The Daily Populous

Friday December 15th, 2017 day edition

image for Amazon to start selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast

Amazon said Thursday that it will again be selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast devices, two video-streaming gadgets the e-commerce giant removed from its site two years ago and that compete with its own Fire TV products.

"I can confirm that we are assorting Apple TV and Chromecast," an Amazon spokeswoman told CNET on Thursday, referring to the company's plans to stock up on the devices.

Amazon added product listing pages for the Apple TV and two versions of the Apple TV 4K, as well as the Google Chromecast and Chromecast Ultra.

The change may de-escalate mounting fights between Amazon and Google in particular, whose disagreements resulted in Google pulling YouTube from Amazon devices just last week.

Separately, Google said last week that it was removing YouTube from the Amazon Echo Show and Fire TV devices.

Google claimed a "lack of reciprocity" from Amazon, which stopped selling Chromecast and some Google-owned Nest products on its site.

Amazon's move to start selling Chromecast again can be seen as an olive branch offered to Google in the hope of bringing YouTube back to Amazon's devices. »

F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules

Authored by nytimes.com

The discarding of the net neutrality regulations is the most significant and controversial action by the F.C.C. under Mr. Pai.

His plan for the net neutrality rules, first outlined early this year, set off a flurry of opposition.

One Republican commissioner, Mike O’Reilly, said he supported a law created by Congress for net neutrality. »

The FCC officially votes to kill net neutrality

Authored by techcrunch.com

“I dissent from this fiercely spun, legally lightweight, consumer-harming, corporate-enabling Destroying Internet Freedom Order,” said Commissioner Clyburn.

But what I am pleased to be able to say is the fight to save net neutrality does not end today.

You also can read about the origins of net neutrality and how its opponents organized against it. »

TIL an Icelandic tradition called Jólabókaflóð exists, where books are exchanged as Christmas Eve presents and the rest of the night is spent reading them and eating chocolate.

Authored by jolabokaflod.org

The retail cycle each year, from the launch of new books to the reading of these books at Christmas, is known as Jólabókaflóð, which translates roughly into English as ‘Christmas book flood’.

This tradition began during World War II once Iceland had gained its independence for Denmark in 1944.

The active Jolabokaflod Book Campaign account at Pinterest captures the spirit of how the Icelandic tradition of Jólabókaflóð is evolving into a global phenomenon. »

As the U.S. Retreats, Canada Doubles Down on Net Neutrality: “An Open Internet is Critical to Our Democracy”

Authored by michaelgeist.ca

We support the CRTC framework for net neutrality, because we know an open Internet is critical for our economy and our democracy.

Given their previously aggressive approach on telecom policy, it would be a surprise if they abandoned support for net neutrality.

Lost in the discussion was strong net neutrality support from the NDP, with MP Brian Masse tweeting several weeks ago:. »