March 13, 2012
by Ben Popper
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Aereo says people have a legal right to rabbit ears and DVRs, countersues the big TV networks

Aereo, the New York startup that is building a new system for streaming and recoding live TV, is countersuing the big TV networks that filed a lawsuit against it at the beginning of this month. The company, which is backed by local investors like First… Continue reading

February 27, 2012
by Drew Olanoff
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Facebook made this guy a spokesperson for personal lubricant

Facebook is planning to make a bulk of its money from advertising, that’s no secret. When you’re logged into the social network you’ll see display ads on the right-hand side of your Newsfeed that loosely fit your interests. The company is also … Continue reading

January 31, 2012
by Surat Lozowick
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Leebre: a Jamendo-inspired platform for free ebooks

Commercial ebook publishing and distribution is a crowded space: Amazon, Apple, Google, Barnes and Noble and others each have stores and devices for digital books, which have been seeing consistent growth. Ebooks are undoubtedly the future of long-from… Continue reading