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Senator Ted Cruz thinks net neutrality will stop cable companies from being 'bold, innovative, and fair'

Adi Robertson November 14, 2014 06:27 pm11.14.2014 136

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) had perhaps the most memorable reaction to Obama's Monday announcement about net neutrality: reclassifying broadband under common carrier laws was "Obamacare for the internet."...

Also, internet sales taxes will hurt retro lava lamps

FCC questions AT&T for halting high-speed fiber deployment before net neutrality decision

Jacob Kastrenakes November 14, 2014 04:02 pm11.14.2014 53

The FCC has asked AT&T for more information about its decision to halt the rollout of its high-speed fiber network until net neutrality rules are decided. It's asking AT&T to provide documents regarding...

"We are happy to respond to the questions posed by the FCC." AT&T

Big companies like UPS and Visa are quietly pushing for net neutrality

Ben Popper November 14, 2014 05:14 pm11.14.2014 17

Their trade group argues that the current system for providing residential internet service is a "terminating access monopoly" without meaningful competition.

Trying to terminate access monopolies

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The Pentagon wants to make flying aircraft carriers for drones

Kwame Opam November 14, 2014 03:40 pm11.14.2014 13

The Pentagon may soon start turning planes into bona fide Helicarriers for drones. DARPA this week announced that it wants to explore making existing aircraft capable of carrying, launching, and recovering...

"We want to find ways to make smaller aircraft more effective." DARPA program manager Dan Patt

The US Marshals are scanning millions of American phones with fly-by cell towers

Russell Brandom November 13, 2014 05:54 pm11.13.2014 53

Federal agencies have a new way to find people. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, the US Marshals service has scooping up Americans' cell phone information by planting fake cell tower...

IMSI catchers onboard small airplanes

I almost killed someone with a drone

Ben Popper November 13, 2014 12:09 pm11.13.2014 265

A few weeks ago, my wife, two sons, and I got out of the city and visited my in-laws. I brought along my DJI Phantom drone. I thought being in the country would make things safer. I was wrong.

You have to remember, this thing is not a toy

Read the FCC's internal emails about John Oliver's net neutrality segment

Colin Lecher November 13, 2014 10:54 am11.13.2014 69

Back in June, you may remember Last Week Tonight With John Oliver had a great bit on net neutrality. Oliver poked fun at the FCC commissioners; he compared Chairman Tom Wheeler, a former telecom lobbyist,...

"Don't eat ma baby!" FCC employee

The not-so-glamorous life of a robot operator

read the feature

Amazon is hiring drone testing pilots

Colin Lecher November 13, 2014 10:15 am11.13.2014 3

Amazon announced its plans for delivery drones — Amazon Prime Air — late last year. And then, for a long time: nothing. As observers pointed out, the project had at least a few hurdles to fruition. But the...

Ads for "flight operations engineer"

Chinese hackers breached the federal weather network

Russell Brandom November 12, 2014 01:42 pm11.12.2014 10

Just two days after news of a breach at the US Postal Service, The Washington Post has revealed a successful attack on the federal weather network, resulting in a system lockdown and a two-day outage in...

"NOAA told me it was a hack and it was China." Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)

Verizon exec says he believes FCC will make 'right decision' on net neutrality

Jacob Kastrenakes November 12, 2014 11:12 am11.12.2014 44

In a bad sign for everyone interested in protecting net neutrality, the chief financial officer of Verizon has said that he believes the FCC will make the "right decision" on how to regulate internet...

"I think the independent agency of the FCC will make the right decision." Fran Shammo, Verizon CMO

AT&T will stop investing in high-speed fiber internet until net neutrality rules decided

Colin Lecher November 12, 2014 09:53 am11.12.2014 273

After President Obama called on the FCC to pass strong net neutrality rules, Chairman Tom Wheeler reportedly backed away from the statements, saying he favored a more "nuanced" solution. But regardless of...

Investments are on pause

China and the US agree to 'historic' climate change pact

Amar Toor November 12, 2014 05:24 am11.12.2014 71

The US and China this week announced a landmark agreement to sharply cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as part of a deal that President Barack Obama described as a "major milestone." As the New York...

"We hope to encourage all major economies to be ambitious." President Barack Obama
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