Newport Wireless Mesh is a non-profit community supported wireless mesh internet service provider.
Newport Wireless Mesh has completed our newest project, free public wifi on Main Street in Newport. It can be accessed on the street at Newport Downtown Wifi between the Goodrich Memorial Library and NEKCA. It’s passwordless but uses firmware which encrypts your data when you connect to the network, so your data is safe. We’re still doing some testing to determine the best way to make the network accessible for customers and visitors inside businesses on Main Street, so stay tuned.
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Vermont and World News
VPR News
- Passport to the land of creemees: Vermont Edition's 2026 ice cream show August 13, 2026It's Vermont Edition's annual creemee show, where each summer we talk with maker's and lovers of Vermont's most famous delicacy. This year, speak with Adam founder of the Vermont Creemee Passport, a physical booklet that allows you to track your travels to Vermont’s 180-plus creemee stands. We also are joined by two creemee makers to get […]Vermont Public
- Voices of winners in Vermont's primary election August 12, 2026Amanda Janoo, Molly Gray, and Gerald Malloy discuss their campaigns, and reporter Lola Duffort breaks down the results. Then: it’s been nearly five years since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan. Vermont now has one of the largest per capita populations of Afghans in the U.S. The head of the Vermont Afghan Alliance will tell us about […]Vermont Public
- Exploring Lake Champlain, above and below the surface August 11, 2026Vermont might be far from the ocean, but that's not an issue for local scuba divers. The waters of Lake Champlain are dark, deep and perfect for underwater adventure.Matt Cetin is the owner and captain at Dive One LLC, the only dive charter company in Burlington. Kreig Pinkham is the Training Director for the Waterfront […]Vermont Public
- Primary election preview with Vermont's Secretary of State August 10, 2026Vermont’s primary election is Aug. 11. About 3.1% of registered voters cast their ballots early, according to the Secretary of State's office. The rest of Vermont's 500,000 or so registered voters will need to go to a polling station to cast their ballots.Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas joins the show to discuss primary day […]Vermont Public
BBC Technology News
- 81,000 warning letters sent to crypto holders in HMRC tax crackdown August 19, 2026According to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request the number of letters sent has almost tripled since 2024.
- Monzo says issue with card payments and transfers now resolved August 19, 2026The digital bank said all of its services were now "back up and running"
- OpenAI slows down training after its AI carried out hack August 19, 2026The ChatGPT-maker said training will be slowed for two weeks while it puts the upgrades in place.
- The critical tech staying safe by going underground August 18, 2026The war in Ukraine has spurred people to consider putting vital infrastructure underground.
- Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, US court hears August 18, 2026Meta argued social media addiction does not exist, as a trial stemming from a major lawsuit brought by US states started.
CNBC Tech News
- Stripe to buy OpenRouter as fintech expands deeper into AI August 19, 2026Stripe said it's acquiring OpenRouter, as the payments company expands into the artificial intelligence model market.
- OpenAI 'will be a public company in 2027' or sooner, CFO Friar tells employees August 19, 2026In an all hands meeting, Friar told employees not worry about rival Anthropic's IPO timeline.
- Marvell's stock pops 10% on AI chip deal that lets Google buy up to $12.2 billion in shares August 19, 2026Google and its competitors have been pursuing custom chips to improve efficiency and reduce reliance on Nvidia.
- Target earnings, Canada tariffs, American Airlines' seatback screens and more in Morning Squawk August 19, 2026Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
- Nvidia plays matchmaker in Nordics, sources tell CNBC, as AI data center deals boom in region August 19, 2026Nvidia is trying to connect GPU customers with Nordic data-center operators as cheap power and available land fuel the region’s AI infrastructure boom.