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

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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

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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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Smartsheet reportedly attracting buyout interest from private equity firms

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based software giant, which launched in 2005 and went public in 2018, has a market capitalization of around $6.6 It also trimmed net losses from $29.9 GeekWire reached out to Smartsheet for comment, and we’ll update this story if we hear back. The Bellevue, Wash.-based The company has more than 3,300 employees.

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Seattle federal jury says Boeing should pay $72M to Zunum Aero in trade secrets case

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A “CBS This Morning” video from 2018 focused on Zunum Aero’s plans to build electric airplanes. In 2018, it selected Safran Helicopter Engines to provide the engine turbine for its 12-seat hybrid-electric aircraft. million in damages from the misappropriations, reducing the net award to $71.97

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

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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

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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.