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In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black communities get all of the pollution—but very few of the jobs

Fast Company Tech

Residents of the mostly Black communities sandwiched between chemical plants along the lower Mississippi River have long said they get most of the pollution but few of the jobs produced by the regions vast petrochemical industry. The chemical industry disputed the studys findings. petrochemical workforce.

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A look back at corporate giants that have been broken up by the government

Fast Company Tech

If the court rules against Google, the outcome could send shockwaves through the tech industry. That breakup changed the oil industry, sparking competition that has continued through today. With just a few players controlling the industry, prices remained largely unaffected by competition. The newly formed companiessuch as R.J.

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Brazil is using the law to push innovation, but here’s how it can do more

The Next Web

As announced in Brazilian press in October of 2013, a new version of a law in Brazil just took effect, mandating that smartphones give visibility to Brazilian-made apps , by either pre-loading phones with these homegrown apps or providing a dedicated marketplace on smartphones to display them. What’s good about the “Good Law”.

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In Colorado, gas could soon come with a warning label

Fast Company Tech

Colorado is on track to meet greenhouse gas emissions reductions of 26% by 2025 and 50% by 2030, over 2005 levelsalbeit a year late for each period mandated under state law, according to a November report compiled by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Energy Office.

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Industry groups sue to stop Florida’s new social media law

The Verge

Two tech industry organizations have sued Florida over its newly passed rules for social networks. They’re asking a court to prevent the law from taking effect, calling it a “frontal assault on the First Amendment.”. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Notably, it includes an exception for companies that operate a theme park. “A

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Google’s Wing warns new drone laws ‘may have unintended consequences’ for privacy

The Verge

Personally, I think it’s pretty ridiculous that the FAA felt it had to choose between “everyone has to broadcast their location to everyone within earshot” and “everyone has to pay gobs of money to private industry and trust some data broker with their location,” but the reasons why we aren’t going with internet-based tracking make some sense to me.

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Infamous Tech Industry Predictions and Quotations

TechSpot

#ThrowBackThursday Many have tried to follow Intel co-founder Gordon Moore (of Moore's Law fame) in bringing their tech predictions into the public eye. with varying degrees of success. Every year for nearly a decade, we've revisited this TechSpot original feature to bring new quotes to your attention. Here's a taste.

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