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Amy Schatz

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    CIA Information Chief Talks Cloud Computing, Culture Clash at Amazon EventCIA Information Chief Talks Cloud Computing, Culture Clash at Amazon Event
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    Amazon is hoping the CIA’s use of cloud services will lead to more federal contracts.

    By Amy Schatz
    Technology
    FCC Proposes Plan to Help Fund Wi-Fi in SchoolsFCC Proposes Plan to Help Fund Wi-Fi in Schools
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    By Amy Schatz
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    Supreme Court Recognizes Limits in Software PatentabilitySupreme Court Recognizes Limits in Software Patentability
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    Software is patentable, but only if you do more than just digitize an abstract idea, the justices say.

    By Amy Schatz
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    Ye Olde Makers Invade White House Lawn for FaireYe Olde Makers Invade White House Lawn for Faire
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    “Do we all have to get dressed up or what?”

    By Amy Schatz
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    Annual FCC Internet Traffic Study Shows Netflix-Like CongestionAnnual FCC Internet Traffic Study Shows Netflix-Like Congestion
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    Unexpected Internet congestion showed up in the FCC’s annual survey as the agency looks into what’s going on.

    By Amy Schatz
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    Net Neutrality Rules Still Shouldn’t Apply to Wireless, Wireless Industry SaysNet Neutrality Rules Still Shouldn’t Apply to Wireless, Wireless Industry Says
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    And don’t even think of regulating mobile networks like a utility, mobile industry’s top lobbyist says.

    By Amy Schatz
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    AT&T CEO Doesn’t See How Regulators Approve Sprint/T-Mobile DealAT&T CEO Doesn’t See How Regulators Approve Sprint/T-Mobile Deal
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    If AT&T couldn’t buy T-Mobile a few years ago, why would regulators allow Sprint to do it?

    By Amy Schatz
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    Stolen Credit Card Info Relatively Easy to Find Via YouTube, Group SaysStolen Credit Card Info Relatively Easy to Find Via YouTube, Group Says
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    An astroturf group released a report that says Google is profiting from thieves peddling stolen info on YouTube.

    By Amy Schatz
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    Supreme Court to Decide Whether Making Violent Threats on Facebook Is CriminalSupreme Court to Decide Whether Making Violent Threats on Facebook Is Criminal
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    The high court takes up the case of a man imprisoned after making death threats on Facebook.

    By Amy Schatz
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    FCC’s Wheeler on Viral Net Neutrality Video: “I Am Not a Dingo.”FCC’s Wheeler on Viral Net Neutrality Video: “I Am Not a Dingo.”
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    He added that he found the video “creative and funny,” and that its popularity showed “the high level of interest in the topic.”

    By Amy Schatz