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The FCC's Definition of Broadband Internet Is Too Slow, Government Watchdog Finds

Gizmodo

The last time the Federal Communications Commission updated its definition for broadband internet, Mad Men was still airing new episodes on TV. The agency’s minimum broadband speeds—25 megabits per second for downloading and 3 megabits per second for uploading—simply aren’t enough bandwidth in 2021 to meet the needs… Read more.

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Facebook’s plan to offer free internet in developing countries ended up costing users, WSJ reports

The Verge

Pakistan has been charged the most for using Facebook’s “free” internet at a total of $1.9 The WSJ notes that users in Pakistan have been charged the most for using Facebook’s “free” internet at a total of $1.9 Facebook has been acting not only as a social site in these countries but also as an internet provider.

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Elon Musk, the Man Who Almost Never Meets Deadlines, Says Starlink Will Come Out of Beta Phase Next Month

Gizmodo

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday announced that Starlink, the company’s satellite internet service, will come out of its public beta phase in October. While that would be exciting news, we’re taking it with a grain a salt. It is Musk, after all, the man that has become infamous for missing deadlines over the years. Read more.

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Web browsers: Reimagining remote work needs at the enterprise level

CIO Business Intelligence

Traditionally viewed as a mere window to the internet, the browser could be more aptly likened to a door – offering entry points for bad actors into devices, activities, and data. While there are “traditional” solutions to the security issues web browsers introduce, enterprise browsers provide a net-new approach.

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Lumen CEO Kate Johnson on Seattle tech, AI, lessons from Microsoft, and ‘cloudifying’ telecom

GeekWire

tech hub, home to the biggest cloud platforms, with a strong tech community, and tech-savvy customers interested in fiber internet service. She is charged with sparking new growth at a company that reported a net loss of $1.5 But beyond that, she cites the region’s importance as a major U.S. billion, down 11%.

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Beyond pays $4.5M to acquire Zulily brand, plans to relaunch flash sale site later this year

GeekWire

“Zulily, in combination with our legacy brand, Overstock, will provide our vendors multiple outlets that, not only meet customers at various price points, but also offer an additional outlet to improve their inventory turns and financial performance,” Marcus Lemonis, executive chairman of Beyond, said in a statement.

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CIO Fletcher Previn on designing the future of work

CIO Business Intelligence

When we are asking things of each other in a meeting, we are making withdrawals. Is the internet unreliable? We want an equal footing across all environments, so that people have the same meeting experience and career opportunities no matter where they are. Are there distractions in the home? Is it noisy?

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