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Facebook acquires London-based AI firm to help it better understand human speech (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 07/03/2018 - 13:56The Supreme Court just quietly gutted antitrust law
[Commentary] The Supreme Court recently delivered the most significant antitrust opinion by the Court in more than a decade -- Ohio v. American Express -- one that made it extraordinarily more difficult for the government to rein in certain companies that abuse their market power. In it, the Court dealt a huge blow to the ability of government and private plaintiffs to enforce existing antitrust laws, making it easier for dominant firms — especially those in the tech sector — to abuse their market power with impunity.
Apple and Samsung settle seven-year long patent fight over copying the iPhone (Vox)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 15:39T-Mobile introduces new FamilyMode app and base station for monitoring kid’s internet use (Vox)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 06/25/2018 - 14:30Let’s make telemedicine available to all
[Commentary] Because we have seen the promise of telemedicine firsthand, we know that more can be done to make telemedicine mainstream to reach all who need it. The recent changes to Medicare [expanding telemedicine benefits for patients with stroke, kidney disease, and other chronic conditions] are an important step.