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Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call (AP)

AP – Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.

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Verizon asks court to halt FCC net neutrality rule (Reuters)

Reuters – Verizon Communications Inc on Friday asked a federal appeals court to block the Federal Communications Commission from imposing new rules on how Internet service providers manage their networks.

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Feds returning funds to online Ponzi scam victims (AP)

AP – Federal authorities say they are returning $55 million to people ripped off by an Internet-based Ponzi scam.

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Feds returning funds to online Ponzi scam victims (AP)

AP – Federal authorities say they are returning $55 million to people ripped off by an Internet-based Ponzi scam.

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Blog platform Tumblr wins $85 million in financing (Reuters)

Reuters – Blogging platform Tumblr raised $85 million in a venture capital funding round led by Greylock Partners and Insight Venture Partners, plus the Chernin Group and Sir Richard Branson.

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FCC finalizes net neutrality rules (Reuters)

Reuters – Controversial net neutrality rules designed by the Federal Communications Commission to prevent internet providers from imposing higher fees on subscribers that stream video or play online games will go into effect on November 20.

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Reports say FTC investigating Twitter (AP)

AP – Federal regulators are looking into the interactions between Twitter and a company called Ubermedia, which develops applications that help users follow and communicate with each other on Twitter’s popular online messaging service, according to two published reports.

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T-Mobile Merger Will Fix Bad Service, AT&T Says (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – As regulators scrutinize the impact of AT&T becoming the nation’s biggest wireless provider, the carrier is telling regulators the $39 billion deal won’t hurt competition. It also says its purchase of T-Mobile will lead to better service and wider adoption of high-speed broadband Internet access — a priority for the Federal Communications Commission.

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More Proof DVDs Are a Dying Medium (PC World)

PC World – While Hollywood pushes Blu-ray as the next-generation entertainment format of choice, new research suggests that it may be wasting its time peddling the optical disc format. In a research note to clients, BTIG Research analyst Richard Greenfield notes that Google searches for rental services such as Redbox and (especially) Netflix have skyrocketed and searches for DVDs have flat-lined.

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Amazon wrangling with online hosting woes (AFP)

AFP – Amazon on Friday was still wrangling with troubles at its Web hosting service used by Foursquare, Quora, Reddit and other popular websites.

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