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Inside the Google-Facebook Ad Deal at Heart of the Price-Fixing Lawsuit

December 29, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Inside the Google-Facebook Ad Deal at Heart of the Price-Fixing Lawsuit
Details of a state attorneys general lawsuit against Google, including contract terms and company documents, shed light on the legal battle against the tech giant, which is being accused of illegally fixing prices in a 2018 business agreement with Facebook.

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C2C Releases Annual Year in Review Including 2020’s Most Memorable Arts and Cultural Moments

December 29, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Connect2Culture (C2C), Joplin’s community arts agency, compiled and released 2020’s most memorable arts and cultural moments in the Joplin area on Monday, December 28, 2020, via email communication and social media channels. […]

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These Tech Firms Pay Workers the Same Rates Across U.S.

December 29, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on These Tech Firms Pay Workers the Same Rates Across U.S.
Tech workers and employers alike are beginning to question location-focused pay scales. A handful of companies are moving to abandon them altogether.

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FAA Issues Long-Anticipated Rules for Commercial Drones

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on FAA Issues Long-Anticipated Rules for Commercial Drones
U.S. regulators established industrywide requirements for remote identification of drones, along with new safeguards for flights over populated areas and at night.

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Nashville Bombing Exposes Weak Point for Business Communications

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Nashville Bombing Exposes Weak Point for Business Communications
The Christmas Day bombing in Nashville hit a weak point in telecommunications infrastructure, disrupting phone and internet service for days and underscoring a key risk for increasingly digitized businesses.

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Cisco Systems Pulls Back From Smart City Push

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Cisco Systems Pulls Back From Smart City Push
The decision to pull the plug on its flagship effort to help digitize the modern city marks a setback for Cisco, which has been trying to boost sales of software services over hardware.

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Freeman Frontline Workers in Pandemic Fight Get First Vaccinations

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System is giving priority to its clinical and patient-facing healthcare workers when it comes to those getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Administration of the vaccine is being prioritized for those at […]

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Novavax Starts Late-Stage Trial of Covid-19 Vaccine

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Novavax Starts Late-Stage Trial of Covid-19 Vaccine
The vaccine will become the fifth to enter final-stage testing in the U.S., and if results are positive it could receive authorization sometime during 2021.

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Airlines Aren’t Making It Easy to Use Covid Credits

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Airlines Aren’t Making It Easy to Use Covid Credits
Many people have piled up vouchers for canceled flights in the past year, but redeeming them can be a real pain.

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What Do You Think About Joplin’s Parks, Programs, and Facilities?

December 28, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Joplin Parks and Recreation is in the process of creating a new comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan to provide guidance on how to meet the demands for future recreational programming, environmental […]

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