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Net neutrality preservation effort passes House vote, unlikely to go further, could become political lightning rod for November elections

The vote went as expected, but odds are it won’t go further than the senate. On Wednesday, U.S. Senate Democrats voted 52 to 47 in favor of undoing the Federal Communications Commission’s “Restoring Internet Freedom” order, which ended Obama-era net neutrality protections. The measure passed with a better margin than expected, with three Republicans and […]

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Apple Legal News

Tim Cook releases memo to Apple employees, states Trump administration’s immigration-based executive orders “are not a policy we support”

The Donald has spoken regarding immigration this past weekend. So has the Tim. In a message to Apple employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook noted that he was concerned about Donald Trump’s executive orders limiting immigration from seven countries, and that “it is not a policy we support.” In the memo, Cook noted that there were […]

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Bloom County returns, Breathed apparently an ardent Mac user

You can’t keep a good man down. Not only is legendary comic creator Berkeley Breathed back, but, after a 25 year respite, he’s brought Bloom County with him thanks to an assortment of Macs on his desk. And it is nifty.