VIA “reuters.com” by Alina Selyukh (Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the strictest-ever rules on Internet providers, who in turn pledged to battle the new restrictions in the courts and Congress, saying they would discourage investment and stifle innovation. The rules, which will go into effect in coming weeks, are expected to face legal […]
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Left to right: Tyler Swartz, Giuliano Giacaglia (CTO/cofounder), Ben Kaplan (CEO/cofounder), and Claire Uhar VIA “businessinsider.com” by Julie Bort Since September an app called Wigo, the brainchild of 23-year-old college dropout Ben Kaplan, has become the hottest thing on college campuses. Wigo helps college kids find out where their friends are going to meet up […]
VIA “huffingtonpost.com” by Jesse Rifkin The average age of a state legislator nationwide is 56, but that didn’t stop these folks from running for office. With differing political ideologies and representing a range of states, they share one uncommon characteristic: their youth. The youngest one was elected at 18, and even the oldest is only […]
VIA “inhabitat.com” by Colin Payne Portland residents can now generate green electricity simply by turning on their water taps and flushing their toilets. Fast Company reports that the Oregon city is using a state-of-the art system to capture energy from water flowing through the city’s pipelines. Small turbines installed inside the pipelines are turned by […]
The word to sum up this week’s domestic economic indicators is “patience.” This is the word that the Fed has adopted as a mantra. The FOMC minutes were released this week and it seems to show that the Fed is unsure what to do next. The economy is making a turnaround in their opinion, so […]
i can. i will. i’ll try un – til. Johnny Cash cover for Tom Petty’s classic, “Won’t back down.” This is for every American, every fighter, every spirit, every world-goer. …
VIA “TechCrunch.com” by Alex Wilhelm According to a recent report, Twilio wants to go public. Twilio, a company that provides software-based communications tools for developers, closed out 2014 on a $100 million annual run rate. Or, put another way, Twilio brought in just over $8 million in top line last December. Box, New Relic and Hortonworks each recently proved that […]
VIA “nytimes.com” by Robert Pear WASHINGTON — President Obama said Tuesday that 11.4 million people had selected private health insurance plans or renewed their coverage under the Affordable Care Act in the enrollment period that ended Sunday. “It gives you some sense of how hungry people were out there for affordable, accessible health insurance,” Mr. […]
VIA “Bloomberg.com” by Jonathan Allan Feb 17, 2015 9:10 PM EST A source familiar with the senator’s plans says he could declare himself a candidate in early April. Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is looking to announce his presidential bid the second week of April—if he decides to run—a person familiar with his plans said Tuesday. […]
