Supreme Court justices hold stock in tech vendors, other firms
Two U.S. Supreme Court justices owned stock in tech vendors or other companies that filed briefs in cases under review by the high court in the past year, a watchdog group said Thursday.
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The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, June 17
Baseball gets a hacking scandal... Airbus plans Internet satellites... European court holds site liable for comments... and more tech news.
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Google, Facebook, Apple spent record amounts on lobbying in 2014
The tech industry's most influential companies spent record amounts of money on federal lobbying in 2014 despite a general drop in lobbying by most tech companies. The spending was often directed at areas away from the central business of technology, and it indicates how diverse and powerful major tech companies are becoming.
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DirecTV won't show 'The Interview,' others won't say
DirecTV, the biggest satellite TV operator in the U.S., says it won't be offering "The Interview" to its customers.
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Google, Facebook continue massive lobbying efforts in Q3
Google and Facebook continued to pour millions of dollars into federal political lobbying in the third quarter in attempts to influence U.S. lawmakers and have legislation written in their favor.
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Charter-Time Warner deal would get tough regulatory scrutiny
Charter Communications' planned acquisition of Time Warner Cable faces a regulatory review by the same federal officials who were widely blamed for nixing the recent proposed merger of Time Warner with Comcast.
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As AT&T and Google push broadband adoption, the feds are non-players
AT&T and Google have talked up plans to extend supercharged broadband speeds to several U.S. cities and offer lesser service for free to underserved areas. But whether they, and other providers, can bridge the nation's digital divide without federal help remains to be seen.
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Supersize your WAN
Six years ago, we tested dual-WAN routers as a way to pump more bandwidth into small businesses that couldn't afford a T-1 and were stuck with relatively slow DSL and cable connections.