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Satellite communication network connects remote communities 

The global system provides strong, continuous internet access with fewer satellites

TODAY’S TED TALK – The case for a 4-day work week

The traditional approach to work needs a redesign, says economist Juliet Schor. She’s leading four-day work week trials in countries like the US and Ireland, and the results so far have been overwhelmingly positive: from increased employer and customer satisfaction to revenue growth and lower turnover.

TED Talk – How do we heal medicine?

Our medical systems are broken. Doctors are capable of extraordinary (and expensive) treatments, but they are losing their core focus: actually treating people. Doctor and writer Atul Gawande suggests we take a step back and look at new ways to do medicine — with fewer cowboys and more pit crews.

Just 4% Of Employers Are Making Everyone Return To The Office Full-Time, Survey Finds

If it seems like the same Wall Street banks keep getting mentioned again and again as examples of companies requiring full-time, in-office work, there may be a reason: They don’t have much company.

The White House Wants to Protect Old-Growth Forests

President Biden issued an Executive Order on Earth Day highlighting forests’ critical role in addressing climate change.

Major internet providers to slash cost of broadband service for low-income Americans

Millions of low-income Americans will be able to get high-speed internet service for no more than $30 a month under an agreement the Biden administration has reached with major internet providers.

Introducing the American Association of Public Broadband – Episode 504 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast

This week on the podcast, Christopher is joined live from Broadband Communities by Bob Knight (CEO, Harrison Edwards) and Kim McKinley (Chief Marketing Officer, UTOPIA Fiber). 

During the conversation, the three discuss the newly announced American Association of Public Broadband (AAPB). They talk answer what the group is, why it’s needed and how people can get involved.

10 Key Business Domains Where ‘Big Data’ Looms Large

Every day, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data — much of it unstructured and far beyond the capability of conventional databases. Hence one segment of the opportunity is the need for new database technologies, like Hadoop, a distributed file system originally designed for indexing the Web. Data capacity is measured in petabytes (1000 terabytes), or soon even yottobytes (1024).

More angel investors are entering venture capital – Frontier Angels – A unique Montana-based investment network.

According to PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association, more than 3,000 new angel investors are projected to make their first deal this year, up from 2,725 last year, with the amount of money angels are investing into start-ups reaching $2.1 billion in the first half of this year, compared with $2.6 billion for all of 2020.

A New Municipal Broadband Advocacy Organization is Born

“We were formed by a group of municipal officials in order to advance advocacy efforts for public broadband and to make sure they have a voice in Washington and in all 50 states,” said AAPB board member Bob Knight.

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