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May 26, 2010

07:19
Apple to Face Inquiry About Online Music
Apparently, the Justice Department is examining Apple's tactics in the market for digital music, and its staff members have talked to major music labels and Internet music companies. read more
07:17
Game Consoles to Challenge Pay TV
Sony has agreed to offer on-demand access to HBO programming through its PlayStation 3, the latest example of a videogame-console maker aiming for a bigger role in the digital living room. read more
07:16
Space trash threatens satellites, Pentagon warns
Trash in space may bring commerce and communications on Earth to a halt unless policymakers and executives take steps to prevent satellite collisions with orbiting junk. read more
07:15
Republicans' new Web site not exactly what they hoped it would be
Republicans want to take over the House in the fall, but there's a problem: They don't have an agenda. So on May 25, they set out to resolve that shortcoming. They announced that they would solicit suggestions on the Internet, then have members of the public give the ideas a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down. read more
07:13
Google tries its hand at influence in Washington
Over the past year, Google's critics have expressed concern about the company's growing influence in Washington. read more
07:12
Tribune proposes $14.9 million more in executive bonuses
Tribune Co. plans to pay 35 of its top executives $14.9 million in additional 2009 bonuses, a court filing revealed late Monday, despite pointed opposition from several key constituents in the company's 17-month-old Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. read more
07:10
Charges set to cost Times 90% of web readers
The Times and its sister paper, The Sunday Times, could lose more than 90 per cent of their online audience when they introduce charges to read their websites next month. read more

May 25, 2010

18:38
FCC Launches Media Ownership Rules Review
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) as part of the 2010 quadrennial review of its media ownership rules. read more
18:35
GOP Responds to Call to Update Communications Act
Sens Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Ensign respond to call of by leading Democrats in the House and the Senate to update the Communications Act. read more
18:33
DHS official stresses cybersecurity is industry's responsibility
Contractors that fail to live up to security requirements in federal technology contracts should be held accountable, even if the vulnerabilities originated in products or capabilities provided by suppliers. read more
18:31
Pennsylvania AG Dropping Twitter Subpoena
Pennsylvania prosecutors are dropping their grand jury subpoena to Twitter demanding the identity of two account holders who used the microblogging service to criticize Attorney General Tom Corbett. read more
18:30
Cable TV Interruption Avoided as Satellite Scare Passes
Earlier this month, Intelstat's Galaxy 15 satellite began drifting out of control. At the time, the owner of a satellite that transmits programming to all US cable systems expressed concerns that the rogue satellite would disrupt cable programming across the United States. Not to worry. read more
18:29
'Sesame Street' hits highest ratings in years
In its 40th anniversary season, "Sesame Street" has hit its highest ratings in its core demo in several years. read more
18:27
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services propose less burdensome telemedicine credentialing rules
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed changes to ease the burdens of credentialing and privileging for hospitals that provide telemedicine. read more
18:24
New Mexico's Delegation Weighs in on National Broadband Plan
In early February, New Mexico's delegation to Congress sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski urging that the FCC's National Broadband Plan "clearly supports broadband for all." read more
14:04
Google says it has generated $54 billion in economic activity
Revealing estimates for its economic contributions to the American economy for the first time, Google said it generated $54 billion in activity for businesses, Web publishers and nonprofits last year. read more
14:02
Facebook user phone numbers freely available on the Web
A developer that's trying to highlight the dangers of forgetting about personal privacy has unveiled a new service that shows how easy it is for users to have their phone numbers acquired by Facebook visitors. read more
14:00
Bill Shock Comments Due July 6
Comments are due on July 6, 2010, and reply comments are due on July 19, 2010. read more
13:57
Governors From Three Key States Back NBC-Universal Deal
The governors of California, New York and Pennsylvania wrote the Federal Communications Commission May 25 to voice support for the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. read more
13:55
The Top 10 Cities With the Best Broadband
Ookla has introduced a broadband index that tabulates results from the more than 1 million speed tests done each day around the world. read more