Chris and Taylor talk about the FCC and net neutrality, an autonomous vehicle advance, Amazon Prime’s deal with HBO and much more!
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Top News
- FCC chairman says reports of net neutrality’s death are ‘flat out wrong’ via theVerge
- Calm down: FCC’s position on Net neutrality hasn’t changed via cnet
- The FCC’s “fast lane” rule is awful for the Internet—just ask the FCC via ArsTechnica
- FCC fails to clarify new net neutrality plans via theVerge
- The FCC’s new net neutrality rules will kill Aereo, even if the Supreme Court doesn’t via the Washington Post
- After Comcast, Netflix signs traffic deal with Verizon via theVerge
- Net Neutrality: A Guide to (and History of) a Contested Idea via theAtlantic
- The latest chapter for the self-driving car: mastering city street driving via Google
- Amazon Prime users will soon be able to watch The Wire, other HBO hits via ArsTechnica
Afterburner
- Apple launches replacement program for defective iPhone 5 power buttons via ArsTechnica
- Apple releases iOS 7.1.1 with further Touch ID, keyboard improvements via ArsTechnica
- Active malware campaign steals Apple passwords from jailbroken iPhones via ArsTechnica
- Apple opens OS X beta program to the public for 10.9.3 via ArsTechnica
- New MacBook Airs likely launching tomorrow via 9to5Mac
- Microsoft, Nokia Devices and Services business aim to remake mobile market via Microsoft
- Microsoft delivers Remote Desktop app preview for Windows Phone 8.1 via ZDNet
- Skype makes group video calling free on Windows, Mac, and Xbox One; coming to all platforms ‘in the future’ via theNextWeb
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 WiFi models arrive May 1 in US, preorders tomorrow, LTE this summer via 9to5Google
- Netflix to Launch on Three U.S. Cable Operators via TiVo via Variety
- Microsoft warns Internet Explorer 6 to 11 vulnerable to zero-day spotted in the wild via NetworkWorld
- Ubuntu Trusty Tahr: More Yawns, More Polish via LinuxInsider
- Ubuntu 14.10 Named ‘Utopic Unicorn’ via OMGUbuntu
thEndUsr Stories
- Amazon’s Prime Pantry service lets you ship 45 pounds of groceries for a $6 fee via Engadget
- Chloroplasts, the plant powerhouses, send signals to roots via ArsTechnica
App Pick: 2048, a free number game built in HTML5 and hosted on Github and of course
Kicker: Construction workers unearth legendary cache of Atari games in New Mexico desert via theVerge
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