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#40: Unlocking the Cable Box
Consumers have never had more ways to watch video, but traditional cable and satellite subscriptions still require set-top boxes, which typically cost 15-20 dollars a...
All-Regulating-FCC Turns Eye to Privacy
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his latest move to more heavily regulate the Internet — a fact sheet summarizing rules for...
#39: Uber vs. Thumbtack: Labor in the Sharing Economy
When it comes to the sharing economy, most of the focus is on companies like Uber, Lyft and Airbnb. But skilled professionals like handymen, mechanics,...
#38: How Stuff Works – Spectrum 101
Spectrum is everywhere, and we’re interacting with it almost constantly. Whether we’re using smartphones, tablets, bluetooth speakers, AM/FM radios or basically any WiFi device, we’re...
#37: Social Media and Terrorism
ISIS and other terrorist groups are using social media to recruit members to their causes. Tech companies like Twitter and Facebook are working to take...
Court Stay Signals Loss for FCC on Prison Payphone Reform
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed, for the second time, an FCC Order attempting to lower prison payphone phone calling...