GigaomCheckr gets $9 million from Accel to capitalize on the darker side of the on-demand economy
The Checkr technology makes background checks far easier for startups, but it’s not a fool proof system for keeping consumers safe. Read more »
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The Checkr technology makes background checks far easier for startups, but it’s not a fool proof system for keeping consumers safe. Read more »
Information on the internet passes through many layers on its way to us, any one of which can act as a filter and many already do. Read more »
The music industry wants the government to change World War II era regulations to allow more “flexibility” — it sounds good in theory, but the charge to change consent decrees appears… Read more »
Sprint and T-Mobile may be forced to bid independently in next year’s spectrum incentive auction only to find themselves part of the same combined carrier shortly thereafter. A bidding joint venture… Read more »
It’s finally over. Apple has all but given up its long-running legal fight over ebook price fixing, and agreed to pay instead. Here’s a quick Q&A about what happens next… Read more »
Although it has yet to be officially announced, the proposed tie-up between Sprint and T-Mobile is likely to come before regulators in the near future. Approval of the merger might have… Read more »
The U.S. Justice Department is reviewing antiquated antitrust rules in a move that might eventually lead to higher licensing rates for streaming music providers. Even if those rates aren’t increased, though,… Read more »
The Justice Department will reexamine rules that require music publishers to license their song catalogs to everyone on a more or less equal basis. Read more »
The Justice Department filed a 117-page brief in an appeal over its antitrust claims against Apple’s ebook policies. Meanwhile, it has little to say about Amazon, which appears more powerful than… Read more »
eBay is the latest Silicon Valley company to agree to settle antitrust charges related to secret anti-poaching pacts that limited employees’ opportunities to change jobs. Read more »