Central Ohio broadband, Facebook Internet neutrality, plowing with supercomputers and more

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Monday, December 28, 2015 - 3:30pm (updated Monday, May 9, 2016 - 1:48pm)

Broadband-Internet used gaining speed in central Ohio

The Columbus Dispatch, Dec. 25, 2015

Broadband Internet service is in a higher share of homes in central Ohio than in any other metro area in the state, and it’s expanding at a solid pace…

 

Welcome to bring your own access

EdTech, Dec. 21, 2015

As connectivity demands skyrocket, many colleges and universities frown on students providing their own wireless…

 

Facebook confronts the free Internet neutrality dilemma 

TechCrunch, Dec. 27, 2015

Facebook’s control over the technical guidelines for what qualifies for free access and its ability to highlight its own services have sparked on-going backlash from net neutrality advocates…

 

Vermont uses supercomputers to plow its streets

USA Today, Dec. 25, 2015

Highway managers in three New England states are testing a system to automatically alert truckers and passenger car drivers whenever they're approaching a plow during the region's often-blinding blizzards…

 

In the future, magnets may track your fingers in virtual reality 

MIT Technology Review, Dec. 22, 2015

Oculus and university researchers are working on a project that relies on electromagnets to keep an eye on all your fingers in virtual space…