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The Obama administration has called for a $7.1 billion upgrade of the nation’s broadband Internet system as part of the Recovery Act, but it will be a tall order for the FCC to create a plan that satisfies both telecom companies and broadband advocacy groups.
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Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth said on a 911 call that the man he struck and killed while driving drunk came out of nowhere.
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Here at All Things Digital, we are always fussing away on our site, making a variety of improvements regularly to make the experience better for our readers.
In that vein, we have recently added two new features over the last weeks, which deserve a look-see: Topic pages and job listings.
Check them out.
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Many of Apple’s advertisements for the iPhone application tout services for business people, college students or harried urbanites looking to save time. But a look at the applications people are actually buying reveals a different demographic.
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Pelosi’s victory came from whipping, cajoling, begging and browbeating undecided Democrats.
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Republicans plan to target a handful of junior House Democrats who voted yes on climate change.
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Third seed Venus Williams stayed resolutely on course for a third straight Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska in their quarterfinal.
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Joost, a Hulu competitor, will get a new C.E.O. and turn itself into a white-label video platform for other media companies.
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Mozilla today released Firefox 3.5, a significant upgrade to the world’s second-most popular Internet browser. Webmonkey summarizes some of the more important advances in the latest version, including speed enhancements, support for HTML 5, geolocat…
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Federal judges picked by Obama’s predecessor reject his DOJ arguments on executive war powers.
Hollywood has a peculiar way of getting ahead of itself. It’s all about that hype train; you want to load in as many passengers as possible while it’s at top speed and then sort out the destinations later. Take last week’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and its seemingly inevitable sequel. Director Michael Bay’s robot [...]
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There’s a peculiar love out there for the Coen brothers’ “The Big Lebowski.” Something about the quirky characters, bizarre story and hilarious writing that just sticks with people. I don’t claim to understand it, but I am one of the many fans to have been caught in its tight, oddball embrace.
None of us really believe [...]
If, like me, you’re a fan of last year’s Swedish vampire sensation “Let the Right One In,” and you’ve been dreading the Hollywood remake, take comfort in knowing that there might not be reason to worry after all. “Cloverfield” director Matt Reeves has been set to script and helm the English-language redo.
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Half of South Carolina voters think Sanford should remain in office, according to new InsiderAdvantage poll.
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Speed is critical for the growing number of traders who rely on algorithms to detect market shifts. So NYSE Euronext is building two new data centers that the exchange hopes will allow it to process trades faster than its rivals.
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The Obama administration has called for a $7.1 billion upgrade of the nation’s broadband Internet system as part of the Recovery Act, but it will be a tall order for the FCC to create a plan that satisfies both telecom companies and broadband advocacy groups.
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The historic election of President Barack Obama marked a high point for youth involvement in elections. Now, activists are trying to figure out how to bottle youthful Obamania and transport it to other elections.
At a panel discussion of the Personal Democracy Forum, author and youth vote activist Mike Conner said [...]
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I haven’t always been a fan of George Clooney’s. I first came across him during his “ER” days, at an age when it was cool to mock such things. The bias I harbored after that continued all the way up through and beyond “Batman & Robin.” Then Clooney started taking on smart projects, like “Three [...]
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Arrrgh! This isn’t very Piratey… The Pirate Bay has been sold to Global Gaming Factory. And they want to respect copyright holders and go legit. Well, that’s the end of their awesomeness …. Pirate Bay illegal downloads have walked the plank, to live forever in Davy Jones’s locker.
”The Pirate Bay is a site that is among the top 100 most visited Internet sites in the
world. However, in order to live on, The Pirate Bay requires a new business
model, which satisfies the requirements and needs of all parties, content
providers, broadband operators, end users, and the judiciary. Content creators
and providers need to control their content and get paid for it. File sharers ´need
faster downloads and better quality, ” continues Hans Pandeya.
GGF acquires domain names and related web sites, including
http://www.thepiratebay.org. The consideration for the purchase amounts to MSEK
60 consisting of at least MSEK 30 in cash and up to the equivalent of MSEK 30 in
the form of newly issued shares in GGF (according to valuation in connection with
the completion of the acquisition). The stock share of the purchase price is
expected to be equivalent to a maximum of three per cent of the total number of
outstanding shares of GGF after the acquisition. In the case that three percent of
the shares is not equivalent to 30 MSEK, the major shareholder of GGF has
declared that he will contribute the equivalent in cash.
GGF has entered into an agreement to acquire the shares in Peerialism AB.
Peerialism AB is a software technology company with its origin in KTH Royal
Institute of Technology and SICS, Swedish Institute of Computer Science and
which presently is owned by the employees. The owners as well as the employees
will continue to work for the company. Peerialism develops solutions for data
distribution and distributed storage based on new p2p- technology. The access to
the technology is secured by the acquisition. The consideration amounts to in
aggregate MSEK 100 consisting of at least MSEK 50 in cash and up to the
equivalent of MSEK 50 in newly issued shares in GGF (according to valuation
during a period of ten days after the announcement). The share part of the
purchase price should not exceed five percent of the total number of shares in
GGF after the transaction. In addition GGF has undertaken to make initial
investments of MSEK 25 in the acquired business.
“Peerialism has developed a new data distribution technology which now can be
introduced on the best known file – sharing site, The Pirate Bay. Since the
technology is compatible with the existing it will quickly allow for new values to be
created for all key stakeholders and facilitate new business opportunities”, says
Johan Ljungberg, CEO Peerialism.
Completion of the acquisitions are primarily subject to GGF obtaining financing for
the acquisition, that any necessary resolutions are adopted by a General Meeting
of GGF, and that GGF and the Board of Directors consider that the acquired
assets can be used in a legally and appropriate way. GGF intends to issue new
shares in order to obtain the necessary financing for the acquisition. The
acquisition is deemed to be completed in August 2009. In connection therewith,
the ownership of, and responsibility for, the acquired assets will be transferred to
GGF.
“As a result of the acquisitions of The Pirate Bay and Peerialism, GGF will have a
strategic position in the international digital distribution market. File sharing traffic
is estimated to account for more than half of today’s global Internet traffic. The
Pirate Bay has a global brand and holds a key position with over 20 million visitors
and over one billion page views per month,” says Hans Pandeya.
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks. Elections in Iran have caused the entire country to head into chaos and riots. Deployment of the US troops is now underway. North Korea is somewhat intimidating. The United States economy is dwindling. People have a problem getting jobs, laid off, and forced out of their homes. Planes keep crashing, but are still the safest way to travel. (Tell the news to stop reporting this so we can actually believe it). The president of Honduras is exiled or arrested and a couple of other dictators we should be looking out for.
Now, the entertainment world has been cursed for one week since the deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon and Billy Mays. For those who are wondering, George Clooney, Jeff Goldblum, and Britney Spears are very much alive and well. Someone actually hacked in to Britney Spears’s Twitter account to announce that she was dead. What’s wrong with you people!?
Usually some people would continue writing how nuts the media is making us, but I dare you to turn on the news. Though, maybe, there might be some stuff going on in the world when you open up the paper or get your news online! Proceed with caution.