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FCC voices ‘serious concerns’ over AT&T’s zero-rating scheme
The FCC may be on the verge of being rebuilt under a very different administration, but reports put together under the current one are still being issued — and just such a one released today offers a critical view of some current “zero-rating” plans from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. Read More
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Europe proposes expanding telco data privacy rules to WhatsApp, Facebook et al
The European Commission has set out proposals for updating rules which govern the use of personal telecoms data that would expand their remit to cover email and mobile messaging data for the first time — meaning the ePrivacy regulation would also apply to web companies such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Apple and Google. Read More
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Update: Apple says no plans to manufacture products at Mesa, Arizona site
Apple has confirmed it applied for a renewal of the FTZ status, but says it does not intend to manufacture products at the site — rather it will be used as a global command hub for its data center operations. Airbnb’s plan to compromise with cities as regulatory challenges pile up
Airbnb looks to be making a key strategy change with regards to its global lobbying efforts. After a failed lawsuit that made the company little progress in the State of New York, Airbnb is rallying behind an age old political tool — the compromise. Any good negotiation comes with table strategy. In Airbnb’s case, this takes the form of a prescriptive list of policy… Read More
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What the drone industry wants from the FAA and Trump
The commercial drone industry in the U.S. hasn’t heard much from the President-elect about his plans for rulemaking that will impact their business and global competitiveness. Last month, Associated Press broke the story that Trump is interested in privatizing air traffic control, wresting that responsibility from the Federal Aviation Administration and handing it to a nonprofit… Read More
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Pro-Trump CEO gets booted from Y Combinator over harassment claims
Andrew Torba, founder of conservative social network Gab.ai, has been removed from Y Combinator’s alumni network. Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio and scientist Katharine Hayhoe talk climate change at SXSL
At an SXSL panel on Monday, President Obama, actor, environmentalist and philanthropist Leonardo DiCaprio and scientist Katharine Hayhoe discussed climate change and what we can possibly due to curb it. Hayhoe, who is the director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, and CEO of ATMOS Research & Consulting, helps organizations like airports and public water utilities… Read More
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“Good guy” loan startup LendUp fined $6.3M for overcharging
LendUp was supposed to be different than the payday loan sharks that rip off the poor when they need emergency cash. But in its early days, LendUp charged customers illegal fees, miscalculated interest rates, falsely advertised loans nationwide that weren’t available there and misled people that borrowing from LendUp would boost their credit score. Now LendUp will have to pay $6.3… Read More
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Mapsquito is a game built by teenagers to fight malaria
Malaria is treatable and preventable. And yet, the World Health Organization reports that almost half the world’s population — 3.2 billion people — are still at risk of contracting the life-threatening disease. At the Disrupt SF Hackathon, a group of teenage girls is gamifying malaria prevention to help halt the spread of the disease. They’re Aruna Prasad, 16,… Read More
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What’s next for the U.S. drone market?
Following a major milestone for the domestic drone industry last week, industry insiders are expecting a big uptick in dollars invested in U.S. drone-tech companies — just maybe not an immediate one. As we previously reported, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration implemented Part 107, or Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems rules, bringing some… Read More
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