Amazon Prime subscribers can now enjoy more — starting with music. This is an exciting time for Amazon Prime subscribers in India. After a soft launch of Prime Music and the Echo family last November, Amazon Prime is officially pushing…
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It’s Official: Washington Becomes the First U.S. State to Pass a Law Protecting Net Neutrality
Washington has now become the first state in the nation to pass a law protecting net neutrality. Other states, including California and Oregon, are expected to follow suit. Update, Mar. 5th: the bill has officially been signed into law by Washing…
Trump FCC Commissioners Face Federal Investigations Over Ethics Violations
FCC Commissioners Michael O’Rielly and Ajit Pai now face serious allegations over improper conduct, ethics violations, and even bribery. Multiple federal investigations are now expected to widen outside of an internal FCC review. As the U.S…
Turns Out 50 Cent Was Lying About Earning Millions on Bitcoin
50 Cent admits to flat-out lying about his ‘surprise’ $8 million Bitcoin windfall. 50 Cent: rapper, actor, businessman, investor. And, superb liar. Now, there’s even less reason to believe what you read on the internet.…
Best Buy Will Stop Selling CDs Effective July 1st — and Target Is Next
CDs don’t sell anymore. So Best Buy is ditching them — and Target is about to follow suit. Who buys CDs anymore? Not enough people, at least at Best Buy stores. Accordingly, the mega-retailer is ditching the shiny discs in a matter of months. …
Pandora Hitting Hard Times: Laying Off Staff, Shifting Away from California
Pandora’s layoffs will save the company tens of millions of dollars annually. But that’s probably just the start. Pandora CEO Roger Lynch has now made it official. The company is laying off 5% of his workforce. That’s part of a broader p…
Pass Your GED or Go to Jail, Judge Tells Rapper Tekashi 6IX9INE
There’s a sea of young, burgeoning, American male rappers today but Daniel Hernandez, aka 6ix9ine, stands out. How did 6ix9ine just come up out of the blue and become an instant hit? Just a few months after wowing social media with his rainbow-co…
“Russian Anti-Putin Feminist Art Community” Pussy Riot Announces a US Tour
Here’s the official tour announcement from Pussy Riot, whose concerts ‘extremely politicized’ rallies commence in the US on March 6th. Today, we’re announcing Pussy Riot’s first live music performance art tour through America. The fem…
Sirius XM Radio Has 32.7 Million Subscribers — Less Than Half That of Spotify
Is Spotify single-handedly dismantling indirect opponents like Sirius XM, too? And then I realized something. I don’t listen to the radio anymore. Actually, I don’t even listen to satellite radio anymore. Why is that? Enter Spotify, whose…
State of California Passes Its Own Net Neutrality Bill — In Direct Defiance of the FCC
The State of California has officially passed a bill protecting net neutrality in its state. The move is a direct counter-attack against the FCC’s neutrality rollback. If the FCC wanted an even bigger problem, they got it this morning. After ma…