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California can finally enforce its landmark net neutrality law, judge rules

The Verge

Net neutrality died a horrible death in 2017, but things have just turned around: California’s landmark net neutrality law — erected in 2018 but immediately blocked by lawsuits from Trump’s Department of Justice and the telecom industry — can finally be enforced. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Tim Wu, the ‘father of net neutrality,’ is joining the Biden administration

The Verge

Tim Wu — the Columbia law professor who coined the term “net neutrality” — is joining the Biden administration , where he’ll be working on technology and competition policy at the National Economic Council. Photo: New America / Flickr. Wu is a prominent voice online, as one of the most well-known advocates for a free and open internet.

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Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 15% in 2019, highlighting the challenge of net zero emissions

GeekWire

Amazon has pledged to make its retail and cloud-computing operations “net carbon zero” by 2040, but its newly released 2019 sustainability report shows that greenhouse gas emissions rose over the previous year by 15%. grams of CO2e per dollar of Gross Merchandise Sales in 2018 to 122.8 It dropped 5%, declining from 128.9

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Zoom sets sights on AI development as it posts fourth-quarter loss

Computerworld Vertical IT

Videoconferencing company Zoom is pinning its growth plans on investment in AI, after reporting its first fourth quarter net loss since 2018. Online revenue was also down 10% year over year to $481.7 million.

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Redfin lays off 201 employees as housing market continues to retrench

GeekWire

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman at the 2018 GeekWire Summit. The company also reported a net loss of $61.9 GeekWire File Photo / Dan DeLong) Redfin laid off 201 employees, or about 4% of its workforce, on Tuesday as it continues to trim expenses in response to the housing downturn and ongoing economic uncertainty.

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E-commerce company Kaspien, previously known as Etailz, is shutting down and laying off staff

GeekWire

year-over-year, and a net loss of $1.8 The company reported a net loss of $5.1 Kaspien is led by CEO Brock Kowalchuk , who joined the company in 2018 after a 7-year stint with Goldman Sachs. Kaspien has less than 100 employees, according to LinkedIn. Kaspien’s third quarter earnings report shows revenue of $26.4

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Microsoft, Brooks, Unilever and others join Amazon’s Climate Pledge, topping 30 signatories

GeekWire

Amazon announced the Climate Pledge last year , promising to meet the net-zero emissions goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change by 2040, 10 years ahead of schedule. Microsoft announced its own climate plan in January and followed up this summer by forming its own coalition, Transform to Net Zero. new sign, who dis?

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