Day: December 12, 2017

By CECILIA KANG, DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI, NICK WINGFIELD and MIKE ISAAC While some technology companies used their websites to proclaim support for equal internet access, some of the giants, including Google and Microsoft, laid low. Published: December 12, 2017 at 01:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/2Ah0Tvf via […]

FCC Plan to kill net neutrality rules could hurt students http://ift.tt/2iVheP3 Submitted December 12, 2017 at 04:23PM by Botheredhat360 via reddit http://ift.tt/2Bf992o

Why Is Anime Obsessed With Power Lines? Published on December 12, 2017 at 07:00PM An anonymous reader shares a report: Why are there so many shots of power lines in Japanese anime cartoons? The Tumblr Power Lines in Anime is dedicated to appreciating the truly […]

SEC Warns ‘Extreme Caution’ Over Cryptocurrency Investments As Many People Take Out Mortgages To Buy Bitcoin Published on December 12, 2017 at 05:40PM The head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission has warned bitcoin and other cryptocurrency investors to beware of scams and criminal […]

We’ve Toned Down the ‘Destroying Society’ Shtick, Facebook Insists Published on December 12, 2017 at 06:20PM Facebook has taken the unusual step of responding to comments by former VP Chamath Palihapitiya that the social media giant was “destroying how society works.” Palihapitiya said that executives […]

Inside Faraday Future’s Financial House of Cards Published on December 12, 2017 at 05:00PM Sean O’Kane, reporting for The Verge: When Faraday Future emerged from stealth mode in 2015, it promised to transform the car industry with an American-made luxury electric vehicle that would someday […]

Former Facebook executives express “guilt” over social media giant In recent months, former Facebook executives have expressed “guilt” over the social media giant, its growing influence on society and impact on culture. Here’s a roundup of their comments. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Technology http://ift.tt/2AMwF3X

The Folks That Built The Internet Tell The FCC It Has No Idea How The Internet Works http://ift.tt/2B7IQuC Submitted December 12, 2017 at 05:01PM by maxwellhill via reddit http://ift.tt/2Ae5fmK

Roughly a million FCC comments were fraudulently filed using real names and half a million additional comments were filed from Russian email addresses. Meanwhile, 50,000 real FCC consumer complaints are missing. http://ift.tt/2jSrhoR Submitted December 12, 2017 at 05:03PM by _GusTriandos via reddit http://ift.tt/2AfxUaS

Ajit Pai claims net neutrality hurt small ISPs, but data says otherwise. http://ift.tt/2jTXs7A Submitted December 12, 2017 at 04:41PM by AdamCannon via reddit http://ift.tt/2iVU1wg