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FCC enforces net neutrality, voting to regulate broadband providers as common carriers under Title II and ban paid fast lanes — FCC votes for net neutrality, a ban on paid fast lanes, and Title II — Internet providers are now common carriers, and they're ready to sue.
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Verizon mocks FCC ruling with Morse code response dated 1934, despite using Title II to its benefit — Verizon issues furious response to FCC, in Morse code, dated 1934 — Verizon wants 1st Amendment right to edit the Web, but rules from 1934 are too old.
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UK ISP TalkTalk suffers massive data breach, subscribers' information used in scams — Fraud threat to millions of TalkTalk customers — Major breach of data leaves one customer £2,800 out of pocket as TalkTalk and his bank, Santander, refuse to compensate him
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Google won't ban adult content on Blogger after all — Well that was fast. Google only declared that it would begin cracking down on adult content posted to Blogger a few days ago, but it's already decided it was a bit hasty in its decision. After coming under fire over the introduction … | Bloomberg Business: |
Ericsson Sues to Block Apple IPhone in U.S. Amid Patent Spat — (Bloomberg) — The licensing battle between Apple Inc. and Ericsson AB is escalating. — Ericsson, a pioneer in mobile phones that transformed itself into the world's largest maker of wireless networks, said Friday it's filing seven …
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Apple announces media event on March 9 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco; more Apple Watch details expected — ∞ Apple announces media event for March 9 — Apple announces media event for March 9 — Apple on Thursday sent out invites for a special event to be held on March 9, 2015.
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| Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider: |
Google pays $25M for top level domain .app, the most expensive TLD ever sold — Google just paid $25 million to buy the entire ‘.app’ web domain — Google just paid $25 million for exclusive rights to the “.app” top-level web domain. — Google decided to apply for new top-level domains …
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Google makes mobile-friendliness a ranking signal, ranks apps with indexed deep links higher — Google Makes “Mobile-Friendliness” A Ranking Signal Worldwide, Boosts Indexed Apps In Search Results — Google today announced two notable changes that will affect the rankings of search results … | Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica: |
Twitter adds “report dox” option, makes some users verify contact info — Temporarily banned users may need to confirm phone or e-mail to tweet again. — On Thursday, Twitter announced that its abuse-report system, which was recently refined to simplify and shorten the reporting process … | Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
Google exec hints at Photos, Hangouts and G+ split — Rumors have long suggested that Google might separate the parts of Google+ that people have been most interested in — photos and messaging / Hangouts — away from the social network's main stream. Now it appears that Sundar Pichai agrees …
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Google Ventures and Michael Dell invest $60M in Kobalt, which handles music publishing rights — Music royalty hunter Kobalt wins Google funding — Since the music industry began in the early 20th century, musicians and songwriters have complained about paltry royalty payments for their creations.| David Pierce / Wired: |
Motorola to launch Moto Maker tool for customizing Moto 360 watches in March — A Big Bet On Choice: Motorola Will Soon Let You Build Your Own Smartwatch — In March, Motorola will flip on a new version of Moto Maker, the tool it created to let users design a Moto X to their exact specifications.| John Cook / GeekWire: |
PopCap Games co-founder emerges with virtual reality startup Pluto VR — As the co-founder of PopCap Games, John Vechey helped create some of the most compelling and beloved games for PCs, consoles and mobile devices. Now, the 37-year-old Seattle entrepreneur sees the same opportunity … | Alison Griswold / Slate: |
Lack of notifications on password changes and slow customer service put Venmo users at risk for fraud — Venmo Money, Venmo Problems — Two twentysomethings hop out of a cab. They get dinner. They grab drinks at a bar. Neither stops to worry about splitting the tab. “Just Venmo me,” one says.
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iOS grows to 73% enterprise share in Q4 2014, Android drops to 25%, and Windows Phone stays flat at 1% — Apple still rules the mobile enterprise space and is extending its lead. iOS gained another 4 percentage points, growing to 73 percent of global device activations in Q4 2014.
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3D Robotics raises $50M Series C led by Qualcomm, the largest amount raised by any US consumer drone company to date — Drone Maker 3D Robotics Raises $50 Million In Latest Round — Less than two weeks after the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled its proposed regulations for commercial drones …
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