A merger between the two largest U.S. cable companies faces an uphill regulatory battle
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Prison Phone Calls Will No Longer Cost a Fortune
Prison phone rates have decreased by 25% to 50% overnight thanks to new U.S. rules, according to one service provider
5 Ways Twitter Plans to Defend Itself Against Harsh Critics
New features aimed at the masses
T-Mobile Now Owns the Color Pink
A federal court has granted the telecoms giant the rights to its own shade of magenta
There’s a Secret War on Apple Few Know About
In a rare public disclosure, Apple has offered some illuminating details about its ongoing battle with patent assertion entities, more commonly known as patent trolls. In a public comment to the Federal Trade Commission for an
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Carl Icahn Wins by Losing in Epic Fight With Apple
Carl Icahn is withdrawing the precatory proposal he filed on November 26 to try to get Apple to part with more of its $160 billion cash hoard. But that doesn’t mean he’s lost his war with the tech giant.
Uber Faces Its Biggest Test in India
Correction appended: Feb. 11, 2014
Mudassir is lost. He calls twice before pulling up in a white Mercedes Benz, twelve minutes after I placed my order. A GPS-equipped iPhone blinks in his Uber cab. Still, he struggled to find …
After ‘Distressed Babies’ Crack, AOL Chief Backtracks
Tim Armstrong changes his mind on pension plan changes
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Named America’s Top Philanthropist for 2013
Stock donations result in social networking guru being named the biggest giver last year
Yelp And Yahoo Are Reportedly Teaming Up
Yelp listings will now be incorporated in the search engine’s results, says insider
Twitter’s User Growth Is Slowing Because It’s Not Great for Conversations
The company has strayed too far from its roots as a group messaging app
Twitter Tumbles on Growth Fears
Social network added the fewest monthly users since the fourth quarter of 2010