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University of Chicago’s Data Science Institute comes forward with years of research on internet equity; the reality isn’t good for those living on South, West sides – Chicago Tribune

From COVID-19 vaccines to the agriculture industry, from mental health wellness to the city of Chicago’s Year of Healing, equity is a term at the forefront on many societal fronts. And for the past two years, the University of Chicago Data Science Institute (DSI) has been focusing on internet equity in a hope to better […]

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SkyMall was Amazon before Amazon… and before the internet

We have been led to believe that the internet is a new idea. Yes, it is indeed something of a marvel, but the things we think it invented are mostly things we were already heading towards before it arrived on the scene. Let’s start with next-day delivery. Thirty-two years ago, back in 1990, a man […]

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Painting Selfie Avatars Takes Internet by Storm, Here’s How To Get Yours

A new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create a unique profile picture is taking the internet by storm. The NewProfilePic (also called New Profile Picture Maker) app allows you to upload your photo and choose from a variety of AI-driven cartoon styles to create a profile picture to fit your mood. What is […]

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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has a new mission

Frances Haugen was cooking dinner one Friday evening when her phone rang. On the other end of the line was the White House. Could Haugen get to Washington in four days, Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed asked. She’d been chosen to be the first lady’s guest at the forthcoming State of the Union. “It […]

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Businesses Reap The Affects Of Internet Outage | News

Last week WOW customers in both Evansville and Chicago, IL experienced an outage in their internet service. “We lost our phone service on May the 4, it was Star Wars day and we were doing all sorts of fun things for our adoption event and the all of a sudden we had no phones,” said […]

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Cox Communications Works with White House on Affordable Internet

ATLANTA and WASHINGTON, DC – From Cox Communications: Cox executives joined White House officials on May 9 to announce a partnership to make high-speed internet more affordable and accessible to households across the nation. Through the Affordable Connectivity Program, eligible households will have access to Cox’s 100 Mbps high-speed internet service at no cost. “Our […]

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Comcast Xfinity Taps Ed Helms to Showcase ‘Unbeatable Internet’

Was that supposed to be a Braveheart Scottish accent in the game-playing bit? Och, Eddie, yer boom’s oot the windae! Created by Goodby Silverstein & Partners, the work makes its point about Xfinity’s power, speed and security with perfectly pitched humor—thanks largely to Helms. Of late, he’s been rising toward that rarified pitch-king stratosphere occupied […]

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Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) Market Detailed Study Analysis With Forecast By 2028

This Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) Market report makes available statistics on the current state of the industry as a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and investors interested in this market. By understanding client’s requirements precisely and following them firmly, this market research report has been structured. This report studies market attributes, industry structure, and […]

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Mendocino County hit with AT&T phone, internet outage

May 10, 2022 An AT&T service disruption Tuesday was affecting landline services, including 9-1-1 dispatch and DSL internet, along the Mendocino County coast, officials said. ERIC GAY/AP Internet and phone services were disrupted Tuesday afternoon in parts of coastal Mendocino County due to what officials said was an AT&T outage. The service disruption originated in […]

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CORRECTING and REPLACING T-Mobile Launches Year-long Rage Against Big Internet Tour –

The tour kicks off on the heels of T-Mobile’s latest Un-carrier Move, Internet Freedom, which launches today for consumers and businesses BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Headline of release should read: T-Mobile Launches Year-long Rage Against Big Internet Tour (instead of T-Mobile Tackles Decades of Customer Disservice with Yearlong Rage Against Big Internet Tour). The updated release reads: […]