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The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, February 27
2015-02-27 14:49:54| Wireless - Topix.net
As widely expected, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to approve new net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband as a regulated public utility, to the cheers of many tech companies and consumers and the jeers of large broadband providers. The rules will prohibit broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web traffic and from offering paid traffic prioritization services, but they will almost certainly face a court challenge from the likes of Verizon Communications, AT&T and Comcast.
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Scientists now know why global warming has slowed down and its not good news for us
2015-02-27 14:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quartz: It's been called the "hiatus,' "pause,' or "slowdown' and has been a favored meme of climate skeptics for years. Despite the continued increase of greenhouse gas emissions from us, rise of global surface temperatures has been easing since 1998. Two new studies published this week examine the origins of the"pause,' and, surprisingly, suggest that it may persist for years even in our notably warming world. The first study, published on Feb. 26 in the journal Science, looked into likely causes....
Busmakers News * India
2015-02-27 13:10:10| Automakers - Topix.net
These companies expect a two-fold jump in their bus volumes, which is expected to put their market share in the range of 4045% in the next four-five years from 20% now... The total annual bus sales volumes in India are between 70,000 and 76,000 units... Among the various segments in the bus manufacturing industry, OEMs' market share is expected to show exponential growth in the high tonnage bus since the present market share is at 10%. This is likely to boost margins for OEMs once the proportion of fullybuilt buses increases in comparison with the chassis sold to the unorganised private fabricators for bus building..
News Guide: FCC 'net neutrality' vote and what it means
2015-02-27 10:35:30| Telecom - Topix.net
The FCC has agreed to impose strict ne... . Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, center, and his wife Janet Hill, right, joins members of the audience in applauding at an open hearing at the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 26,... .
Jobs are shifting back to cities and thats good news for mass transit
2015-02-27 04:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: After decades of gradual dispersal to the suburbs, jobs are beginning to return to the center of cities - and that creates opportunities for expanding mass transit systems. A new analysis of Census data from the think tank City Observatory finds: Downtown employment centers of the nations largest metropolitan areas are recording faster job growth than areas located further from the city center. City centers, defined as a three-mile radius around the central business district, averaged 0.5 percent...
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