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Tennessee lawmakers are considering a measure to give parents more control over what their family members view on the Internet. Pornography is rampant in the U.S., and children in so many cases can too easily access it. Ricky Darr of the National Decency Coalition believes parents ought to have control over it in their homes. “Pornographic […]

Learning from our past and reevaluating our present, a recent World Affairs Council of Philadelphia (WAC) event opened discussion for what’s next in the world of information access. Craig Snyder, president and CEO of the local council, set the tone for the gathering at the Arden Theater on Jan. 28, promising a lively discussion on […]

YC-backed Astranis has raised $90 million of new combined debt and equity funding in a Series B round led Venrock, with a sizeable contribution by existing investor (and lead of their 2018 round) Andreessen Horowitz. The funding will be used to help the company launch its first commercial satellites, the bedrock of its future internet […]

“Sonic the Hedghog” was all-but-canceled on Twitter after the trailer release last summer, when fans revolted after the look of the video game character didn’t match their treasured Sega Genesis-playing memories (his thighs are too big!) and filmmakers were forced to defend a movie that hadn’t come out yet. Faced with what — based on […]

Augusta — In my first State of the State address as Governor, I told the people of Maine … that our economy is on a solid footing and it is growing. Revenues are up, our gross domestic product is up, housing starts, construction, auto sales are all up and the state budget continues to have […]

The report, Is ID theft the cyber crime we fear most? A look at consumer views on identity theft and cyber crime, includes findings from a consumer survey of nine countries, such as:* Nearly nine in ten consumers are at least somewhat worried about their bank accounts being hacked to steal money (89%), online shopping […]

It has been a tough decade for brick-and-mall retailers, and matters seem only to be getting worse. Despite a strong consumer economy, physical retailers closed more than 9,000 stores in 2019 — more than the total in 2018, which surpassed the record of 2017. Already this year, retailers have announced more than 1,200 more intended […]

China has agreed to relax its internet restrictions, after lobbying from the higher education sector, so international students can study online while they are banned from Australia during the coronavirus outbreak. Currently more than 100,000 Chinese students, who already have Australian student visas and were planning on commencing their studies this month, are stranded outside […]

One citizen who is living in a Chinese city that is under lockdown turned to Reddit to share how the quarantine has made him a more creative cook. A passenger on board the Diamond Princess took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the alcohol supply on the quarantined cruise ship off the coast of Yokohama, Japan; […]

In December, online coding bootcamp Lambda School quietly partnered with Edly, a digital marketplace that helps schools sell income-sharing agreements (ISAs) to accredited investors. The arrangement allows Lambda to receive money from the ISAs upfront, rather than waiting for students to find jobs. But it also flies in the face of the values Lambda typically […]