GlobalFoundries plans to spend $16B to boost domestic chip production, including $13B on its New York and Vermont plants and $3B for advanced packaging research
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New York's law requiring ISPs to offer $15 or $20/month broadband has inspired Vermont, Massachusetts, and California to guarantee affordable internet access
We recommend targeting these affordability laws on the largest and most profitable ISPs, not small and rapidly growing ones. Mastodon: @ax6761@freeradical.zone : don't threaten me with a good time ......
The Biden admin finalizes $1.5B CHIPS Act incentives for GlobalFoundries, meaning it can start receiving federal funding for facilities in Vermont and New York
- Pact doesn't include $1.6 billion loan from proposed agreement — Biden administration has been firming up Chips Act awards
A look at Front Porch Forum, which counts nearly half of Vermont's adults as active members and prioritizes careful moderation and civility over engagement
Rumors and body-shaming spread through a Vermont high school after students signed up for Fizz, an anonymous message board app for schools that has raised $40M+
Fizz has to be one of the most irresponsible concepts I've seen, based on this report. — The Wall Street Journal …
Rumors and body-shaming spread through a Vermont high school after students signed up for Fizz, an anonymous message board app for schools that has raised $40M+
An anonymous message board meant for school chatter quickly turned toxic in Vermont — An app lets high-schoolers post anonymously … Bluesky: @intelwire.bsky.social . X: @pwang , @jonhaidt , @wsj , a...
How Vermont lawmakers passed a strict online data privacy law despite significant pushback from the tech industry; GOP Gov. Phil Scott is yet to sign the bill
State lawmakers from Maine to Oklahoma say the lessons they learned from battling industry over privacy bills can provide a new playbook to fight back. Forums: r/UpliftingNews Forums: r/UpliftingNews ...
US v. SBF: Nishad Singh says SBF used customer funds for spending sprees that “reeked of excess” and he learned of an $8B hole two months before FTX collapsed
before it all crashed Luc Cohen / Reuters : Sam Bankman-Fried directed political donations despite $13 bln ‘hole’, ex-colleague testified Michael Grullon / Watcher Guru : FTX Trial: SBF Used Stolen Fu...
Cloud software company Blackbaud agrees to pay $49.5M to settle an investigation by AGs from 49 US states into a May 2020 ransomware attack and data breach
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Bernie Sanders opens a Senate investigation into Amazon's warehouse safety practices and writes to Andy Jassy about “egregious health and safety violations”
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened a Senate investigation into Amazon's warehouse safety practices …