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September 26, 1914: FTC Established
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1914 – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is formed to regulate business in the US. President Wilson issued this to “Trust bust”. The FTC is controlled by a 5 member panel that serve in 7 year terms. They govern all fair trade practices.
Companies like Microsoft and IBM have been under the microscope with the FTC and the FCC.
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- Kentucky shuts down 141 gambling domains
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September 20, 1954: FORTRAN Code Run for First Time
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Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More 1954 – Fortran is a blend from the IBM Mathematical Formula Translating System that started as the assembly language for the IBM 704. A general-purpose, procedural programming language that is suited to numeric computation and scientific computing. Purple Codes broken Red Hat 2.0 released Large Hadron Collider to shut down
January 31, 1984: Apple Reorganizes
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Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More 1984 – Apple announced they would split up the Cupertino based company into three divisions – Apple II (handling all Apple III computers as well), the Apple 32 division (Lisa, and new Macintosh line of computers) and Accessory Products (Printers, keyboards, etc). Delbert Yocam […]
January 30, 2004: Gateway Acquires eMachines
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Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More Gateway computer makes a bold move and purchases rival eMachines for 50 million shares of Gateway common stock and $30 million in cash. eMachines was a company founded by Lap Shun Hui along with South Korean companies Korea Data Systems, and TriGem. Their […]
January 29, 2014: Google Sells Motorola Mobility
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Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More Google owned Motorola Mobility for only 2 years before deciding to sell it off. They chose to sell to Lenovo for $2.91 billion. A major change in the $12.5 billion acquisition they made in 2011. But of course that was after Google striped […]
January 28, 1984: Tim McVey Day
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Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More 1984 – One billion points on one quarter. That was the reason for Tim McVey Day. At the Twin Galaxies arcade back on January 17th, Tim scored 1,000,042,270 points on one quarter to the game “Nibbler” – a hybrid Pac-Man and Centipede game. McVey […]
January 27, 2006: Western Union discontinued Telegram and Commercial Messaging services
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Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More 2006– Founded in 1851, Western Union was responsible for getting the important messages from point A to B. Whether through telegram or commercial messaging, Western Union was synonymous with the service. But on January 27, 2006, that all ended. As Western Union wrote: […]
January 26, 2006: Grand Theft Auto Lawsuit: Hot Coffee
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Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | More 2006 – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was a game that changed perception of the industry. The grit and cruelty of the GTA franchise has not only brought controversy, its also brought the fans. One bit of controversy was the “Hot Coffee” minigame within […]