Please help with my home internet speed please. I’m getting 72 Mbps download from a 1 Gig service and going nuts with Spectrum

Come Home Montana

• Missoula College first to collaborate with state on jobs for grads program

  Currently, approximately 90 students across Missoula’s high schools are enrolled in the pilot program. Swanson said the program plans to add additional partnerships with state and tribal colleges to reach more students.

• Montana Career Opportunity – Purchasing and Warehouse Manager – Missoula Food Bank

  Missoula Food Bank & Community Center’s (MFB&CC) mission is to lead the movement to end hunger through advocacy, volunteerism, and healthy food for all. We nourish community.

Montana’s Headwaters Tech Hub

• Lidar vs. Cameras = A Giant Fail For Tesla

  Elon Musk says that his cars, when equipped with nothing more than an array of cameras and a computer that can perform gazillions of operations per second, are able to drive themselves. Virtually every other manufacturer who claims its cars are capable of driving without the aid of a human use a suite of sensors that include lidar and/or radar — devices that Elon swears are superfluous.

Montana Business

• Higher energy bills, asthma, and a handout to fossil fuel: Why Trump’s plan to bring back coal plants is a terrible idea

  Hundreds of coal plants have been retired in recent years for both economic and environmental reasons. Bringing them back would only benefit coal companies.

• Tech giants are complicit in an anti-climate agenda. Employees should be speaking up

  As Big Tech bows to Donald Trump, employees should use their influence to engage coworkers and press their leaders for action.

• Please help with my home internet speed please. I’m getting 72 from a 1 Gig service and going nuts with Spectrum

  I got an offer to “upgrade” to 1 Gig internet service for less than I was paying for 400.  Trouble is the speed is slower now. I have an office 20 feet in a different building from the new router and I’m getting 72 Mbps download and 37 upload according to the Spectrum service.   There is a direct line of site with windows directly across from each other. Spectrum says it’s not their fault and their internet is doing exactly what it should.   I also get similar speeds when I’m in the house with significantly higher – 600 or so…

Montana Business and Govt. Agency Collaboration Success

• Mayor Davis lays out municipal priorities for 2025

  A few months into my second year of service as your mayor, I’m reflecting on the significant progress we have made in strengthening our city. Our future is bright, and I also recognize that many in our community continue to face challenges. Ensuring that everyone in Missoula has the opportunity to live and thrive here is fundamental.

Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana

• America’s “First Car-Free Neighborhood” Is Going Pretty Good, Actually?

  Since breaking ground in 2021, Culdesac Tempe has had its share of detractors and skeptics. But none of them live there.

American Prairie

• American Prairie Sets New Visitation Record, Opens 2025 Reservations

  Online booking for huts, cabins, and campgrounds opens to public March 15

City Club Missoula

• City Club Missoula Presents: State of the Community 2025 Day: Monday, April 21st 2025 – 11 – 1PM

  Please join us for City Club Missoula’s State of the Community on April 21, 2024. Mayor Andrea Davis, County Commissioner Juanita Vero, and UM President Seth Bodnar will discuss the challenges and opportunities in Missoula and comment on the state of our shared community.

Careers

• Ask yourself these four questions to figure out if you are fulfilling your full potential

  To understand these findings and their implications, we must start with a basic understanding of talent—since we can’t fully grasp the meaning of potential unless we properly define talent to begin with.

• Undergraduate Upends a 40-Year-Old Data Science Conjecture

  A young computer scientist and two colleagues show that searches within data structures called hash tables can be much faster than previously deemed possible.

Other Economies

• A look inside the new French TGV (That’s Rail Road in French)

  A two-storey bar, better visibility of luggage and increased accessibility for disabled travellers are listed among the highlights

Transportation

• Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority seeks local support for rail revival

  As the planning process continues, the authority remains committed to expanding their network of government partners to ensure the success of the project.

Energy and Climate Change

• CBS Sunday Morning – Fusion energy: Unlocking the power of the stars

  Scientists are conducting experiments to generate clean energy through fusion, the same sub-atomic reaction that powers our Sun, with the aim of constructing plants that produce more energy than they consume.

21st Century Education Initiative – “You Should Care…”

• Montana World Affairs Council – Academic WorldQuest Recap & Upcoming Events!

  March 25: Dinner & Speaker Series: The Big Synch: Energy, New Era Economy and Innovation (Bozeman)

  March 26: Distinguished Speaker Series: “Building bridges, Building economies: Global Women’s Opportunities” (Helena)

  March 26: Dinner & Speaker Series: The Big Synch: Energy, New Era Economy and Innovation (Missoula)

2025 Legislature and Politics

• How the Trump administration plans to use algorithms to target protesters

  Marco Rubio’s ‘Catch and Revoke’ plan could let the U.S. government scan immigrants’ social media with AI to strip visas—raising fears of surveillance overreach and algorithm-driven repression.

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