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If Comcast Can Increase the Speed of Its Internet Plans, It Can Get Rid of Data Caps

Gizmodo

Comcast is increasing the speed of its Internet Essentials package from 25/3 Mbps to 50/5 Mbps starting March 1, 2020 at no additional cost. The change is part of what the ISP says is a long-term commitment to digital equity, and that offering low-income households speeds above the FCC-defined minimum will help to… Read more.

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How the internet gets people to plagiarize each other

Vox

The internet is full of terrible corners, but none are as skin-crawling as what you see when you open a new account on TikTok. There are a lot of people who’ve had their hard work repackaged for profit, and I fear it’s ultimately going to be a net negative for the whole ecosystem of people who create and tell stories.”. Getty Images.

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Vizio files to go public, has sold over 80 million TVs

The Verge

million TVs in 2020. Later in the filing, Vizio says: While we generate the significant majority of our total net revenue from sales of our Smart TVs and sound bars, our Platform+ net revenue has grown 304.4 million in 2020. million internet-connected TVs still running its legacy software. percent from $36.4

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- Net Neutrality? But Affordability?!

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

The FCC and a large portion of the nation are wringing our collective hands about net neutrality. And, as cool new applications such as high-definition video develop, the gaps will only widen, and even more Americans will be left in the dust of the Net. Net neutrality is important. But most cable companies are equally disliked.

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Will technology harm or help young people’s brains? A highly nuanced debate

Trends in the Living Networks

Pew Internet & American Life Project’s latest study on the future of the internet examines how young people will be affected by technology. They lack deep-thinking capabilities; they lack face-to-face social skills; they depend in unhealthy ways on the internet and mobile devices to function.

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Beyond the IoT Buzz Is A New Horizon of Embedded Intelligence, Information Flows and Seriously Smart Apps

CTOvision

Editor''s note: Allen Bonde, of embedded analytics leader Actuate (now a subsidiary of OpenText), believes that the opportunities around Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT) and wearables are about to change our world – and that of business applications. - By Allen Bonde. billion mark.

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Hating work is having a moment

Vox

Importantly, the pandemic — as well as government social safety nets like extended unemployment benefits — gave people the time, distance, and perspective to reevaluate the place of work in their lives. Posts about quitting are proliferating across the internet, including on TikTok , YouTube, and Twitter.

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