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8:25 AM ET, May 12, 2014

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Gautham Nagesh / Wall Street Journal:
Agency Won't Let Firms Segregate Web Traffic Into Fast, Slow Lanes  —  The head of the Federal Communications Commission is revising proposed rules for regulating broadband Internet, including offering assurances that the agency won't allow companies to segregate Web traffic into fast and slow lanes.
Discussion: VatorNews, Engadget and VentureBeat
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David Carr / New York Times:
An internet fast lane could provoke a SOPA-like backlash from Silicon Valley  —  Warnings Along F.C.C.'s Fast Lane  —  The next time the loudmouth in the next cubicle interrupts you with yet another recap of his weekend, just start talking about “net neutrality.”
Marguerite Reardon / CNET:
Al Franken discusses his opposition to Comcast-Time Warner deal and support for net neutrality  —  Al Franken's crusade to stop Comcast and save media  —  The US senator says his past as a comedian and writer gives him plenty of reasons to mistrust big media companies.
Amy Schatz / Re/code:
FCC's Wheeler Denies Trying to Divide Internet Into “Haves” and “Have Nots”
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
Glenn Greenwald: the explosive day we revealed Edward Snowden's identity to the world  —  In the hours after his name became known, the entire world was searching for the NSA whistleblower, and it became vital that his whereabouts in Hong Kong remained secret.
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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Glenn Greenwald: 'I don't trust the UK not to arrest me.  Their behaviour has been extreme'  —  He has been lauded and vilified in equal measure.  But did the journalist's ‘outsider’ status help him land Edward Snowden's NSA revelations?  Why did he nearly miss the story?
Laura Hazard Owen / Gigaom:
With competition from Amazon and publishers, most book startups are unlikely to succeed  —  Apple, Amazon and the uncertain future of the book startup  —  Over the past few years, I've encountered countless startups that claim they are going to disrupt or revolutionize book publishing.
Discussion: @tomrennie
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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Amazon spat with Hachette over failed contract negotiations leaves authors fuming  —  Writers Feel an Amazon-Hachette Spat  —  The world's biggest bookstore is a bit smaller these days.  —  Amazon's secret campaign to discourage customers from buying books by Hachette …
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
Ofcom poised to block Murdoch pay-TV move  —  communications regulator poised to obstruct any attempt by Rupert Murdoch to unite his continental pay-TV businesses with BSkyB  —  Ofcom is poised to obstruct any attempt by Rupert Murdoch to unite his continental pay-TV businesses with BSkyB …
Discussion: Guardian and Variety
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Paul McClean / WAN-IFRA:
Spain set to introduce new law against aggregators  —  New legislation is set to be introduced in Spain to prevent news aggregators from reproducing other's content without payment.  Paul McClean speaks to a digital media consultant and a representative of the Spanish Publishers Association to discuss the ethics of aggregation.
Discussion: @psmcclean
Jason Hughes / The Wrap:
TMZ Sued for Sexual Discrimination, Wrongful Termination by Former Female Writer  —  A former writer for TMZ filed a lawsuit Friday against the company for sexual discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination.  —  The suit stated that Catherine “Taryn” Hillin …
Penelope Muse Abernathy / AJR.org:
Newspapers must shed legacy costs while building digital audiences, generating new revenue  —  Book Excerpt: Saving Community Journalism  —  It's been a little less than two decades since the Internet revolution began, and yet the change to the news landscape - and the business model that supported it - has been seismic.
 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia announces Blackwell, a new generation of AI chips available later in 2024, starting with the GB200 superchip, which pairs two B200 GPUs with a Grace CPU

Sean Michael Kerner / VentureBeat:
Stability AI debuts Stable Video 3D, a generative AI tool built on its Stable Video Diffusion model, letting users create 3D video from a text or image prompt

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Valve debuts Steam Families in beta, allowing a group of up to six Steam users to share their games, manage parental controls, and more

 
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