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VIRGINIA EXPECTS $2B IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE BROADBAND FUNDING

Virginia has received a record number of local and private sector applications to match state investments in broadband connectivity and the state expects more than $2 billion in total broadband funding, Gov. Ralph Northam announced this week.

NETFLIX POSTS HIGHER 3Q EARNINGS, SOLID SUBSCRIBER GROWTH

Netflix posted sharply higher third-quarter earnings thanks to a stronger slate of titles, including “Squid Game,” the dystopian survival drama from South Korea that the company says became its biggest-ever TV show.

TESLA HITS RECORD PROFIT DESPITE PARTS SHORTAGE, SHIP DELAYS

Record electric vehicle sales last summer amid a shortage of computer chips and other materials propelled Tesla Inc. to the biggest quarterly net earnings in its history.

RIGHT ON CUE: NBA FINDS HIGH TECH OPTION FOR VIRUS TESTING

If so inclined, an NBA player could now test himself for the coronavirus and get results on his phone in no more than 20 minutes.

SENATOR ASKS FACEBOOK CEO TO TESTIFY ON INSTAGRAM AND KIDS

The senator leading a probe of Facebook’s Instagram and its impact on young people is asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the panel that has heard farreaching criticisms from a former employee of the company.

COMPANY BEHIND TETHER ‘TOKEN' FINED $41M BY US REGULATORS

The company behind a digital token called Tether has agreed to pay $41 million to settle charges that it misled investors by claiming the token was fully backed at all times by U.S. dollars and other fiat currencies

FACEBOOK PLANS TO HIRE 10,000 IN EUROPE TO BUILD ‘METAVERSE'

Facebook said it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform that promises to connect people virtually but could raise concerns about privacy and the social platform gaining more control over people’s online lives.

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NIPPON STEEL SUES JAPAN BUSINESS PARTNER TOYOTA OVER PATENT

Nippon Steel Corp. is suing Toyota Motor Corp. over a patent for a technology used in electric motors in a rare case of legal wrangling between Japan’s top steelmaker and top automaker over intellectual property.

CHINA CRACKDOWN ON APPLE STORE HITS HOLY BOOK APPS, AUDIBLE

Amazon’s audiobook service Audible and phone apps for reading the holy books of Islam and Christianity have disappeared from the Apple store in mainland China, the latest examples of the impact of the country’s tightened rules for internet firms.

THE BEST TRAVEL PLAN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON: A BACKUP PLAN

It’s not even the busiest time of year for travel yet, and 2021 has already been chaotic — even for the most seasoned travelers.

CHINA CALLS MISSILE LAUNCH ‘ROUTINE TEST' OF NEW TECHNOLOGY

China said its launch of a new spacecraft was merely a test to see whether the vehicle could be reused.

CARBON DIOXIDE UNDERGROUND STORAGE PROJECT ADVANCES

Plans for North Dakota’s first carbon dioxide storage project are moving forward.

DENIS VILLENEUVE'S DREAMS OF ‘DUNE' REACH THE BIG SCREEN

It was the eyes that drew Denis Villeneuve to “Dune.”

RIGHT ON CUE: NBA FINDS HIGHTECH OPTION FOR VIRUS TESTING

If so inclined, an NBA player could now test himself for the coronavirus and get results on his phone in no more than 20 minutes.

WALGREENS BEGINS TESTING DRONE DELIVERY IN TEXAS

Walgreens will begin flying packages by drone to residents in a pair of Texas cities in partnership with Google’s drone-making affiliate, Wing.

As Bitcoin Goes Mainstream, Wall Street Looks to Cash In

Love cryptocurrencies or hate the very idea of them, they’re becoming more mainstream by the day.

TALES FROM THE CRYPTO

Environmentally-friendly power for CRYPTO MINING is becoming a big issue

CLOSE COMBAT V: INVASION NORMANDY

Twenty years later, this RTS is still just as innovative.

VOXELS

Who needs polygons when you have blocks?

“The environments are cluttered, bustling, and convincingly lived-in”

Falling in love with the Arcology, the setting for cyberpunk shooter THE ASCENT

BODY POLITIC

Celebrating the bravery and unbridled intellect of ION STORM AUSTIN

MINECRAFT

A ten-year-old game is still reaching new heights.

EAST MOVES WEST IN - TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II

Can stubborn dwarfs colonize the far side of the world?

“Could a quality peripheral turn me into Michael Schumacher?”

Will a fancy wheel bring the Grand Prix, or the booby prize, in F1 2017?

“You'd best beware my energy sword should ye step anywhere near it”

Finishing the fight every weekend in HALO 3

Several People Are Typing

Slack made it easier to crack jokes and easier to stir up trouble. Employees love it. Bosses don’t.

The Engineers' Daughter

James and Lindsay Sulzer have spent their careers developing technologies to help people recover from disease or injury. A freak accident changed their work—and lives—forever.

WHO HONORS HENRIETTA LACKS, WOMAN WHOSE CELLS SERVED SCIENCE

The chief of the World Health Organization honored the late Henrietta Lacks, an American woman whose cancer cells were taken without her knowledge during the 1950s and ended up providing the foundation for vast scientific breakthroughs, including research about the coronavirus.

WITH HUMOR, VENOM 2 LEANS INTO RELATIONSHIPS

“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is best when it’s not trying to be a comic book movie.