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July 6, 2010

07:20
Media and Tech Confer in Sun Valley
Investment bank Allen & Co.'s exclusive annual media conference begins July 6 with moguls swooping into Sun Valley, Idaho, for several days of panels, clandestine meetings and bike rides. read more
07:19
US public libraries: We lose them at our peril
The U.S. is beginning an interesting experiment in democracy: We're cutting public library funds, shrinking our public and school libraries, and in some places, shutting them altogether. read more
07:18
Location-based services lure users, advertisers, investors
If there were any lingering doubts about one of the hottest new technologies, a big investment and burgeoning membership numbers are proving that location-based services are about to go mainstream. read more
07:16
Tech customers question industry's takeover spree
The world's largest technology companies have been on a buying spree, spending billions of dollars to snap up smaller companies. read more
07:16
24/7 Internet access is fast approaching but not here yet
The era of ubiquitous Internet access is fast approaching and it can't arrive soon enough. read more
07:15
Erasing all digital footprints 'impossible'
It's been almost two decades since mainstream users began trekking into the library-slash-playground known as the World Wide Web. Now, several years into that excursion, many are taking a long hard look at the trail they've left behind. read more
07:13
Tech firms aim to keep wayward walkers on path
While using a cell phone while driving has triggered the most alarm bells and prompted laws in several states, experts say, pedestrians are also suffering the consequences of mobile distraction. read more
07:13
Less than 10% of fliers use Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi connections in the air may not be the magical service capability that some in the travel world had hoped. read more
07:10
Comparing the three tech giants
Apple, Microsoft and Google are the biggest three technology companies in the world, accounting for $118bn in revenue last year. read more
07:09
Media and Retail Firms Meld Business Models Online
In search of new business models, some media and retail companies are treading on each other's turf online. Sites such as Lockerz, which mix shopping with editorial content, social networking and games, are sprouting up across the Web and drawing significant interest from investors as hot new businesses based on more than online advertising. read more

July 5, 2010

20:28
$795 Million in New Broadband Grants
On July 3, President Barack Obama announced investment in sixty-six new Recovery Act broadband projects nationwide that, according to the grantees, will not only directly create approximately 5,000 jobs up front, but will also help spur economic development in some of the nation's hardest-hit communities, helping create jobs for years to come. read more
20:24
Deficit Cutting Fever Threatens Broadband Stimulus Payouts
Budget proposals would cut approximately $600 million from broadband stimulus efforts. read more
20:22
Democrats seek Obama's help on cybersecurity
On July 1, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and six Senate committee leaders urged President Barack Obama to back their effort to advance legislation aimed at protecting critical information technology systems from attacks. read more
20:21
It is time for countries to start talking about arms control on the Internet
As with nuclear- and conventional-arms control, big countries should start talking about how to reduce the threat from cyberwar, the aim being to restrict attacks before it is too late. read more
20:19
With Boucher talks, four simultaneous efforts take on network neutrality
House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA) acknowledged reports on July 1 that he is holding private talks between Internet and telecommunications companies about the possibility of passing narrow network neutrality legislation this year. read more
20:17
Capitol Hill telecom talks make little progress on fine print
Progress was not made on the fine print of potential broadband legislation by a large group of stakeholders, according to Media Access Project's Andrew Schwartzman, who attended the staff-led meeting convened by the chairmen of the commerce committees. read more
20:15
Let FCC play by rules with giants
Proposals for legislative action on reclassification are distractions. They may be a summer blockbuster for lobbyists, but there is little suspense surrounding the right outcome here. The country needs action now, not years of bickering in the halls of Congress. The FCC should move ahead to exercise the authority it already possesses under existing law. read more
20:14
Progressives to Obama: Don't 'back away' from network neutrality
A group of progressive bloggers and activists wrote a letter to President Barack Obama on July 1 raising concerns that network neutrality meetings between telecommunications and Internet companies could spur him to abandon the open Internet policies he has endorsed since the campaign. read more
20:13
Sunlight Foundation: Microsoft, Google 'similar' to telecom giants in revolving door hires
Microsoft and Google have "spun the revolving door" to bring on 112 lobbyists who previously worked in government, a new report from the Sunlight Foundation finds. read more
20:10
DISH Network files suit in Las Vegas against FCC to block PBS law
Satellite TV company DISH Network sued the Federal Communications Commission on July 1 in a bid to block enforcement of a law requiring it to carry the high definition programming... read more