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FCC’s net neutrality repeal ‘boggles the mind,’ says commissioner

In 2015, when the FCC’s net neutrality rules became the law of the land, Mignon Clyburn was one of three Democrats who made it happen. Enlarge Image FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn addresses demonstrators who gathered in Washington on Dec. 7 to oppose FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s plans to scrap Obama-era net neutrality protections. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Clyburn, along …

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Apple invests $390M in Finisar for iPhone laser chips

Everyone gets spendy in the run-up to Christmas, even tech giants such as Apple. The company announced Wednesday that it’s investing $390 million in laser chip maker Finisar. Finisar will use the money to refurbish a manufacturing plant in Texas, where it will build chips designed to power iPhone features including Face ID, animojis and portrait photography. The 700,000-square foot …

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