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Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls on Justice Department to probe Amazon-MGM deal (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 05/27/2021 - 06:25Why Amazon is paying nearly $9 billion for MGM and James Bond (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 05/26/2021 - 12:18How a small antitrust lawsuit against Amazon could mean big things for Big Tech (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 05/25/2021 - 17:42Sen. Ron Wyden pushes to raise standards for stimulus-funded broadband
Sen Ron Wyden (D-OR) is calling on the Treasury Department to fund broadband projects in communities without access to 100Mbps upload and download speeds with the money allocated by the American Rescue Plan earlier in 2021. The plan’s language suggests funding can only go to “unserved” or “underserved” communities.
In Antitrust Trial, Tim Cook Argues Apple Doesn’t Hurt App Makers
In a major moment in Apple’s efforts to fend off growing scrutiny of its power, Tim Cook took the stand in a trial for the first time as Apple’s chief executive and defended his business from accusations that it hurt app makers to expand its profits.
New research shows how many important links on the web get lost to time (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 05/21/2021 - 16:42Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer in 2022 (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 05/19/2021 - 12:38Parler is back in Apple’s App Store, with a promise to crack down on hate speech (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 05/18/2021 - 06:31The FCC’s high-profile bet on Elon Musk
Not everyone is thrilled with Starlink or SpaceX. Some reviews complain that the service is unreliable and can be slow. Astronomers are concerned that the thousands of satellites that Starlink and similar services plan to deploy will obscure their vision of the sky; others worry that the satellites will add to space that is already too crowded, and increase the risk of collisions.