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Elon Musk has dissolved Twitter's 9-person board of directors and become its sole director (Business Insider)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 11/01/2022 - 12:08Snapchat's disappearing message function helped teenagers obtain fentanyl with deadly consequences, lawsuit argues (Business Insider)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 12:36Elon Musk says SpaceX won't cut off Starlink in Ukraine even if the US government refuses to fund the internet service (Business Insider)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 12:36Public-private partnerships can help expand internet access in rural America. Here are the biggest hurdles utility providers and (Business Insider)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 05/25/2022 - 13:27Starlink customers are frustrated with price hikes for uplink kits they still haven't received months after paying $100 deposits
In March 2022, SpaceX told its customers it was raising prices because of inflation, among other things. The price of a Starlink uplink kit rose from $500 to $550 for customers that had already paid a $100 deposit for the service, and from $500 to $600 for new customers. The monthly Starlink subscription cost climbed from $99 to $110 for all users, and many are frustrated with Starlink's delays, price hikes and apparent lack of customer service.
How Raleigh-based nonprofit RIoT is boosting entrepreneurship and job growth in the city (Business Insider)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 06/10/2021 - 11:49President Trump said Apple and Google's COVID-19 tracing tech posed 'big constitutional problems' (Business Insider)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/14/2020 - 07:46Unequal access to high-speed internet could be the biggest obstacle to getting the American economy back on track
As unemployment claims reach record highs, Americans' unequal access to high-speed internet could become a roadblock to recovery. Even before the age of coronavirus, there's evidence that the availability of high-speed internet directly affects employment. At least six studies spanning two decades show a cause-and-effect relationship: Where broadband is deployed, businesses adopt more efficient practices, introduce new services, and can reach new labor pools and customers.