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Netflix, Hulu fight Ohio Supreme Court over "video service provider" fees

TechSpot

Over 2,000 US cities have brought a federal class-action lawsuit against Netflix and Hulu, arguing they should pay franchise fees to city governments. As part of the suit, the Ohio Supreme Court is currently deciding whether to define the two companies as "video service providers" at the request of the.

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Government Releases Audio of Implosion of Titanic Sub

Futurism

Ohio real estate billionaire Larry Connor also told The Wall Street Journal in May that he's planning to visit the wreck of the Titanic himself, seemingly undeterred by the OceanGate disaster. "I But one of its cofounders, Guillermo Shnlein, already has far more ambitious plans in the works.

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Chinese EV startups Byton and Nio received paycheck protection loans of at least $5 million

The Verge

Byton received its loan shortly after it furloughed hundreds of employees in April, according to the US government. The company told the US government that the money would help protect 204 jobs at its North American headquarters. It told the government that the loan would help it keep 463 jobs on its payroll.

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Welcome to the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellows

NTEN

Last year, as jobs, schools, government services, social gatherings, and everyday tasks moved online, there blossomed a growing recognition that digital access and skills are critical in our society and should be a universal human right.

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The passage of the CHIPS Act could launch another US startup renaissance

TechCrunch

Intel’s choice to build a $20 billion chip fabrication facility in Columbus, Ohio, along with the more recent news of the potential cash injection into the industry, could set the stage for a startup ecosystem boost. Far more than new factories, I’m most excited about the possibility of history repeating itself.

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Corelight secures $75M Series D to bolster its network defense offering

TechCrunch

government and research universities like Indiana University, Ohio State and Stanford. The software is now widely regarded as the gold standard for both network security monitoring and network traffic analysis and has been deployed by thousands of organizations around the world, including the U.S. Corelight closes $9.2M

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The fight to make Netflix and Hulu pay cable fees

The Verge

That rule specifies that “video services” must pay a quarterly franchise fee to local governments, unless they’re part of a larger internet service package or operate wirelessly. As The Hollywood Reporter reported last year , two law firms recently filed similar suits on behalf of towns in Texas, Indiana, Ohio, and Nevada.

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