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Apple pays $25M to a university, and the patent troll it cut a deal with

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Apple has agreed to pay $ 24.9 million to a "patent troll" to end a lawsuit over its Siri voice system, according to documents filed yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Publicly traded Marathon Patent Group, whose business is focused on patent licensing and lawsuits, will split the settlement cash with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI),...

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John Legere asks EFF, “Who the f**k are you, and who pays you?”

T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere has spent much of today defending the carrier's controversial "Binge On" program, and he didn't hold much back when answering his critics.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which has criticized T-Mobile for throttling video streams down to 480p, asked him on Twitter whether T-Mobile is altering the video streams or just limiting their bandwidth.

Legere responded in a video:

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Uber pays for TV ads in Seattle to recruit drivers
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Uber’s newest marketing tactic in Seattle: TV ads. The ride-hailing giant is running commercials in the Seattle market to recruit more drivers to its platform. The 30-second spot, which you can view on iSpot.tv, features interviews with drivers who rave about the flexibility and extra cash that comes from working for Uber. They include a student, a real estate broker,...
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