Companies that hate net neutrality are spending way more than those supporting it It may not come as much of a surprise, but the major US telecom companies have significantly outspent supporters of net neutrality when it comes to lobbying on Capitol Hill. And they seem far more intent on getting their way. Between 2005 and 2013, Verizon, AT&T,… Read More »
I Bought a MoonPie Last night I was thinking about the way I eat. Like most other health-conscious people, I stupidly try to eat healthy food. But last evening, logic took hold of my brain and I began to look at my eating habits in a more cosmic way. What the heck am I doing to myself eating… Read More »
Amid protests, FCC to vote on new ‘net neutrality’ proposal U.S. telecommunications regulators will vote on Thursday on whether to formally propose new “net neutrality” rules that may let Internet service providers charge content companies for faster and more reliable delivery of their traffic to users. U.S. regulators on Thursday advanced a “net neutrality” proposal that would ban… Read More »
Virtual reality for chickens would simulate a blissful free-range life A world where all humans were living inside of virtual reality would be considered dystopian, but what if humans were to impose that same existence on the animals we raise and often subject to poor conditions? That’s what one designer is proposing with the fictional company and service Second Livestock —… Read More »
Windows 9: New Leak Claims It Could Be Free Microsoft will have to clean up the mess, streamline and simplify the Windows 8 to come up with Windows 9 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s upcomingWindows 9 is speculated to arrive in the first quarter of 2015. The software giant is already working on the next-gen OS after the Windows 8 debacle. An image… Read More »
Google gets take-down requests after European court ruling: source SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is already getting requests to remove objectionable personal information from its search engine after Europe’s top court ruled that subjects have the “right to be forgotten,” a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is already getting… Read More »