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Новости за 17.12.2024

The New Republic 

What If Tech Execs Don’t Really Need All These Data Centers?

A “fiber glut” might sound like a phrase uttered by a wellness influencer extolling the virtues of ancient grains. In reality, it’s the name for an early 2000s phenomenon that drove some of the world’s fastest-growing companies into the ground. Amid the pre-Y2K dot-com boom, corporations, industry analysts, and even the U.S. Department of Commerce began to circulate a shocking statistic: that the internet doubled in size every one hundred days, implying an annual growth rate of 1,000 percent.... Читать дальше...

The New Republic 

Trump Is Going Back to War With Congress

Every American schoolkid learns how the federal government works. Congress, as the legislative branch, writes the laws and sets the budget. The president enforces those laws unless he vetoes them and spends whatever money Congress authorizes. This is fairly elementary stuff.

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Co.EXIST 

These 2 practices can help us create a stronger civil society

There’s a lot that the private sector can do.

In the wake of hurricanes striking across the Southeast this fall, nonprofit organizations played a vital role in delivering much needed aid to hard hit communities. Last month, nonprofits across the country took part in educating voter. They registered young people to vote, and encouraged broad participation in the democratic process. It’s especially clear today that participation in civil society—whether through giving or volunteering— is... Читать дальше...

The New Yorker 

Is It a Movie or a Film?

Movies are scored by Hans Zimmer. Films are scored by someone who has said, at least once, “I don’t feel challenged by Hans Zimmer’s work.”

The New Yorker 

Reasons to Leave Syria—and to Return

In one border town, some Syrians were fleeing to Lebanon, as others celebrated Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, or returned from exile in search of the missing.

Google.com 

ABC News settlement with Trump sends chill through media - The Hill

  1. ABC News settlement with Trump sends chill through media  The Hill
  2. ABC News was wise to settle defamation suit with Trump to avoid 'embarrassing' discovery, legal experts say  Fox News
  3. Why ABC News settled with Donald Trump for $15 million  CNN
  4. ABC News settlement with Trump raises concerns about press freedom in his 2nd term  PBS NewsHour

Americanbanker.com 

CFPB's $5 overdraft rule presents populist challenge to GOP

There are many ways for the incoming administration to overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final rule slashing overdraft late fees to $5. But the politics of nullifying the rule is a challenge to an administration that promised lower prices.