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May 11, 2014, 10:15 PM

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Gautham Nagesh / Wall Street Journal:

FCC chair updates proposed broadband rules after criticism, seeks comment on reclassification — Agency Won't Let Firms Segregate Web Traffic Into Fast, Slow Lanes — The head of the Federal Communications Commission is revising proposed rules for regulating broadband Internet …

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David Carr / New York Times:

Talk of an internet fast lane could fuel a SOPA-like backlash from Silicon Valley — Warnings Along F.C.C.'s Fast Lane — The next time the loudmouth in the next cubicle interrupts you with yet another recap of his weekend, just start talking about “net neutrality.”

More: Benzinga, Android Authority, Mashable and The Verge. Tweets: @stevesi

Russell Holly / Geek.com:

Google testing complete redesign, new features for web Gmail similar to leaked test on Android — Google is testing new web-based Gmail features — Google's products are constantly tested behind the scenes for potential new features, and since Gmail is just about as high as you can get on that list …

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Harrison Weber / VentureBeat:

The history of Beats Electronics: from inception to Apple — Before Apple makes its Beats acquisition truly official, join us for a trip down context lane. — Sure, every tech pundit with Internet access has weighed in on why the $3.2 billion deal is good or bad for Apple …

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Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

Apple buying Beats could radically transform the digital music business — There are still many unknowns about Apple's reported acquisition of headphone maker Beats Audio, but one thing is already certain: The deal, if it goes through as reported, is going to be a game changer for digital music.

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Kyle VanHemert / Wired:

Threes: how iterative design and a slow, steady grind produced a masterpiece mobile game — Design Is Why 2048 Sucks, and Threes Is a Masterpiece — It's hard to overstate just how good Threes really is. Touch Arcade's review deemed it a “perfect mobile game.”

More: ParisLemon. Tweets: @carnage4life, @teddydief, @ashervo, @ashervo and @a_greenberg

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

By trading just 0.013% of its equity, Quora gets access to YC's network, while YC gets more late-stage experience and credibility — Q: Why Did Quora Join Y Combinator? A: It Was Almost Free — Quora has plenty to learn from Y Combinator, but it's not giving up the traditional 7% equity share to join the accelerator.

More: Wall Street Journal, Quora, Y Combinator Posthaven and VentureBeat. Thanks:@joshconstine

Brooke Crothers / CNET:

Microsoft will also announce a new Intel-based Surface on May 20 — Microsoft and Intel moving ahead with Surface tablet — Chip giant won't be left out in the cold at the upcoming Microsoft Surface event. — Microsoft Surface Pro — While a smaller version of the Surface tablet …

More: Gotta Be Mobile, WinBeta and LiveSino

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick talks competition, regulation, and self-driving cars — Lunch with the FT: Travis Kalanick — Is the chief executive of controversial driver-hailing app Uber a ‘trust-buster’ or an arch capitalist — An Uber car normally arrives in five minutes but I've already …

More: Business Insider. Tweets: @davidgura, @rohan__silva, @ft, @jonswaine and @shak

Wall Street Journal:

Samsung Plans to Launch Tizen Smartphone in Russia, India — Company Aiming to Compete More Directly With Google and Apple — Samsung Electronics Co. is preparing to launch a new smartphone in Russia and India based on its homegrown operating system Tizen, people familiar with the matter say …

More: Engadget, Ubergizmo, CNET and Reuters. Tweets: @jchengwsj

Kyle Russell / Business Insider:

Google Glass' first public sales display is a booth at a prestigious Florida golf tournament — Google Secretly Tried Selling Glass To Wealthy Golfers — Three weeks after putting Google Glass on sale for one day only, the search giant is trying out another tactic for getting …

More: Engadget, Marketing Land, PC Magazine, Daily Dot, Glass Almanac, Google Glass and SlashGear

Tweets: @triple_r73, @kylebrussell, @triple_r73 and @triple_r73

Thanks:@kylebrussell

Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:

Interview with Adam Stiles, the developer who created the first tabbed web browser in 1998 — Meet The Man Who Invented The Browser Tab — Adam Stiles recalls “the first tab” and how he came to create the atomic unit of internet navigation. — In the summer of 1997 …

Tweets: @cmdrtaco

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