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SpaceX has had repeated run-ins with local authorities and residents stemming from its spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. Loren Elliott/Getty Images Texas officials warned SpaceX it might have committed crimes by closing public roads, KGRW reported. In a letter, Cameron County DA Luis Saenz accused SpaceX of knowingly ignoring previous warnings. Saenz called the conduct “unacceptable” and threatened arrests for future violations. Sign up for the 10 Things in Tech daily newsletter. Local authorities… Source link

Facing regulatory and political pressure, Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google in recent years committed a combined $600 million to support news outlets globally – many of them local or regional enterprises foundering in a digital age. Thousands of media outlets received financial and other support for everything from fact checking and reporting to training, according to the tech giants’ announcements. Some publishers express gratitude for contributions they say are essential as advertising… Source link

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (WIAT) -– Google will provide a $50,000 grant to the Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation for the creation of a Rural LISC Alabama chapter. The Google Alabama Rural Works P3 Cohort will identify and train a diverse workforce, focusing on historically underrepresented populations in the state’s northern counties, and utilizing Northeast Alabama Community College as a hub for delivering short-term career technical tracks. Potential training tracks… Source link

PHOTO: Brian Harro | unsplash Think about the last time you tried to find a plumber. Did you use Google to find a national provider and then use their website to find a local provider? Probably not. Did you search for “best plumber in (my town)?” That’s more likely. But even more likely is you looked for “plumber” and Google did the rest, automatically reading your location and presenting you with a list of ads and organic results of plumbers in your area. This system, which… Source link

Like other businesses, your local news outlets battle every day to convince customers we’re worth the money. On one side are those who’d like to read us but their generation never developed the daily newspaper habit. They’ll see a link to one of our articles that a friend posted on Facebook and they’re furious when they can’t open it without paying. That’s a battle we think we can win. We let them read enough free samples that we hope to convince them of the value a digital subscription… Source link

Integration allows omnichannel retailers to automate ads and real-time inventory levels directly from the Lightspeed platform                            MONTREAL, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Lightspeed (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce platforms, announced today it will integrate Google tools directly into its platform, to help independent businesses globally as they safely re-open and expand their in-store capacity…. Source link

Rattlesnake Elementary has a Google Digital Citizenship Curriculum and Robin Nygren, a school librarian, gave students the optional assignment of creating a Doodle to submit to the competition. Support Local Journalism Your membership makes our reporting possible. {{featured_button_text}} Selections are made from a panel of… Source link

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Orbon Alija/iStock (NEW YORK) — Get your final questions ready, because Tuesday marks the last day users can post on Yahoo Answers. First created in 2005, Yahoo Answers is a message board for people to post questions which can then be answered by anyone on the internet willing to help. Questions posted to the site range from asking the pros and cons of Ready Mix Concrete, to how to replace a car battery, to whether the Chicago Bears will ever win another Super Bowl. Unlike posting… Source link

Laura Wallace, a businesswoman based in Hagerstown, has been named to Yahoo’s Top 10 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch list. Wallace is the branding and mindset coach at LauraAura and CEO of Hagerstown-based Worx Graphic Design. She also hosts “The Gutsy Podcast.” “What an absolute honor to be named as one of Yahoo!’s top 10 female entrepreneurs to watch. It’s awe-inspiring to be in the company of such powerful, amazing women chosen by Yahoo!,”… Source link