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May 12, 2014, 8:45 AM

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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:

An internet fast lane could provoke 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.”

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

With New Food App Square Order, Square Wants A Bigger Bite Of The Restaurant Industry — Square, by many accounts, is hungrily in search of new revenue streams to feed its expanding ambitions in e-commerce, and today we are getting another glimpse of where that strategy is taking it.

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Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google:

LG announces 3 new G Pads: The 7, 8 and 10-inch to be added this month — In case an 8.3-inch display wasn't your size, LG has three more sizes of G Pad to choose from as of today. The new models come in three sizes and will likely come with similar specs to LG's highly-touted 8.3-inch model.

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Emily Price / Engadget:

Parrot unveils Bebop drone, coming in Q4 with a 1080p/14MP camera and Oculus support — We take flight with Parrot's new Oculus-friendly Bebop drone — Parrot still hasn't released that MiniDrone we saw at CES, but its already got something new up it's sleeve: BeBop.

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Danny Crichton / TechCrunch:

Alibaba Is Not A Threat To US Internet Companies — Everybody loves superlatives, and it is definitely Superlatives Week for the tech press. Alibaba's IPO will represent “surely one of tech's largest ever” Kara Swisher of Re/code intoned. Heather Somerville and Brandon Bailey …

Marguerite Reardon / CNET News:

Al Franken discusses his opposition to Comcast-Time Warner deal and support for net neutrality — Al Franken's crusade to stop Comcast and save media — The US senator says his past as a comedian and writer gives him plenty of reasons to mistrust big media companies.

Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

Andreessen-inspired Tweetstorms™ are inconsiderate, and maybe abusive, to Twitter followers — Why Twitter's Newest Tweetstorm™ Trend Must Be Stopped — Twitter's sanity depends on it. — Warzel/BuzzFeed — Here's a thing you probably haven't noticed unless …

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Reuters:

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi to release first tablet: sources — (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi will soon release its first tablet, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, expanding the fast-growing company's product lineup in a potential challenge to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc.

More: Electronista. Tweets: @benbajarin

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.

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 …

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