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On this podcast, we talk about: Apple’s push to give emergency responders your location during a 911 call JPEG’s potential successor, and why it may just end up to be another standards battle.  Why net neutrality fans are cringing at AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the …

Historians may look back on this week as a turning point in the evolution of the internet. First came the end of net neutrality rules, which were officially taken off the books on Monday. These rules of the road ensured that broadband and wireless providers couldn’t act as gatekeepers picking and choosing who succeeds on the internet and who doesn’t. …

Fresh off its takeover of TV programmer Time Warner, mobile carrier AT&T said it will launch a $15-a-month sports-free television-streaming service centered on Time Warner’s Turner collection of channels — so think TBS and TNT minus any basketball, plus CNN and Cartoon Network.  And that means no HBO.  The service, called AT&T Watch TV, would be free for people who already pay AT&T …

AT&T said Thursday it’s completed its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, a day earlier than previously expected. The deal, which was expected to close Friday, cleared its final hurdle Tuesday when a federal judge ruled that the government had failed to prove the combination of the two companies would harm consumers. The Department of Justice sued AT&T in October to block …

The Justice Department will allow AT&T and Time Warner to complete their merger.  The government said in a joint court filing Thursday it won’t ask a judge for a stay that would freeze the deal while it decides whether to appeal. The deal could close as early as Friday. A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the government had failed to prove …

On this podcast, we talk about: AT&T gets to buy Time Warner in legal win over Justice Department. The implications of the AT&T-Time Warner merger for the rest of the tech and media worlds. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate debuts at E3. Now playing: Watch this: AT&T bowls over Justice Department and will soon own… 4:14 The 3:59 gives you bite-size …

Could we see a bidding war for 21st Century Fox? Comcast, the nation’s largest cable television provider, on Wednesday offered $65 billion in cash to buy 21st Century Fox’s film and TV studios, a bid that comes on top of an existing $52.4 billion, all-stock offer by Disney. Fox is home to marquee franchises like X-Men, Deadpool, Kingsmen, and Planet …

Daenerys Targaryen, Superman and Harry Potter are all headed to AT&T after all. AT&T won the right to complete its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner, which includes various media properties such as DC Entertainment and HBO, after US District Judge Richard Leon on Tuesday declined the Justice Department’s request to block the deal. Leon also didn’t impose any conditions …

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson praised the cancellation of the popular ABC sitcom Roseanne after its star posted a racist-filled Twitter rant on Tuesday. Stephenson was asked about the controversy Wednesday during an interview at Recode’s Code Conference. AT&T is in the midst of trying to buy Time Warner, one of the biggest media companies, which owns cable channels such as …

AT&T told the judge deciding its antitrust case that it sees no need to put conditions on its merger with Time Warner, according to a brief filed late Thursday. The US Department of Justice is suing to block AT&T’s $85 billion deal to acquire Time Warner. The trial concluded earlier this week and the decision is now in the hands …