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Ajit Pai says FCC has concluded “that one or more wireless carriers apparently violated federal law” by selling user location data and will consider fines — More than a year after a Motherboard investigation revealed that wireless carriers were collecting and selling user location data …
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Roku says it has settled its carriage dispute with Fox to distribute Fox channels on the Roku platform ahead of the Super Bowl — At midnight tonight, it was expected that Roku would remove the FOX Now, FOX Sports, FOX News, FOX Business, FOX Nation, Big 10 Network, and FOX Soccer apps from the Roku Channel Store and existing devices.| Margaret Harding McGill / Axios: |
Founding president of the Internet Association, Michael Beckerman, to step down after eight years and join TikTok as VP of US public policy in March — The president of tech trade group the Internet Association is stepping down to run TikTok's Washington policy shop, the organizations said Friday.
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FCC approves $20.4B Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to deploy rural broadband but Democratic FCC commissioners warn it won't help many areas that need internet — In this April 30, 2015 photo, Sylvia Fonseca, 16, works in the computer lab at Cuyama Valley High School in California.
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Utah-based Neighbor.com, a peer-to-peer self-storage marketplace, raises $10M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz — Neighbor.com, a Lehi, Utah-based peer-to-peer self-storage marketplace, has closed on a $10 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). — Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily
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California AG asks ICANN for information about .org TLD price caps removal; ICANN says it is cooperating, asks Public Interest Registry to delay .org TLD sale — Office that oversees California non-profits demands extensive documentation. — The California Attorney general …
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Hulu CEO Randy Freer is leaving the streaming service as Disney continues the reorganization of its direct-to-consumer business — Streaming service will become further aligned under Direct-to-consumer head Kevin Mayer — Hulu CEO Randy Freer will leave the streaming service amid … | Josh Nadeau / Fast Company: |
A Russian law requiring all smartphone makers to pre-install Russian-made software, which goes into effect in July 2020, could force Apple to quit the country — In November 2019, Russian parliament passed what's become known as the “law against Apple.” The legislation will require … | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Gabi, which lets users upload their home, car, or renters insurance policies to compare them with other providers and find better offers, raises $27M Series B — Gabi Insurance has raised $27 million in funding to disrupt insurance brokers and get you better rates for car, homeowner's, or renter's insurance.| Garrett M. Graff / Wired: |
Profile of Virginia senator Mark Warner, the former telecoms entrepreneur and venture capitalist who is now committed to regulating Big Tech — A former telecoms entrepreneur, the Virginia senator says that saving the industry (and democracy) might mean blowing up Big Tech as we know it.
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Amazon's 2019 taxes: $1B+ in federal income tax expense, $2.4B+ in other federal taxes, $1.6B+ in state and local taxes, and ~$9B sales taxes collected — Amazon disclosed new details about its U.S. taxes for 2019 in public financial documents and a blog post Friday morning …
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The Bouqs, a US-based flower delivery startup, raises $30M from Japanese company Yamasa to expand in Japan, bringing its total raised to $74M — The Bouqs plans to take a slice of Japan's $6 billion flower market this year with a $30 million strategic growth round from Japanese enterprise business investor Yamasa.
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Apple says its updated Maps are rolling out across the US, with more detailed visuals and new features like Look Around, and coming to Europe later this year — Apple's updated and more detailed Maps experience has now rolled out across the U.S., the company announced this morning.
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