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Biden administration details ‘biggest internet investment in our nation’s history’

Biden administration details ‘biggest internet investment in our nation’s history’

When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law last November, it promised $45 billion to help upgrade America’s spotty broadband infrastructure. This week, administration officials offered more details on how that money will be made available through a new “Internet for All” program that aims to bring high-speed internet to every part of the U.S. “We are going to ensure every American will have access to technologies that allow them to attend class, start a small… Source link

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Putin signs decree to remove Russian stocks from overseas exchanges in huge blow to the nation’s billionaires

Putin signs decree to remove Russian stocks from overseas exchanges in huge blow to the nation’s billionaires

Vagit Alekperov, president of Russian oil company Lukoil.Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Putin signed a new decree on April 16 that requires Russian companies to remove their listings from overseas exchanges. Now, billionaires won’t be able to collect foreign-currency dividends from depository receipt programs. The decree also means foreign holders of the canceled receipts must receive normal shares placed in non-resident accounts in Russia. In a blow to Russia’s richest business… Source link

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Google’s Australia investment could boost the nation’s A.I. scene

People gather for picnics beside the Harbour Bridge in the suburb of Kirribilli on September 19, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Covid-19 restrictions have eased for people in NSW who are fully vaccinated. James D. Morgan | Getty Images News | Getty Images San Francisco, London, Montreal, Paris, and New York have all developed a reputation for being hotbeds of artificial intelligence research over the years. Sydney and Melbourne, Australia’s two biggest cities, have not. But that could be about to… Source link

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United Nations, Haiti, Google: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

(Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday. 1. “Government by and for the people is still the best way to deliver for all of our people.” President Biden delivered his first address to the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. in New York amid doubts about his ability to restore U.S. leadership in the world after the Trump administration’s isolationism. Biden called for unity among allies in… Source link

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