Applied Materials reports Q1 revenue down 2% YoY to $7.01B, vs. $6.86B est., and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates; AMAT jumps 12%+ after hours (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)

Dina Bass / Bloomberg:
Applied Materials reports Q1 revenue down 2% YoY to $7.01B, vs. $6.86B est., and forecasts Q2 revenue above estimates; AMAT jumps 12%+ after hours  —  Applied Materials Inc. surged 10% in late trading after deli…

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Internet access: Expand access to reliable information

When local control of journalism is slowly being choked by outside commercial interests, Quantum Fiber’s recent acquisition by AT&T (“Seattle’s internet situation just got worse. Here’s a better way,” Feb. 10, Opinion) further compounds our access …

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Mother kept her teen children in CAGES for months as she starved and beat them for wanting sugar & stealing food

TWO teenagers were kept “like animals” in cages for months at a time and punished with beatings for being hungry in a Texas house of horrors. The teenage siblings – a girl, 14 and boy, 13 – were severely malnourished after suffering years of abuse and …

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A US jury finds Apple did not infringe Optis’ 4G wireless technology patents, after two earlier trial verdicts Optis had won were overturned (Blake Brittain/Reuters)

Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A US jury finds Apple did not infringe Optis’ 4G wireless technology patents, after two earlier trial verdicts Optis had won were overturned  —  Apple (AAPL.O)won a defense verdict on Thursday in a lawsuit by…

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