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Ask SAM: Is winter break for WSFCS really three weeks? | Local News
Q: Is winter break for students in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools three full school weeks, Dec. 21 thru Jan. 8? This would be the longest winter break that I can ever remember. Answer: Brent Campbell, the chief marketing and communications officer for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, said the reader “is correct that the first day …
The Technology 202: Washington’s top tech regulators say they don’t have the right weapons
FILE – In this May 10, 2017, file photo, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division nominee Makan Delrahim AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) Ctrl + N Democrats at a Capitol Hill hearing yesterday pressed officials from the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department to more forcefully police large technology companies. But the government’s top tech enforcers pointed the …
50 U.S. states and territories announce broad antitrust investigation of Google
(Drew Angerer/Photographer: Drew Angerer/Getty) Attorneys general for 50 U.S. states and territories on Monday officially announced an antitrust investigation of Google, embarking on a wide-ranging review of a tech giant that Democrats and Republicans said may threaten competition, consumers and the continued growth of the web. Appearing on the steps of the Supreme Court, Texas …
U.S. Appeals Court Freezes Antitrust Ruling Against Qualcomm
A federal appeals court froze a ruling that Qualcomm Inc. had committed an array of antitrust violations, a boost for the chip maker that allows it to maintain its business practices for the time being. The court decision Friday is a setback for the Federal Trade Commission, which had sued the company alleging it had …
Facebook cofounder Chris Hughes is now lobbying to break up the social media giant
Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Chris Hughes created Facebook together at Harvard University. Hughes has now become one of Facebook’s biggest antagonists. (Rick Friedman/Corbis News via Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has become one of the company’s biggest problems. In recent weeks, Hughes, who left the social media giant in 2007 and …
FTC Approves Roughly $5 Billion Facebook Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission voted this week to approve a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc. over a long-running probe into the tech giant’s privacy missteps, according to people familiar with the matter. The 3-2 vote by FTC commissioners broke along party lines, with the Republican majority lining up to support the pact while …
