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Title II would grant Google Fiber access to much-needed infrastructure
Telecommunications giants such as Comcast and AT&T have had the privilege of accessing utility poles and other critical infrastructure for quite some time, something which isn't enjoyed by smaller competitors such as...
Xiaomi has risen to become the most valuable tech startup in the world
Although Xiaomi is only a few years old, the Chinese company has quickly risen to become not only the third largest smartphone manufacturer on the planet (behind Apple and Samsung), but...
US tech giants are taking on Russia's government censorship
Next week supporters of Alexei Navalny, a lawyer and anti-corruption crusader currently under house arrest in Russia, are planning a rally that the Kremlin would really rather not happen. So,...
Google needs partners for its self-driving cars
After helping push the entire automotive industry forward when it comes to autonomous driving, it appears Google is ready for some help with its own driverless cars. As the leader...
China's Xiaomi is now worth a whopping $45 billion
The up-and-coming mobile handset manufacturer in China is none other than Xiaomi, and expectations are stratospheric for the technology start-up. Xiaomi has been making quite the name for itself with...
Apple has won the iTunes anti-trust case
A jury decided Tuesday that Apple wasn’t trying to monopolize digital music when it added FairPlay, a digital rights management technology, to songs it sold on iTunes. The class-action suit...
AT&T and Verizon gobble up tax breaks but don't produce more jobs
This may shock you, but giving large companies special tax deals doesn’t magically lead to full employment and economic paradise. The Wall Street Journal reports that both AT&T and Verizon...
Former iTunes engineer admits that Apple tried to block competitors
As a part of the ongoing class action iPod lawsuit Apple is facing in court this week, former iTunes engineer Rod Schultz testified that he worked on a project that...
eBay considers cutting thousands of jobs in 2015
The online auction site is considering the elimination of as many as 3,000 jobs early next year, as the company gets ready to spin off its PayPal division into a...
Instagram surpasses Twitter with 300 million users
Instagram is now larger than Twitter. The social media giant announced on Wednesday that it passed the 300 million active user mark. That means Instagram, which was bought by Facebook...