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FILTER RESULTS ►Why Apple Can’t Be Trusted with the App Store
The eBook publishing price-fixing scandal raised its fugly head again this week when the US Justice Department filed documents in advance of the June 3 trial in New York. Among those documents was a series of emails and documents in which eBook pricing strategy and tactics are discussed. An email from late founder and CEO [...]Show More Summary
Did the Keystone XL Environmental Contractor and the State Department Act Inappropriately or Illegally?
Several environmental advocacy groups are asking the US State Department to launch an investigation over the State Department’s handling of the Keystone XL review. This is a bit nuanced but important, and I want to make clear what is going on here. Normally, environmental impact assessments are done by private contractors ultimately hired by the…
iOS 6 reports for U.S. defense duty with new approval
The U.S. Department of Defense has approved the use of iOS 6 devices, which may help Apple to build some strength in a market still dominated by BlackBerry devices. The US D.O.D. currently has about 470,000 BlackBerrys in use across its networks, with 41,000 Apple mobile devices and 8,700 Android devices. Show More Summary
US Air Force plans to save $50M over 10 years by deploying iPads
Just as the Defense Department granted iOS devices approval for use on military networks, TheStreet reports that the U.S. military plans on saving around $50 million through its purchase of iPads. The savings will mainly be due to the ability to cut weight on flights by replacing traditional flight bags and come over a ten […]
iOS devices approved for use on US military networks following Samsung and BlackBerry
Following reports earlier this month that the Defense Department was in the process of approving iOS 6 for nonclassified communications and widespread use by government agencies, Bloomberg reports today that Apple has officially be granted approval for use on U.S. military networks. The Pentagon already approved Samsung devices powered by the company’s Knox security software […]
Russia to Join FATCA Tax Watchdog
Russia’s Finance Ministry and the US Treasury Department should soon finalize an agreement on Russia’s accession to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday.
US Airways route award update
A quick update on the route award actions before the U.S. Department of Transportation that effect US Airways and Charlotte: • DCA route award. A set of slots at Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) that US Airways was hoping to obtain were instead awarded to Southwest Airlines for Houston Hobby service. Us Airways said that [...]
Labor Costs, Inflation Expectations And The Affordable Care Act: What Businesses Are Telling Us
By The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: By Mike Bryan, vice president and senior economist; Brent Meyer, economist; and Nicholas Parker, senior economic research analyst, all in the Atlanta Fed’s research department The Atlanta Fed’s May survey of businesses showed little overall concern about near-term inflation. Show More Summary
Yes, BBDO NY is Making Some ‘Significant’ Cuts
The Spy line was spot-on once again as we’ve received confirmation that BBDO New York is indeed making some cuts this week that “are significant and across departments.” No numbers have been revealed (trust us, we inquired), but as your...Show More Summary
Filibuster Mania Hits the Labor Department
Steve Benen rounds up the last few months of filibuster-mania for us: In recent months, we've already seen the first-ever filibuster of a cabinet nominee and a filibuster of a CIA nominee. Republicans have filibustered judicial nominees they don't like and judicial nominees they do like. Show More Summary
The Steve Jobs email that has the DOJ's interest
TUAW has covered the US Department of Justice price-fixing case against Apple for the past several years. Now an email sent from late Apple CEO Steve Jobs to James Murdoch of News Corporation (parent company of HarperCollins publishers)...Show More Summary
How to build trust in the Bitcoin ecosystem
Well it looks like the Department of Homeland Security is investigating Mt. Gox and the primary complaint is operating an unlicensed money transmittal business. Things do not look good for Mt. Gox. Its US accounts are being seized. This …
Obama Administration Seized Phone Records From The US House
According to Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA), we’re missing the boat on the Justice Department phone record grab scandal. Yeah, it’s bad that the Associated Press was targeted, but it’s also worth remembering that the phones targeted were in the US House and are often used by members of Congress. Here’s Nunes, speaking on the Hugh [...]Show More Summary
Dreaming of China in the Pacific Islands
Research staff at the Lowy Institute meet with many visiting foreign delegations: European foreign ministers, US State Department and Pentagon officials, Pacific Island MPs, senior officials from Asian countries, academics from India and China. Show More Summary
Nicki Minaj leaving ‘American Idol’
Nicki Minaj leaving ‘American Idol’ via Rickey.org Coming to us exclusively from the Department of The Inevitable... The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor
Nicki Minaj to Exit American Idol: Report
Nicki Minaj is not long for American Idol.
In the least surprising news of the day, an insider tells Us Weekly that the singer will depart this Fox competition immediately following this week's finale.
"It's safe to say she isn't coming back to Idol," the source says, adding that Nicki will start focusing on her next album, touring, and endorsements. Show More Summary
US authorities launch their first attack on bitcoin
Yesterday the Department of Homeland Security served the Dwolla mobile payment service with a court order requiring it to immediately cease all account activities with the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange. Today it appears that Mt. Gox, based in Japan, has been cut off from Internet. If you try to get to http://mtgox.com you get a “502 Bad Gateway”...
Why The Federal Government Is Going After Bitcoin, But Amazon Coins Are Safe
As Washington Post tech blogger Tim Lee reported this morning, the federal government has moved to shut down—or at least restrict—the online currency Bitcoin. The Department of Homeland Security and US District Court for the District ordered a seizure of the funds in Dwolla account owned by the currency exchange Mt. Gox, and Dwolla has [...]
DOJ Cites Jobs Murdoch Email Exchange in eBook Collusion Case
The US Department of Justice has filed a new document in the Apple eBook antitrust lawsuit. The filing includes an email sent from Apple’s founder Steve Jobs to Rupert Murdoch, head of News Corporation, the owner of HarperCollins, one...Show More Summary
Monsanto, State Department Pushed GMO Seeds Abroad, Report Says
A report from watchdog group Food & Water Watch released yesterday accuses the US State Department of partnering with Monsanto and other GMO seed companies to push biotech crops abroad, forcing farmers to buy genetically modified seeds and agrichemicals. Biotech Ambassadors: How the U.S. State Department Promotes the Seed Industry’s Global Agenda says the State [...]
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