June 2018

The Sea Change Significance of Simons-FTC Privacy and Antitrust Hearings (Scott Cleland)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 15:40

Apple and Samsung settle seven-year long patent fight over copying the iPhone (Vox)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 15:39

Morgan Stanley Research: Cable MVNOs to steal 50% of all wireless customer additions by 2020 (Fierce)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 15:35

Google Duplex, the eerily human phone bot, is ready for the real world (CNN)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 14:50

2018 Research: Women and people of color in local TV and radio news

The percentage of women and people of color in TV newsrooms and in TV news management are at the highest levels ever measured by the RTDNA/Hofstra University Newsroom Survey. About a quarter (24.8%) of newsroom staffers are people of color--11.&% African American, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2% Asian and .3% Native American. That is still well below minority representation in the population as a whole, which is about 38%. Highlights:

Teacher's Aide or Surveillance Nightmare? Alexa Hits the Classroom (Education Week)

Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 12:04

Facebook’s Latest Problem: It Can’t Track Where Much of the Data Went

Facebook's internal probe into potential misuse of user data is hitting fundamental roadblocks: The company can’t track where much of the data went after it left the platform or figure out where it is now.

Department of Justice Approves Disney’s Purchase of Fox Assets

The Department of Justice approved the Walt Disney Company’s $71 billion bid for the entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox, potentially complicating Comcast’s desire to make a rival offer for Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment empire. The government’s approval was filed in federal court on the condition that Disney, which already owns ESPN, divest all of Fox’s 22 regional sports networks, which include valuable channels like the Yankees’ YES network.

Corporations Use Charitable Giving to Influence Lawmakers, Study Finds (Chronicle of Philanthropy)

Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 11:56

Fair Use and the Economy: A Review of CCIA’s Estimate (Phoenix Center)