The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved an application by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, allowing the aerospace company to provide broadband services using satellites in the U.S. and worldwide. “With this action, the Commission takes another step to increase high-speed broadband availability and competition in the United States,” the FCC said […]
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Mueller probing Russia contacts at Republican convention: Reuters, citing sources
Investigators probing whether Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign colluded with Russia have been questioning witnesses about events at the 2016 Republican National Convention, according to two sources familiar with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiries. Mueller’s team has been asking about a convention-related event attended by both Russia’s U.S. ambassador and Jeff […]
Facebook was informed privacy breach app might sell user data
Facebook was informed that the app at the center of a massive data leak could sell user data to third parties, according to documents seen by the Financial Times, raising fresh questions about how the company protects its users’ data. The social network was sent terms and conditions for the […]
New Jersey’s pension sold remaining stake of weapons maker Vista Outdoor as scrutiny on gunmakers intensifies
New Jersey’s $78 billion state pension has sold its $1.9 million stake in the firearm and ammunition maker Vista Outdoor and may try to engage weapons makers and retailers to push for “positive change” in their business practices. The move comes just weeks after a state senator, Vin Gopal, introduced […]
Buffett rumor can’t save GE from being the worst Dow performer in the first quarter
Despite General Electric shares rising the most in a single day in nearly three years Tuesday, the embattled industrial conglomerate ended the first quarter as the worst performer on the Dow Jones industrial average. GE stock dropped more than 25 percent in the first quarter, dropping nearly twice as much […]
Trump pushes infrastructure plan, but says it will likely have to wait until after the midterms
President Donald Trump said his much-hyped infrastructure plan will likely have to wait until after this year’s midterm elections. Ironically, Trump made the remark at an event that was intended to push his infrastructure plan, which would include $200 billion in federal funding meant to encourage $1.5 trillion in overall […]
An 18-year-old won the lottery on her first try—and she’s doing something unusual with her prize
Earlier this month, on her 18th birthday, Charlie Lagarde won the lottery the first time she played, CNN reports. The Quebecois beat the one in 6 million odds to take home the grand prize: a lump sum of $1 million or $1,000 a week — for the rest of her […]
What Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates was doing at 20 years old
Today, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is one of the world’s richest people, with a total net worth estimated at nearly $90 billion. But a little over four decades ago, Gates was a brash young software developer who was just getting ready to take center stage. In fact, it was this […]
If you hit the $502 million Mega Millions jackpot, here’s how to keep it quiet
With the Mega Millions jackpot swelling to at least $502 million for Friday night’s drawing, many ticket-holders likely are daydreaming about what they’d do with that kind of money. They also should be thinking about how they would protect their identity if they win big. Experts say it’s the most […]
TripAdvisor pulling ads for right-wing TV host after she criticized Parkland school shooting survivor
Online travel website TripAdvisor said it will stop advertising on right-wing host Laura Ingraham’s television show after she attacked a survivor of the February Parkland, Florida school shooting on Twitter. In a statement on Thursday, a company spokesperson said that TripAdvisor does not “condone the inappropriate comments made by this […]