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August 9, 2014, 11:25 AM

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Reuters:
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 …
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.
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 …
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon responds to “Authors United” with letter encouraging authors to email Hachette's CEO  —  Amazon Aims at Publisher Hachette's CEO in Contract Dispute  —  Calls on Authors to Email CEO, Pressure Him to Agree to Terms  —  Amazon.com Inc. stepped up the war of words …
Matt Martin / VG247:
Twitch responds to criticism with appeal button on VODs flagged for audio copyright violations  —  Twitch deploys appeals button, admits “we screwed up”  —  Twitch is deploying an appeals button for videos that have been flagged for copyrighted music as it attempts to stem a tide of user complaints.
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 …

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