve Critical Rural Infrastructure in 46 States and Puerto Rico (Department of Agriculture)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 12/16/2021 - 17:47Sohn Has Issues with Net Neutrality General Conduct Standard
Gigi Sohn, President Biden's nominee for the Federal Communications Commission, told Sen.