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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
FCC votes for Internet “fast lanes,” but could change its mind later — The Federal Communications Commission today voted in favor of a preliminary proposal to allow Internet “fast lanes,” while asking the public for comment on whether the commission should change the proposal before enacting final rules later this year.
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See also Mediagazer| Stacey Higginbotham / Gigaom: |
Here's that FCC net neutrality compromise everyone demanded. And here's the problem. — On Thursday, the FCC commissioners voted 3-2 to approve a framework for net neutrality rules that continue to favor the creation of an internet fast lane while exploring a line of inquiry into the idea …
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| Amy Schatz / Re/code: |
FCC voted to set aside more TV airwarves for unlicensed use, enabling stronger Wi-Fi networks — Why Silicon Valley Actually Had a Pretty Good Day in D.C. — Despite all the hand-wringing statements about net neutrality that Silicon Valley companies were shooting out Thursday, tech companies actually had a pretty good day in D.C.| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
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| Lauren Orsini / ReadWrite: |
Pinterest Raises A $200 Million Warchest To Do Battle With Google — Pinterest has raised $200 million from investors in a deal that values the company at $5 billion, a source close to the company told ReadWrite. (Update: The company is now confirming its financing.)
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Thanks:@stephellenchan| Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
Most tech giants now score well in EFF's first post-Snowden “Who Has Your Back?” report — Who Has Your Back? — Protecting Your Data from Government Requests — We entrust our most sensitive, private, and important information to technology companies like Google, Facebook, and Verizon.
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Tweets: @adamjbarton, @kurtopsahl, @trevortimm, @vanguardvivian, @maira, @normative and @briankrebs
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Google Glass' Lead Electrical Engineer Adrian Wong Defects To Oculus — Adrian Wong still lists himself as a “professional daydreamer” on LinkedIn, but he's just left Google[x] where he was a lead electrical engineer on Glass to start “Building the Metaverse” at Oculus VR.| Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch: |
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| Patrick Hoge / San Francisco Business Times: |
Zendesk stock soars 49 percent on first trading day — Zendesk stock leaped 49 percent ong Thursday as the San Francisco-based cloud-based customer service software provider debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ZEN), to close at $13.43 per share, up $4.43, after pricing at $9 the previous night.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Developers Now Able to Provide Promo Codes for In-App Purchases — Apple appears to be allowing developers to create promo codes for in-app purchases, a useful feature that makes it far easier to test and promote freemium games and apps with content that can only be purchased within an app once it has been downloaded.
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148Apps, The Register, MacStories, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, Touch Arcade, 9to5Mac and iMore. Tweets: @fraserspeirs
| Ibrahim Elbouchikhi / Android Developers Blog: |
Google Play now accepting PayPal, opens carrier billing and gift cards sales to more countries — Helping You Go Global with More Seamless Google Play Payments — By Ibrahim Elbouchikhi, Google Play Product Manager — Sales of apps and games on Google Play are up by more than 300 percent over the past year.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple Releases OS X 10.9.3 With Enhanced Support for 4K Displays, Syncing Improvements — Apple today released OS X 10.9.3, after two months of developer testing. The last 10.9.3 developer beta, build 13D61, was released just over a week ago. — The update, which is recommended for all Mavericks users … | Serena Saitto / Bloomberg: |
Uber Said to Be in Funding Talks for More Than $10B Value — Uber Technologies Inc. is seeking to join the $10 billion-plus club. — The San Francisco-based startup, which makes a mobile application for car-service booking, is in talks to raise new financing in a round that may value …
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Tweets: @danprimack, @samfbiddle, @sarahfrier, @alexia, @caseynewton and @evelynrusli
| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Foursquare's Swarm And The Rise Of The Invisible App — Swarm is a new app from Foursquare out today that chisels off the check-in and proximity features of the main app and places them in a sparse, focus-driven new home. The app is nicely done, though it will be of most use to those in dense urban areas with lots of friends.
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Computerworld, Shoutpedia, Redmond Pie, VentureBreak and Gizmodo. Tweets: @eye4style. Thanks:@alexia
| Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
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| Myles Tanzer / BuzzFeed: |
Internal NYT report on digital publishing: weak support systems, neglect of social promotion, editors “unfamiliar with the web”, more — Exclusive: New York Times Internal Report Painted Dire Digital Picture — “Our journalism advantage is shrinking,” a committee led by the publisher's son warned.
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Quartz, Nieman Journalism Lab, AdExchanger, Capital New York, New York Times, Poynter, Mashable and Gigaom
Tweets: @ahess247, @miriamelder, @rafat, @joshokane, @mlcalderone, @pmarca, @dvnjr, @dannysullivan, @dannysullivan and @sarahkendzior
See also Mediagazer| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Circle lets you purchase, store and send bitcoins without fees, launches today, still invitation only — Circle wants to be your friendly neighborhood bitcoin bank — The implosion and subsequent liquidation of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox last month played to the worst fears about digital currencies.
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Circle, Gigaom, TechCrunch, PandoDaily, The Next Web, Re/code, Wall Street Journal, CoinDesk and American Banker
| Bloomberg: |
Rackspace Hires Morgan Stanley to Evaluate Options — Rackspace Hosting Inc. (RAX), a provider of cloud-computing services, hired Morgan Stanley to seek strategic options that could include teaming up with bigger technology companies. — The company enlisted the investment bank to explore ways …
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Data Center Knowledge, Gigaom, Re/code, VentureBeat and The Register
Tweets: @bradcasemore and @bloombergtech
| Jane Wakefield / BBC: |
Politician and pedophile among individuals requesting link removals from Google after EU right-to-be-forgotten ruling — Politician and paedophile ask Google to ‘be forgotten’ — The right-to-be-forgotten ruling set a precedent for the removal of search results in Europe
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