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Sunday November 26th, 2017 morning edition

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Jason Calacanis on net neutrality: You cannot trust big companies to do the right thing 12:05 PM ET Wed, 22 Nov 2017 | 02:45.

"The potential impersonation of hundreds of thousands of Americans in order to influence the policy-making process should concern everyone — especially the FCC," said press secretary Amy Spitalnick.

"Yet rather than cooperate with our investigation, the commission has stonewalled it, and now offers political attacks to distract from the core issue — the manipulation of the FCC's own regulatory process," she said.

But he said the FCC has essentially stonewalled his office by failing to provide evidence that is "crucial" to the investigation.

"The FCC has refused multiple requests for crucial evidence in its sole possession that is vital to permit that law enforcement investigation to proceed," Schneiderman said.

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Schneiderman said his team has "received no substantive response" after reaching out to the FCC through a number of representatives.

Schneiderman's letter did not specify if the comments in question predominantly sought to shift the voice of the public for or against the repeal of net neutrality rules. »

Billionaire LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman says his masters in philosophy has helped him more than an MBA

Authored by businessinsider.com

Reid Hoffman is the billionaire cofounder of LinkedIn and one of tech's most influential investors.

He told us that the analytical thinking skills he learned have made him a better investor and entrepreneur.

But one of Silicon Valley's most influential billionaires, LinkedIn founder and Greylock Partners investor Reid Hoffman, received his masters degree in philosophy from Oxford in 1993. »

Italy's top cheeses 'products of cruelty': campaign

Authored by france24.com
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Two of Italy's most famous cheeses, Parmesan and Grana Padano, are being produced with milk from emaciated, sometimes lame cows kept permanently indoors, an animal welfare group said Saturday.

Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) released film it said it had recently obtained from nine farms in Italy's Po valley exposing the "shocking" conditions endured by exhausted cows wallowing in their own excrement.

"Parmesan and Grana Padano cheeses are marketed as 'high quality' when in fact the reality for the cows couldn?t be further from the truth. »

Broadband firms must ditch 'misleading' speed ads

Authored by bbc.com

Broadband firms will no longer be able to advertise their fast net services based on the speeds just a few customers get, from May next year.

It follows research that suggested broadband advertising can be misleading for consumers.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) looked into consumers' understanding of broadband speed claims and found that many were confused by headline speeds that they would never actually get in their own homes. »

Solar Cities of the Future Will be Powered by Windows That Can Generate Electricity

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“Smart windows” with the ability to generate electricity are the way of the future, and scientists are another step closer to making it a widespread reality.

Dye-sensitized solar cells—which are thin, flexible materials that can create see-through electronic circuits—could equip buildings with windows that make electricity.

A study published in Nanoscale earlier this year has further revealed the mechanism of how the dye and semiconductor surface interact. »