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The UN Wants More Say Over the Future of the Internet. That’s Not Necessarily A Good Thing.

A UN initiative raises critical questions for the future of internet governance, writes Konstantinos Komaitis.
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Microsoft Ends $1 Xbox Game Pass Offer

The introductory deal had been around for years, but the company is now looking at 'different marketing promotions'
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Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes

Sofia logs in to class on a laptop in Kabul for an online English course run by one of a growing number of educational institutes trying to reach Afghanistan's girls and women digitally in their homes.
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Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes

Daniel Kalmanson, spokesperson for online University of the People, which has had more than 15,000 applications from Afghan girls and women since the Taliban took over, said students could attend lectures at any time that conditions allowed them to, and professors granted extensions for assignments and exams when students faced connection problems. The non-profit group Learn Afghanistan, which runs several community-based schools in which some teachers run classes remotely, makes its curriculum available for free in Afghanistan's main languages.
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Microsoft Puts an End to the $1 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Trial

New Game Pass subscribers can no longer get their first month for a dollar, as Microsoft has stopped offering its introductory Game Pass promotion.
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Survey: Internet-less residents say cost is barrier

A statewide survey found Connecticut households without broadband internet service ranked affordability and reliability as the biggest reasons why their homes are not connected. The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities commissioned the survey of nearly 2,200 residents across all 169 towns and
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Apple employees are skeptical about the pricing and potemtial of its mixed reality headset

A report published by The New York Times states that inside Cupertino, Apple employees are skeptical about the mixed reality AR/VR headset.
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Apple shows off upcoming mixed-reality headset to its top execs

Another report says some Apple employees remain skeptical.
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Hargray announces $24 million investment to improve local internet services

PELL CITY — Hargray, a broadband communications provider, recently began construction on a $24 million, state-of-the-art, fiber-rich network in St. Clair and north Talladega counties.
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PC Game Accused Of ‘Asset Theft’ Removed From Steam

Dark and Darker has been hit with a DMCA notice by publishers Nexon