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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
A coalition of state attorneys general, led by the New York AG, pledge to sue the FCC for repealing net neutrality rules — States like Washington and New York are gearing up to fight the FCC's recent repeal. — The United States is about to go to war with itself over net neutrality.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Responses from nine ISPs show few firm commitments to not block, throttle, or prioritize certain data after FCC repeals net neutrality rules — Lots of talk, little promise — The FCC voted to put an end to net neutrality, giving internet providers free rein to deliver service at their own discretion.
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| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
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| Facebook: |
Facebook, citing academic research, says that people “passively consuming” information on social media makes them feel worse and outlines steps to combat this — By David Ginsberg, Director of Research, and Moira Burke, Research Scientist at Facebook
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| Shruthi Muraleedharan / Facebook: |
Facebook debuts Snooze, a News Feed feature to temporarily unfollow a person, Page, or group for 30 days — One of our core News Feed values is giving people more control. Today, we're launching Snooze, which will give you the option to temporarily unfollow a person, Page or group for 30 days.
| Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica: |
As AOL Instant Messenger shuts down today after 20 years, readers reminisce about the heyday of instant messaging — Ars readers reminisce about the heyday of instant messaging. — Today, America Online Instant Messenger, better known by its acronym, AIM, went dark after more than two decades of faithful service.
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| Jim Finkle / Reuters: |
“Triton” malware, likely the work of a nation-state, found in Schneider Electric industrial safety systems often used in nuclear, oil, and gas plants — (Reuters) - Hackers likely working for a nation-state recently invaded the safety system of a critical infrastructure facility …
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CSO, The Japan Times, Axios, FireEye, HackRead, Help Net Security, SecurityWeek, SiliconANGLE, The Hacker News, ZDNet, Ars Technica, Wired, CircleID, Federal Computer Week, BleepingComputer.com, and SecurityWeek. Tweets: @mandiant
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
YouTube debuts 360-degree YouTube VR app on Steam in early access for HTC Vive, but users of the beta are reporting several problems from bugs to crashes — There's a lot of VR content out there, but much of it is for one platform or another — what works on Gear VR may not on Daydream, the HTC Vive or the Oculus Rift.
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Steam, Android Authority, Android Authority, The Verge, UploadVR, and Road to VR
| Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Alphabet's X inks deal with Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to install 2K receiver boxes on rooftops and posts to provide high-speed internet using light beams — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's X research division said on Thursday that India's Andhra Pradesh state government would buy …
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Android Authority, Ars Technica, The Team at X, The Next Web, Geek.com, Engadget, VentureBeat, ANI, 9to5Google, Inc42 Media, India Today, ZDNet, Gizmodo, and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check. Tweets: @trengriffin
| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Sources: SoftBank has been in talks to invest up to $300M in dog-walking app Wag, which raised $40M just eight months ago — It shows how SoftBank has affected funding amounts in Silicon Valley. — SoftBank has been in talks to invest as much as $300 million in the dog-walking app Wag … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Huawei and Xiaomi are in talks with US carriers, including AT&T and Verizon, to start selling smartphones in the US as soon as next year — Huawei, Xiaomi in talks with carriers to expand to U.S. market — Apple has lost significant China marketshare to local makers
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International Business Times, MacRumors, AppAdvice.com, and Gizmochina
Tweets: @rdr0b11, @markgurman, and @rdr0b11
| Davide Ghiglione / Financial Times: |
Italy's tax agency says Amazon to pay €100M to settle outstanding tax claims covering the period between 2011 and 2015 — Italy's tax agency - known as Agenzia delle Entrate - said it reached an agreement with Amazon to settle outstanding tax claims covering the period between 2011 and 2015.
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| Jason Koebler / Motherboard: |
Motherboard and Vice to build and document a Brooklyn community internet that will connect to NYC mesh network and will not rely on a traditional ISP — The net neutrality battle has been exhausting. It has come at enormous cost in time, energy, attention, and money.| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Indonesia's ride-hailing service Go-Jek has acquired offline payment firm Kartuku, payment gateway Midtrans, and payment and lending network Mapan — Go-Jek, the company leading Uber and Grab in Southeast Asia's largest market, has bagged a hat trick of deals to advance its mobile payment strategy.Sponsor Posts
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