Author: Max Smith

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The signal may be weaker, but it's not lost.That's the message from politicians who are closing in on the votes needed to pass a federal bill that would require all new cars to have AM radios.The prevalence of AM broadcast radio has declined in recent decades as more listeners turn to options such as satellite radio and podcasts during drive time. But a large bipartisan group of lawmakers believes preserving the AM dial is important to public safety, especially in rural America, and wants to ensure access to it via car radios. That's what I think.”Emergency…

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March 11, 2024, 12:28 PM ETAfter years on the sidelines, North Carolina on Monday became the 30th state to offer legal online sports betting, joining Washington, D.C. The basketball-heavy jurisdiction has its online sports betting infrastructure up and running in time for March Madness.The Tar Heel State watched other states legalize sports betting in the first few years after the collapse of PASPA (Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992) and went through multiple amendments to its sports betting laws. That was until Gov. Roy Cooper signed HB 347 in June, which allows up to 12 interactive sports betting…

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Scott Elder has a pretty typical morning routine. He wakes up at 7 a.m., drinks coffee and feeds the dogs, Bella (a rat terrier) and Spencer (a Chihuahua). But on Jan. 12, 2022, Elder’s routine was interrupted by a concerning phone call. Elder is the superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools in New Mexico, and the call came from his district’s IT department, saying they had found some sort of computer virus. He recalls thinking, “Oh, we’ve got a bug in the system and they found it so they’ll just kill it and we’ll be done, right?” The bug was in…

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Seattle, March 11, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Voxus PR, a B2B technology marketing agency, today announced the expansion of its content creation services, providing the differentiation needed to drive stories across earned, owned, and paid media. technology brands. Voxus helps technology startups to Fortune 100 market leaders deliver outstanding public relations (PR) and content-driven content in cybersecurity, cloud, semiconductors, AI, networking, quantum computing, and more. We can help you drive your social media program. Voxus is now directly applying that expertise to standalone content services across his B2B and consumer technologies in North America.Technology marketers are under pressure to deliver results with small…

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On Monday, 62 million people woke up to wind advisories and high wind warnings that stretched from Maine to the mountains of western North Carolina.In areas under high wind warnings, winds are expected to continue at 25 to 35 mph on Monday, with gusts up to 50 to 60 mph.These high wind forecasts include areas such as the heavily traveled I-95 corridor, large hub airports in the Washington-Baltimore area, Philadelphia International Airport, and major tri-state airports (Newark, LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy) and Boston Logan.Travel delays at airports are likely until the winds subside, but are not expected to occur until…

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NFL free agents are here! Stay up to date with Yahoo Sports and learn everything you need to know right here.When does the “legal tampering” period start?The NFL's “legal tampering” period begins today at noon ET and ends Wednesday, March 13th at 4:00 pm ET. During this 52-hour period, teams will be allowed to contact the accredited representatives of players who will become free agents without restriction to negotiate contracts. Agents for the new league year.Players who are not represented by an NFLPA-certified contract advisor are permitted to communicate with team front office personnel regarding contract negotiations. do not have…

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Are managed service providers liable for cybersecurity breaches experienced by their clients? A California lawsuit considers this legal question.The Sacramento, Calif., law firm Mastani Halsted claims that MSP, a privately held Sacramento-based company, LanTech LLC, failed to protect itself from a ransomware attack that brought down its systems.ChannelE2E and its affiliate site MSSP Alert reviewed the complaint, in which Mastagni seeks more than $1 million in damages. The firm employs 42 attorneys. The company is also suing backup vendor Acronis.The law firm claims it was forced to pay an undisclosed amount to the attacker, Black Basta, to regain access to…

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The CEO of Pakistan's largest bank has been selected as a federal minister in the country's new cabinet, which was sworn in on Monday, and sources said he is expected to be appointed finance minister.After last month's national elections in which no party won a majority, a coalition elected Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister for a second time to address the country's economic and political crisis. Mr. Sharif has added HBL Bank chief executive Muhammad Aurangzeb to his cabinet, and two sources in Mr. Sharif's party and the prime minister's office said he was given the post of finance minister.…

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