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Charter avoids getting kicked out of New York, agrees to new merger conditions

Charter must expand its own network and pay $12 million to fund more broadband.
Charter Communications won't be kicked out of New York after all.

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Apple promotes mangrove conservation efforts on Earth Day

The company's support comes in response to illegal farming, fishing and logging activities that threaten the forest's viability
To celebrate Earth Day today and promote its own conversation efforts, Apple has posted an in-depth account of its partnership with Conservation International to support a 27,000-acre mangrove forest in Colombia.

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See NASA test a swarm of 100 US Navy Cicada drones

The tiny drones travel in packs to investigate the weather.
Hives and Cicadas. It might sound like NASA is getting into entomology, but it's actually taking a new set of drones for a test run.

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Cryptocurrency needs government's help, says presidential hopeful Andrew Yang

Clearer rules for bitcoin and other virtual currencies will help the US innovate, argues Yang, a Democratic candidate for president.
You're probably most familiar with cryptocurrency by way of bitcoin, which soared in value in 2017 then mostly collapsed in 2018.

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Hanna TV adaptation sacrifices magic of original film for typical teen angst

But strong finale sets up what could be a much more interesting second season.
An isolated teenaged girl genetically engineered to be an assassin must elude rogue CIA agents intent on terminating her in Hanna, Amazon's adaption of the 2011 film of the same name.

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2 new apps for music tweakers on Fedora Workstation

Linux operating systems are great for making unique customizations and tweaks to make your computer work better for you.
For example, the i3 window manager encourages users to think about the different components and pieces that make up the modern Linux desktop.

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Iran oil: US to end sanctions exemptions for major importers

US President Donald Trump has decided to end exemptions from sanctions for countries still buying oil from Iran.
The White House said waivers for China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey would expire in May, after which they could face US sanctions themselves.

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Tesla gets restraining order on short-seller who photographed employees

A strange new development in Elon Musk’s war with Tesla short-sellers
Tesla has hit one of its prominent Twitter critics and short-sellers of the company with a restraining order — the same person who recently spotted and photographed a Model 3 being filmed by Tesla .

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PayPal and GoFundMe banned a militia group that detained migrants at the US border

The group relied on outside donations to operate
Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that a right-wing militia group, operating in New Mexico was detaining migrants at gunpoint before turning them over to US officials.

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A web art exhibit forces visitors to confront the past

If a digital tree falls and no one bothers to search for it, does it still exist?
Saved emails, Geocities pages, an emulation of Windows 98. These are all parts of the deleted web — the web that can’t be easily accessed anymore.