Two companies offering online and app-based oil deliveries aim to mirror the service consumers have come to expect from Amazon and Uber.
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Street Talk: Ain’t nothing like that new computer smell
How vividly I remember the day I got my very first car. A Chevy Vega, she was, 20 years old but still rolling on its bald tires with slivers of metal poking out of the rubber. She had a red pinstripe down the sides, which seemed entirely appropriate for a car that could hit 60 […]
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One for the books: UMaine launches 25-foot boat it built with a 3-D printer
Watch a time-lapse video as the boat is built using a plastic-cellulose blend that officials say has the potential to boost the state’s wood products industry.
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Court rules FCC can cancel net neutrality, can’t block states from writing own rules
The Federal Communications Commission acted lawfully when it scrapped the U.S. government’s net neutrality rules in 2017, an appeals court has ruled.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Portland-based app-maker changes name, raises more cash
Wallit, known previously as Ourly, receives an additional $2.6 million in seed funding after an earlier funding round of $3.4 million.
Posted inThe Penobscot Times
Technological advances have meant huge changes for law enforcement
Technology has moved forward in leaps and bounds in many aspects of life in recent years. That includes law enforcement.
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Suit claims YouTube discriminates against LGBT content by unfairly restricting it
The suit adds to allegations against the video streaming site that it enforces its policies unevenly.
Posted inBusiness
Maine company that supports startups by women gets $80,000
Bangor-based Scratchpad Accelerator says it will use the money to support companies founded by women, as well as institutional and academic spinoffs that help startups in Maine and Northern New England.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Despite conflict, new overseer of Maine broadband network promises to play fair
Albany-based FirstLight Fiber, which now controls access to much of the state’s internet backbone, also is majority owner of a Maine-based internet service provider.
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In surprise sale, NY firm acquires company that runs part of Maine’s broadband network
Maine Fiber Co., which owns and operates the Three Ring Binder fiber-optic network, is acquired by Albany-based FirstLight Fiber.