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Did Google sell out tech companies?

From what I've read so far, it sure seems like Google can't use their "don't be evil" slogan with a straight face.

http://gigaom.com/2010/08/09/tech-companies-google-sold-you-out/

(via Daring Fireball)

UPDATE: More commentary: "Google-Verizon plan: Why you should worry" and "There's Only One Internet".  I highly recommend staying on top of Daring Fireball's site -- John Gruber is following this story very closely and linking to posts like these.

2010-08-12 UPDATE: There's a lot more commentary available on this issue -- almost exclusively with a negative view of Google's actions.  Here are a few: Wired's article (calls Google a "carrier-humping, net neutrality surrender monkey"), Betanews' article (calls the plan "worse than evil"), an EFF article breaking down the components of the plan, and a PC World article noting the objections to the plan.  There's also this MacWorld article noting that AT&T has endorsed the plan (surprise!).

Filed under: news technology
 

Upstate NY Time Warner customers: reboot your cable modem

Time Warner has increased the upstream speed for standard Road Runner accounts from 384kbps to 1Mbps, but you may have to reboot your cable modem to notice the speed increase.

You can test your speed here.
Filed under: news technology
 

Tamiflu may be nearly useless

According to the LA Times, the British Medical Journal is questioning the efficacy of Tamiflu for treating any kind of flu (H1N1 included).  The article closes with this conclusion:

"It probably doesn't hurt to treat patients with severe flu complications with Tamiflu, and it may help. But the drug should not be used in an effort to prevent infection among people who have been exposed to the virus or in those who have only very mild infections."

The Atlantic also ran a story on this topic and pointed out that there is some evidence that Roche, the manufacturer, may have misled governments and scientists about the drug.  They also mention that there are potential fatal side effects to taking the medication, though these are likely rare.

Natural News has a similar story on Tamiflu, which references the British Medical Journal's findings and the article in The Atlantic, but is a bit more sensational.
Filed under: health news
 

Another CNN fail

 In the midst of the chaos and protests following the widely disputed Iranian elections, CNN's reporting included this gem (read the lower left):

Notice the headline in the lower left. Undisputed? It's especially perplexing because they have mutually exclusive banners at the bottom of the screen.

Filed under: news
 

BBC report on Iran

 One of the few good news reports on the evolving story out of Iran:

 

Filed under: news
 

Corporate manipulation: Time Warner Cable in action

Stop the Cap! reports on a phony "consumer group" that is run by telecommunication industry insiders. Time Warner Cable is using this group's propaganda in their "consumer re-education" efforts.

"Educating" consumers with lies, misinformation, deception and using shill organizations isn't going to cut it.

Filed under: news technology
 

Time Warner usage caps issue is not dead yet

As Stop the Cap! notes, the language in Time Warner's press release makes it clear that they intend to resume their usage cap plan in the future. The recent victory may have only been fleeting.

Please stay involved by following news at Stop the Cap!

Filed under: news technology
 

Victory! Time Warner Cable drops usage cap plan

The article has the details.

Special thanks to Sen. Charles Schumer, Congressman Eric Massa, and stopthecap.com.

Update: Information that came out after the initial press conference shows that this is only a suspension of the initial plan.

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