Google to Finance Affordable Housing in Mountain View
Better known for its investments in green energy or for buying tech startups at a dizzying pace, Google (GOOG) has discovered a new investment opportunity — affordable housing. Google has recently become a significant investor in large, new affordable housing construction projects in Boston, Des Moines, Iowa, and other cities. The Internet giant is now helping to [...]
Read MoreWireless or Wired: The New Digital Divide
In a New York Times op-ed, Susan P. Crawford discusses the growing digital divide as it relates to access to wireless and wired services. She argues that not all types of Internet access are equal. Crawford writes: Over the last decade, cheap Web access over phone lines brought millions to the Internet. But in recent [...]
Read MoreCyber Monday, Online Shopping Getting More Popular Each Year
Today is the biggest online shopping day of the year. Cyber Monday is said to have the best and lowest prices online out of any other day. Shop.org says that eight out of ten online retailers are running special online promotions on Cyber Monday. According to Venture Beat, last year, Cyber Monday was the heaviest [...]
Read MoreNewME Community Launches in Your Area
It’s been an amazing several months working on the NewME Accelerator but while we are focused on diversifying the tech industry by targeting the epicenter, Silicon Valley, the team here continued to think about, well… everyone else. Getting into the NewME Accelerator is great but it’s no easy task. We only accept 16 Founders per year! That [...]
Read MoreJoel Dreyfuss Steps Down as The Root’s Managing Editor, Sheryl Huggins Salomon to Take His Place
The Root’s managing editor, Joel Dreyfuss is stepping down after two successful years at the African-American news site. Dreyfuss made the hard decision to leave to pursue publishing a book on the history of Haiti and his family’s role in it while living in Paris. “This has been a difficult decision because I love The [...]
Read MoreF.C.C. Steps in to Help Offer Discounted Broadband to Low-Income Families
To sign up some of the estimated 100 million Americans who are not online, the Federal Communications Commission and private providers are trying to make broadband Internet access both less expensive and more valuable. On Wednesday, the F.C.C. will announce commitments from most of the big cable companies in the United States to supply access for [...]
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