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CNET: States Couldn't afford to wait for the FCC's braodband maps to improve so they didn't

The state legistlature formed the Georgia Broadband Deployment iniative and passed a law that made it easier for service providers to share private, detailed information without tipping off competitors.

TECHCRUNCH: Facebook to restore news sharing in Austrilia after government amends proposed law

The Austrilian government will also consider commericial agreemnets tech platforms have already made with local publishers before deciding if the code applies to them and give them one month notice before reaching a final decision.

TECHMEME: Facebook to reverse news ban on Austrilian sites, government to make amendments to media bargaining code

We appreciate the constructive discussions we've had with Treasurer Frydenberg and Minister Fletcher are the past week, it said

THEVERGE: Spotify CEO Daniel EK Explains how thee company plans to help artists make money

Spotify obviously intends to make podcasting a real revenue driver.

ARSTECHNICA: Meet Bill Nelson, the senator seeking to become NASA administrator

In addition to representing Kennedy space center in congress for decades, he flew as a payload space a lot on space shuttle columbia in January 1986.

IMORE: From the Editor's Desk: It always a back- and - forth with apple these days

Another thing that has caught my attention is the possibility of Apple creating a Magsafe battery pack.