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Apple Again Fails to Save Classical Music
The case against the music-streaming industry is as damning as ever. The leading services pay pittances to artists—usually, less than one cent per play. In a textbook demonstration of monopoly economics, megastars magnify their wealth while everyone else struggles to break even. Streaming technology is environmentally destructive, resulting in the release of up to 1.57 …
North Side restaurant fails health inspection
SAN ANTONIO – A North Side restaurant operating without a permit failed its most recent health inspection in August and earned the lowest score we’ve seen all year. SA Cafe, located in the 20800 block of Highway 281 North, got a failing score of 66. That’s a 20-point drop from its previous inspection in February, …
10 Reasons Why Enterprise Technology Fails — All The Time
Man looking astonished in a network data center. getty Technology projects fail all the time. Everyone knows this. But why do so many of them fail? Why is the learning curve so flat? Here are 10 reasons why projects of all shapes and sizes fail, and why enterprise technology investments fail so spectacularly. As you …
Jan. 6th Commission vote fails in Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WAOW) – After weeks of back-and-forth debate within and outside of the Senate chambers, a vote to create a Commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the US Capitol has failed. That vote failed by a margin of 54 to 35. In total, all Democratic members and 6 Republican members voted in …
Amateur Radio Users Want to Be of Service When Modern Technology Fails
Monvel MaskewPhoto: Eric England Thousands of Nashvillians were affected by the cell and internet service outage that came after the Christmas Day bombing downtown — but it was exactly the type of situation amateur radio operators prepare for. They pride themselves on not needing internet or cell service to relay electronic messages. The Radio Act …
Trump decries ‘witch hunt’ impeachment after Senate fails to convict.
“It is a sad commentary on our times that one political party in America is given a free pass to denigrate the rule of law, defame law enforcement, cheer mobs, excuse rioters, and transform justice into a tool of political vengeance, and persecute, blacklist, cancel and suppress all people and viewpoints with whom or which …
Push for increased public health enforcement in Carlsbad fails
CARLSBAD, Calif. – A request to increase enforcement of public health rules in Carlsbad has failed. Dozens of callers weighed in on the measure in a lengthy Carlsbad City Council meeting Tuesday. No action was taken on the measure proposed by Councilwoman Cori Schumacher, which would have imposed new citations and fines for businesses violating …
Appetite for Uber Eats fails to offset ride-sharing collapse
A surge in Uber’s food delivery business was unable to counteract a 75 per drop in global ride-sharing, dragging the company’s overall revenues down 29 per cent as it counts the cost of the coronavirus crisis. For the April-June quarter, Uber’s gross bookings — the total value of trips, deliveries and other Uber services — …
‘Disappointing’ Zuckerberg meeting fails to yield results, say Facebook boycott organizers | Facebook
The organizers behind a major advertiser boycott of Facebook have called a meeting with Mark Zuckerberg and other executives “disappointing”, saying the company failed to commit to concrete solutions for addressing hate speech and misinformation on the platform. Officials at Facebook, including Zuckerberg, the CEO, and Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer, met with members of …
Not just coronavirus: U.S. repeatedly fails at public health
As the coronavirus outbreak swept the country, President Trump for months promised high-tech solutions just over the horizon: thousands of new ventilators, miracle drugs and vaccines developed at “warp speed.” He has shown decidedly less enthusiasm for simpler steps such mask-wearing and social distancing. That has frustrated public health officials, who are now pleading with …
