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Google sued for €2.1 billion by shopping rival for unfair search placement (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 02/07/2022 - 16:49“Death Star” response from US would lock Russia out of 5G, advanced chips (Ars Technica)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 01/26/2022 - 09:48Wi-Fi 7 hardware demos herald next-generation wireless networking (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 14:23Astronomers find growing number of Starlink satellite tracks (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 01/18/2022 - 11:16Comcast trying to “torpedo” Biden FCC pick Gigi Sohn, advocacy group says
Comcast's hiring of a new lobbyist is part of an attempt to "torpedo" President Joe Biden's nomination of Gigi Sohn [Senior Fellow and Public Advocate at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society] to the Federal Communications Commission, according to advocacy group Free Press. "Comcast just hired a lobbying firm to try to torpedo Gigi Sohn's nomination to the FCC," said Free Press.
SpaceX abandons Starlink plan that Amazon objected to, but fight isn’t over
SpaceX has abandoned a Starlink plan that Amazon objected to during a high-profile battle at the Federal Communications Commission in 2021, and wants to launch its second-generation broadband satellites starting in March 2022. But the dispute isn't over, as Amazon says that SpaceX's latest filing "raises a number of issues that call for analysis and a potential response" and asked the FCC for a month-long delay before comments are due.
Google hired union-busting consultants to convince employees “unions suck” (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 01/11/2022 - 14:43Verizon overrides users’ opt-out preferences in push to collect browsing history
Verizon is automatically enrolling customers in a new version of a program that scans mobile users' browser histories—even when those same users previously opted out of the program when it had a different name. The carrier recently announced changes to its "Verizon Selects" program along with a new name. "Verizon Custom Experience Plus is the new name of our Verizon Selects program," Verizon said in a FAQ.