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Feds move to block California’s net neutrality law

The Verge

On Wednesday, the US Justice Department asked a federal judge to block California’s pivotal net neutrality law, according to Reuters. After the FCC reversed its net neutrality rules in 2017, the agency’s decision was challenged in court by a coalition of organizations including Mozilla.

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Biden’s plan to make your internet cheaper and better is one step closer

Vox

Jessica Rosenworcel, seen here at a protest against the net neutrality repeal, is the new permanent chair of the FCC. Net neutrality is back on the table. And Biden nominated Gigi Sohn, a former FCC staffer and prominent advocate for an open and affordable internet, to fill the agency’s last spot. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

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Biden’s FCC is still deadlocked, and net neutrality hangs in the balance

The Verge

But the new chair will arrive in the middle of an agency stalemate that’s put net neutrality work on pause for Biden’s entire first year in office. Without a majority, Democrats will have little chance of bringing back Obama-era net neutrality rules, since the Republican commissioners remain deeply opposed to net neutrality.

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WebMD will pay $75M to acquire employee experience company Limeade

GeekWire

The company made its initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in December 2019. Limeade reported a net loss of $3 million in its most recent quarter, down from a net loss of $6.4 WebMD is a subsidiary of digital media giant Internet Brands , which acquired the company in 2017 for nearly $3 billion.

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7 Recruiting Trends That Will Continue Into 2019

Hacker Earth

And surprisingly, the year 2019 looks to be no different. So here’s a closer look at the lessons 2018 taught us and what we can expect from 2019. . This helps the organizations lower their net expenditure on infrastructure and also increase employee efficiency. You can’t wait for the right candidate to come to you.

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October Telecom Conference Coverage 2019

Spearline Testing

Highlights of GITEX Technology Week 2019 6th - 10th OCT. Highlights of the 3rd Edition India Mobile Congress 2019 14th - 16th OCT. " 150,000 villages in rural India now connected through Bharat net. Qualcomm also further pushing towards 5G, wearables, automotive Industry at MWC Barcelona 2019.

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How neo-Nazis used the internet to instigate a right-wing extremist crisis

Vox

There were 838 active hate groups this year, compared to 940 in 2019, according to an annual report by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). That public show of force was decades in the making — neo-Nazis have been using the internet since the early ’80s to recruit new followers. This isn’t necessarily good news.

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