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August 9, 2014, 10:25 AM
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FCC rejects Verizon's “all the kids do it” argument, asks all carriers to explain their data throttling policies  —  After Verizon, U.S. FCC quizzing other carriers on data management  —  (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. communications regulator on Friday said he is asking …
Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica:
T-Mobile becomes first American carrier to release phone unlocking app  —  One week after President Obama signed a phone-unlocking bill into law, T-Mobile has responded by becoming the first American carrier to launch its own unlocking app.  Modestly titled Device Unlock …
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
CBS will produce new shows for streaming services, says CEO Moonves  —  Coming to the Internet: Shows From CBS That You Won't See on CBS  —  CBS is working on shows that you won't see on CBS.  Instead, the plan is for you to see them on the Internet, via video services like Netflix or Amazon's Prime Instant Video.
Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle:
SF Planning Commission toughens, clears proposed requlation of Airbnb-like short-term rentals  —  S.F. planners support, toughen ‘Airbnb law’  —  Supervisor David Chiu's who proposed the Airbnb legislation arrives at the Planning Commission meeting to hear public comment at the weekly meeting …
Mark Ames / PandoDaily:
Judge rejects $324M settlement in anti-poaching class action suit against Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe; says it should have been at least $380M  —  BREAKING: Judge strikes down Techtopus wage theft settlement  —  The judge overseeing the landmark Silicon Valley wage theft antitrust lawsuit …
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Rakuten acquires US based e-commerce app Slice as it thinks about expansion in country  —  Japan's Rakuten Buys Startup as It Mulls U.S. Entry  —  Rakuten, Japan's largest online retailer, has bought Slice, a U.S. based e-commerce app, as it plans a possible foray into the U.S.

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Alex Ritman / Variety:
In Channel 4's 2025 Alternative Christmas Message, Jimmy Kimmel said “tyranny is booming” in the US and, on his ABC suspension, “We won, the president lost”

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
As the BBC fights Trump's $10B lawsuit and ITV plans to combine its broadcasting business with Sky in 2026, a look at the slow death of the UK's TV channels

Henry Blodget / Regenerator:
Bari Weiss' 60 Minutes decision may have been a way to both signal that she's serious about shifting CBS' sensibility to the right and “improve” a story

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Brian Fung / Washington Post:
FCC requires carriers to support texts to 911 nationwide by year's end

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