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Democrats are recharging the fight for net neutrality by introducing a new bill on Thursday that would codify the deeply divisive open internet rules. Led by Sens. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act would reclassify broadband internet service as an essential service, authorizing the Federal Communications Commission to enforce rules banning discriminatory practices like blocking and throttling certain lanes of internet traffic. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) is spearheading…

Automakers might just get the EV tax credit extension they've been hoping for. Bloomberg and InsideEVs claim Senators Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin have reached an agreement on the Inflation Reduction Act that would replace the 200,000-unit cap on federal EV tax credits with a system that would restore those perks for GM, Tesla and Toyota. According to Bloomberg's sources, the new approach is a compromise that would switch to price- and income-based limits, drop union manufacturing requirements and offer credits for used…

The once lucrative heart-drug market is now poised to make a comeback, but at the cost of heavy investments in research and deal making.After watching lower-priced generics seize sales of once-highflying blood-pressure, cholesterol and other heart drugs, companies struggled to discover replacements and then win reimbursement for five-figure prices. Drugmakers are now rolling out new medicines, though their commercial prospects are uncertain. Novartis AG recently launched a new…

In a brief order, the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said it would not rehear arguments over whether Qualcomm had engaged in anticompetitive patent-licensing practices to keep a monopoly on the market for modem chips that connect smart phones to wireless data networks.On August 11, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit said the US Federal Trade Commission failed to establish that Qualcomm's practices had an anticompetitive effect on the cellular chip market. The FTC had asked the entire court to rehear arguments and…

It has been an eventful year for the crypto market thus far, but not the kind you wish as an investor. Major cryptocurrencies have taken a nosedive following a deep correction. Even though the market is consolidating at a critical level, no one knows where the macro bottom will be. The two largest digital assets by market capitalization, Bitcoin and Ethereum printed green candles after recovering from the recent market downturn. Bitcoin is up by 22% from the yearly lows of $17600, while Ethereum has gained over…

A tech enthusiast has found yet another interesting way to use Raspberry Pi, this time to bring a piece of audio back from the dead. Developer David Silverman has used the tiny computer as the core to revive an old Vox guitar amplifier. The developer shared his work on YouTube, detailing how he used a Raspberry Pi 3B+ computer, paired with a class D amplifier, and some self-developed custom Python scripts, to bring the old guitar amp back to its former glory. With his custom code, he was able to add some customized…

The crypto market down in the dumps lately, but that doesn’t mean you have to be. For starters, all you need to do is zoom out to see that patience is the key to crypto investing. Just as stock prices came back and kicked butt after the .com bubble burst, so too will crypto prices (that is, for those projects that survive). Here’s one project you probably haven’t heard about yet. And when markets are at their lows, this is one of those kinds of projects you want to hear about early on because it is built to…

The UST stablecoin plunged below its intended $1 peg in May, causing panic in the crypto market.Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBackers of Terra have approved a plan to revive the failed cryptocurrency venture — without the controversial stablecoin that helped trigger its stunning demise two weeks ago."With overwhelming support, the Terra ecosystem has voted to pass Proposal 1623, calling for the genesis of a new blockchain and the preservation of our community," Terra's official Twitter account posted Wednesday.The…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Canada Border officers can stop travellers for questioning, take blood and breath samples and search, detain and arrest people without warrants Author of the article: Canadian Press Jim Bronskill Publishing date: May 19, 2022  •  11 minutes ago  •  2 minute read  •  Join the conversation A Canadian Border Services agent stands watch at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Dec. 8, 2015. Photo by Darren Calabrese / Files /THE CANADIAN PRESS Article…

Renesas Electronics said it would spend JPY90 billion to reopen its Kofu Factory in Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, closed in October 2014, as a 300mm wafer fab capable of manufacturing power semiconductors. Operations would start in 2024. Once at full production, the Kofu factory will double the supplier’s total production capacity of power semiconductors. The factory previously operated both 150mm and 200mm wafer fabrication lines.…