Yahoo Mobile is an MNVO (mobile network virtual operator) that sold mobile services backed by Verizon’s network. Last month, Verizon announced it would sell its media group, which included AOL and Yahoo website properties and brands. As a result of the sale, the Yahoo Mobile network is being shut down. The network was not particularly a popular one and the device selection was quite slim. A new page on the Yahoo Mobile site explains that “Verizon has decided to separately sell the… Source link
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John F. Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, said only months ago that those losing fossil fuel jobs in coal and hydraulic fracturing will find they have a better choice in jobs in either the solar industry or as wind turbine technicians. That was then. Now, a wind blade manufacturing plant located in Aberdeen, South Dakota has announced it is shutting its doors permanently in less than two months. The disappearance of Molded Fiber Glass will displace over three hundred workers… Source link
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The Daily Beast Camping Was So Popular It Became Basic and Nearly Ruined the ‘Outdoors’ Harold M. Lambert/GettyThat children who came of age in the 1960s would come to find liberating and countercultural meanings in camping was not a predictable outcome. Camping in the 1950s was a decidedly mainstream affair. Since the end of World War II it had become a broadly popular choice for the summer family vacation, itself increasingly an expected annual ritual. Families clamored for campsites in… Source link
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When my brothers Travis and Griffin and I started an advice podcast in 2010, we only had one major problem. No, no, it wasn’t finding the confidence to tell people how to live their lives—we’re straight white men, that comes naturally. Our problem was this: Without an established audience, who would we advise? We had a few followers from our work in game journalism, but nowhere near enough people to create a sustainable flow of lost souls that only we could cobble back into… Source link
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Bloomberg How a Penny Stock Explodes From Obscurity to 451% Gains Via Chat Forums (Bloomberg) — “You guys still awake?”It was 12:43 a.m. on Jan. 19, and TRGainz, a frequent user of the social media platform Stocktwits, was getting antsy. So too was Alwaysliquid. “Can’t sleep,” he shot back seconds later.In some nine hours, financial markets would open in New York, and when they did, an obscure penny stock by the name of Blue Sphere Corp. would suddenly, and seemingly miraculously,… Source link
Read More »Google Shuts Loon Helium Balloon Project
OAKLAND, Calif. — Google’s parent company Alphabet is shutting down Loon, a high-profile subsidiary spun out from its research labs that used high-altitude helium balloons to deliver cellular connectivity from the stratosphere. Nearly a decade after it began the project, Alphabet said on Thursday that it pulled the plug on Loon because it did not see a way to reduce costs to create a sustainable business. Along with the self-driving car unit Waymo, Loon was one of the most hyped… Source link
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Benzinga The Week In Cannabis: Stocks Spike By Double Digits On Earnings, Strong Sales, Financings Cannabis stocks widely outperformed the markets after a slew of financing deals and strong earnings reports.”The cannabis industry is off to a great start this year with New York state pushing hard for legalization,” Green Market Report editor-in-chief Debra Borchardt said. “In addition to that several companies like GrowGeneration and GW Pharmaceuticals reported stellar earnings. Plus,… Source link
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