FCC slams AT&T and Verizon over zero-rating offers – CNET
Officials say AT&T’s DirecTV Now, which lets you stream video without it counting as data, violates net neutrality. They’re eyeing a Verizon offer too. CNET News
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Technology is Taking Over Marketing
Marketing today doesn’t look anything like marketing did even as recently as a decade ago. Although many of the founding principles are intact, the execution of them has morphed into something...
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EU is suing member states over Volkswagen diesel scandal
The European Union isn't happy some of its member countries still haven't punished Volkswagen for cheating on emission tests. According to several sources, it has began taking legal action against...
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After Math: Game over
This was a week of tremendous loss. America said goodbye to John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, Twitter accidentally murdered @-replies for a day, Fitbit cannibalized its new...
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Ireland says EU overstepped authority over Apple tax bill
Ireland says the European Union overstepped its authority and misinterpreted the country's laws when it ordered the country to claim 13 billion euros ($ 13.59 billion) in allegedly unpaid taxes from...
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Officials Seize Over 100 Bags of Fake Plastic Rice in Nigeria
Image: ProjectManhattan/Wikimedia Customs officials in Nigeria have confiscated 2.5 tons of plastic rice smuggled into the country by people hoping to take advantage of skyrocketing food prices. Read...
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Australia fines Valve $2.2 million over its Steam refund policy
Australia's federal court has fined Valve AUD$ 3 million (USD$ 2.2 million) after ruling that the company breached consumer law when it didn't offer refunds between 2011 and 2014. This is the maximum...
View Article‘Alien: Covenant’ movie trailer horrifies over the holidays – CNET
Nothing was stirring on Christmas weekend…except for a deadly Xenomorph and screaming humans in this new trailer from the next film in the “Alien” saga. CNET News
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Run-DMC sues Amazon, Walmart over online counterfeits
It's not just tech giants like Apple that are taking online stores to task for allowing counterfeit goods on their virtual shelves. Run-DMC is suing Amazon, Walmart (including Jet.com) and partners...
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Microsoft privacy dashboard gives you control over your data
Microsoft has been accused of overstepping privacy boundaries with Windows 10, but it's ready to try and regain some of that broken trust. It's launching a web-based account privacy dashboard that...
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Apple faces a price-fixing suit over App Store purchases
Apple is in court once again. This time, the company is part of an anti-trust lawsuit over the strict limitations over where users can buy iOS applications. Specifically, the requirement that all apps...
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Google Fiber in San Antonio on hold over local complaints to key...
While Google Fiber expansion has been paused as of October, the company remains committed to providing service for current cities. It now appears that construction in San Antonio is facing a delay due...
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Oracle faces Labor Department lawsuit over job discrimination
Google isn't the only Silicon Valley staple facing a lawsuit over the fairness of its hiring practices. The US Department of Labor has sued Oracle for allegedly conducting discriminatory employment...
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Research for WSJ raises concern over just how much Google advertises its...
Following the launch of the Pixel, Google embarked on a massive marketing campaign to promote its first wholly-made device. Encompassing print, TV, and online ads, the latter form of marketing is now...
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Faraday Future sued over missed payments on $2 million VR video
Faraday Future may have had a new car to show off at CES earlier this month, but everyone's left Las Vegas and old problems are cropping up. Now, the company is being sued by a video effects company...
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Google reveals that G Suite for Education now has over 70 million active users
In a blog post today, Google announced that its G Suite for Education has reached 70 million users worldwide. Previously known as Google Apps for Education, this initiative had 60 million users last...
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‘Overwatch’ boasts over 25 million players
Last we'd heard, online shooter Overwatch had 15 million players. A little over three months later, and that number's gone up by quite a bit. Developer Blizzard has just announced that the current...
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin joins San Francisco protest over Trump...
Following President Trump’s executive order on immigration, several protests have arisen around the country. With the tech industry especially impacted by the halt, Google co-founder Sergey Brin...
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NASA’s reconfigurable radio can track planes over oceans
When the 66 Iridium Next satellites are already in orbit, air traffic controllers and pilots will be able to track all flights, even planes flying across ocean. That's because the satellites are...
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Delta Becomes Second Airline in a Week to Ground US Flights Over Computer...
On Sunday, Delta Airlines temporarily grounded all domestic flights due to an unexplained technical error, the second major American airline to do so in the last seven days. Read more… Gizmodo
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