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FCC Chairman says he’ll stop internet fast lanes and broadband throttling

Feb04
by on February 4, 2015 at 4:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, fcc, Insider, net neutrality, Tom Wheeler

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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says he will seek to ban cable companies from throttling broadband and demanding payments to prioritize some content over others. Wheeler made the commitment in an op-ed for Wired. He says he will seek to use the regulator’s Title II authority to ensure net neutrality and suggests the plans are “the strongest open internet protections ever proposed by the FCC.” The measure would effectively mean the FCC reclassifying broadband as a utility. President Obama previously suggested that the body should make exactly that move using its Title II powers. “My proposal assures the rights of internet users to go…

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Announcing the 2015 European Tech5: Identifying Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies

Feb04
by on February 4, 2015 at 4:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Competition, conference, Fast-growing, Insider, startups, Tech5, tnw-europe

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It’s time once again for a look at who were the fastest growing European tech startups of the last few years! Around this time last year we launched the inaugural iteration of Tech5. Together with our partner Adyen (a global payments technology provider) we cooked up the European Tech5 initiative with the aim of identifying the fastest-growing tech companies from the most vibrant European startup hubs. This year’s competition will be slightly different from last year’s. Whereas last year we were still looking to identify vibrant startup communities in Europe, this year we have a set list of 6 countries…

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Announcing the 2015 European Tech5: Identifying Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies

Feb04
by on February 4, 2015 at 4:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Competition, conference, Fast-growing, Insider, startups, Tech5, tnw-europe

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It’s time once again for a look at who were the fastest growing European tech startups of the last few years! Around this time last year we launched the inaugural iteration of Tech5. Together with our partner Adyen (a global payments technology provider) we cooked up the European Tech5 initiative with the aim of identifying the fastest-growing tech companies from the most vibrant European startup hubs. This year’s competition will be slightly different from last year’s. Whereas last year we were still looking to identify vibrant startup communities in Europe, this year we have a set list of 6 countries…

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Universal versions of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel are now available on the Windows 10 Technical Preview

Feb04
by on February 4, 2015 at 4:27 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Universal apps that can run on anything from desktops to your cellphone are one of Windows 10’s main selling points. Of course, Microsoft chose its Office suite to show off the new app type during its press conference two weeks ago. You can now try out Office for Windows 10 yourself, according to a post on the Office Blog. Users signed up for the Windows 10 Technical Preview can now download the apps – including Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook and OneNote – from the Windows Store Beta.They wouldn’t be universal without a mobile form, however, so Microsoft says it will be introducing a user…

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Troubled local services site SkillPages has been acquired by Bark

Feb04
by on February 4, 2015 at 4:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates, UK

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We last wrote about SkillPages, the Irish startup that connected people with local service providers, when it redesigned its iOS app in March last year. Since then the company had a troubled time. It shut abruptly before Christmas with $27 million (€24 million) in debts and a liquidator was appointed. But there’s now some good news – Bark, a British marketplace for service professionals, has acquired SkillPages for an undisclosed amount. Andrew Michael, Bark’s co-founder, a serial entrepreneur who sold his previous businesses, LiveDrive and FastHosts, for close to $230 million, told TNW that he is in discussions with SkillPages’ 36 employees.…

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