Neowin News Feed for: Oklahoma

Google investing an additional $9 billion in Oklahoma

Paul Hill — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:22:01 +0000

Google has announced that its investing an additional $9 billion in Oklahoma to help the state prepare for an AI future. Read more...

Amazon becomes the latest company to say it will help employees bypass anti-abortion laws

Paul Hill — Tue, 03 May 2022 01:16:01 +0000

Amazon has said that it will reimburse staff up to $4,000 per year if they have to travel to get non-life-threatening treatment more than 100 miles from their home or if virtual care isn't available. Read more...

Uber and Lyft will pay fines for drivers affected by Oklahoma's anti-abortion laws

Paul Hill — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 20:48:02 +0000

Uber and Lyft will cover the legal costs of their drivers who get fined for assisting someone to get an abortion by driving them to a clinic. Lyft announced measures to help customers too. Read more...

State ID support in Apple Wallet will cost taxpayers money according to records

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 14:04:01 +0000

Documents show that states will be footing the bill for costs associated with supporting state IDs on Apple Wallet. The contracts signed also seem to give Apple lots of decision-making power. Read more...

Microsoft partners with Nextlink Internet in the latest Airband Initiative milestone

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:58:01 +0000

Microsoft has continued its Airband Initiative journey by teaming up with Nextlink Internet. The partnership will bring broadband access to nine million people, including one million in rural areas. Read more...

One thief acquires iPads worth $57,000

Paul Ferson — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:19:45 +0000

A thief operating in North Texas has managed to steal over one hundred iPad tablets, totalling up to a value of almost $60,000 without being caught. Read more...

Study: iPads enhanced learning experience at Oklahoma State University

Denis Wong — Thu, 05 May 2011 06:38:54 +0000

There have been a few pilot projects for the use of iPads in the education sector. Last month, Virginia Beach schools spent $651,000 on iPads to distribute to elementary students, while a school district in... Read more...