President Donald Trump’s FCC has put the kibosh on controversial Obama-era net neutrality regulations. At its monthly meeting Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission, led by Republican Chairman Ajit Pai, voted to repeal regulation passed in 2015 that prevented broadband companies from blocking or slowing access to websites or services. The rules also prohibited broadband companies …
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14 December
Read the full dissenting opinions of the FCC commissioners who tried to save net neutrality
Net neutrality has just been neutered in the US. On Thursday, with a 3-2 vote along party lines, the Republican-led Federal Communications Commission stripped itself of the authority to ensure traffic on the internet is treated equally, so US internet service providers can’t block, slow or speed up online content. Needless to say, the two Democratic FCC commissioners who voted …
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14 December
Apple TV, Google Chromecast return to Amazon
Amazon said Thursday that it will again be selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast devices, two video-streaming gadgets the e-commerce giant removed from its site two years ago and that compete with its own Fire TV products. “I can confirm that we are assorting Apple TV and Chromecast,” an Amazon spokeswoman told CNET on Thursday, referring to the company’s plans …
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14 December
The 25 best battery life laptops for 2017
Editor’s note: An updated version of this roundup is here, in our collection of the laptops with the best battery life. 25 best battery life laptops +24 more See all photos Anyone considering a new laptop purchase for themselves or as a gift should keep in mind that while speed and design very important, a lot of people care about …
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14 December
Disney to buy Fox’s key assets, bracing for a Netflix showdown
If “Avengers vs. X-Men: The Synergy Wars” ends up at a theater near you, here’s why the movie was made. The Walt Disney Co. signed a deal on Thursday to buy major parts of 21st Century Fox in a $52.4 billion all-stock deal. It’s a dramatic example of Hollywood companies joining forces amid growing competition from digital powerhouses like Netflix and …
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14 December
Brave browser pushes private searches with DuckDuckGo deal
The Brave browser has a new way to protect your privacy online: an option to use the DuckDuckGo search engine by default in private tabs. Private browsing, also known as incognito in Google’s Chrome browser, is a special browser mode that doesn’t leave traces of your browsing history on your computer. But Brave Software says searches with DuckDuckGo will help …
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14 December
How to use 1Password for two
1Password is an app built to help you keep your online accounts secure. The first step of securing an account is using a strong password. The second is remembering that password. It’s easy to come up with one password we feel is strong and that we can remember, then use it across a litany of sites and services. But that’s …
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14 December
Here are the full opinions of FCC commissioners who voted down net neutrality
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to overturn net neutrality, Obama-era rules that ensured all traffic on the internet is treated equally. So why do it? Here’s the full text of statements from Chairman Ajit Pai, Commissioner Brendan Carr and Commissioner Michael O’Rielly. You can read more from the FCC commissioners in our interviews and other coverage. On …
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14 December
Drone pilot at fault for collision with Black Hawk, says NTSB
A drone operator is to blame for a collision between a DJI Phantom 4 drone and a US Army Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The NTSB said, back in September, a drone pilot flew his drone farther than he could see — Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 101 calls for pilots to …
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14 December
Build a cheap computer for your kids with Kano OS and a Raspberry Pi
Kano is a platform that’s designed to teach kids how to build a computer, what every part of a circuit board does, and finally how to code apps or games. The platform is available in predesigned kits made for kids. Now playing: Watch this: Raspberry Pi projects 2:43 Kano’s computer kits are attractive simply because each one includes the core …
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