Wall Street Journal
The Apple-Google Deal Is an Elephant in Both Rooms (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 11/02/2020 - 06:38Europeans Hope for Better Ties With US on Data Privacy After Election (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 11/02/2020 - 06:37Stonepeak Infrastructure to Buy Cable Provider Astound Broadband
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners said it is buying Astound Broadband, the sixth-largest US cable-TV provider, for $3.6 billion, in one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of 2020. Astound, owned by private-equity firm TPG and cable-management company Patriot Media Management, is the operator of RCN Telecom Services LLC, Grande Communications, Wave Broadband, and enTouch Systems.
Dish Offers Its Services to Military’s Proposed 5G Network Project
The telecom industry turned out in force to oppose a recent Pentagon proposal to build a shared fifth-generation wireless network, with a familiar pot-stirrer making an exception: Dish Network. The satellite-TV company submitted a list of suggestions for the Department of Defense, which is exploring 5G technology for its own operations.
Political Groups Elude Facebook’s Election Controls, Repost False Ads (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 11/01/2020 - 17:27As Covid-19 Closes US Classrooms, Families Turn to India for Homework Help (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 06:29Big Tech Companies Reap Gains as Covid-19 Fuels Shift in Demand (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 06:24Apple Faces Antitrust Complaint in France Over Privacy Changes in iPhones (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 06:11Justice Department Cites Treatment of Hunter Biden Articles in Call to Change Law Protecting Online Platforms
The Justice Department said it was concerned that Facebook and Twitter restricted access to recent New York Post stories about the son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, telling lawmakers the department supported bipartisan interest in changing a law providing legal protections to online platforms.