A California court has ruled that it’s OK to look at a map app on a phone while driving. It’s another example of problems with the wording of traffic laws struggling to keep up with technology. Steven Spriggs successfully appealed against a $165 ticket issued by a highway patrol officer because he’d been looking at […]
Netflix has reportedly agreed to pay Comcast a fee to improve speed and reliability of its streaming. It could set a major precedent in the net neutrality debate. As we reported last week, Netflix confirmed that customers suffered a measurable slowdown in speeds over the past month, which appeared to be largely because of a […]
Taking after his uncle, 11-year-old Michael Morones, of North Carolina, was a self-proclaimed “Brony,” finding comfort and solace in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, especially in the character of Pinkie Pie. Morones has ADHD, and he found the pony very relatable. He wore Pinkie Pie and MLP:FIM paraphernalia to school, where his classmates would […]
Google has settled antitrust complaints with the European Union, avoiding the threat of a six billion dollar fine. It means some significant changes to how Google operates its search and advertising business. The case involved the same legal question that Google has faced around the world: while dominating a market is legal, and being biased […]
Two congress members have put forward a bill that would overturn a recent court verdict that struck down rules on net neutrality in the United States. However, the bill does not have cross-party support and appears to have no chance of passing the House of Representatives stage, in turn meaning it won’t become law. A […]
A court in the Netherlands has overturned an order that internet service providers in the country must block access to The Pirate Bay. The decision isn’t primarily because of a change in the law or its implementation, but is largely a recognition that the ban simply hasn’t worked. As has happened in several countries, in […]
A federal appeals court has torn up some of the key rules enforcing net neutrality in the United States. The decision is more about the powers of the Federal Communications Commission to make those rules than it is the principle itself. While the concept of net neutrality isn’t covered by any act of Congress or […]
Gaming company Zynga has announced it will test accepting payments via Bitcoin. It’s arguably the most mainstream seller yet to accept the digital currency. The BBC notes the move follows both open-source games console maker Ouya and independent game seller Humble Bundle accepting the virtual money last year. Zynga is running the test through BitPay, […]
Concluding our look back at later developments to stories we brought you on Geeks Are Sexy this year, we look at October to December. Twitter published the documentation for its public stock offering, officially confirming that despite massive growth in revenue it had never turned a profit. That didn’t seem to deter investors: the stock […]
Continuing our look back at later developments to stories we brought you on Geeks Are Sexy this year, we turn our attention to September. Verizon took the Federal Communications Commission to court in a battle over the legality of the net neutrality concept. The FCC issued rules in 2010 which said internet carriers must treat […]