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Starry joins a wave of wireless startups targeting Internet monopolies

I get excellent service from Comcast in my Dorchester home. But when my South End church asked Comcast about broadband service a few years back, the company demanded $20,000 to plug us in. Why? Because they could. Our digital salvation must come from above.More →

Web

Globe sells .boston domain, but local nonprofits will get discount on addresses

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Last week, Boston Globe Media Partners LLC sold the right to sell Internet addresses ending in “.boston” to Minds + Machines Group Ltd. A thousand “.boston” addresses will be set aside for government use, while another 15,000 will be made available to local nonprofit organizations at a discount price of $8.75 per year.More →

Is T-Mobile degrading online videos and violating net neutrality? YouTube thinks so.

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When T-Mobile launched a new feature last month that let customers stream unlimited Netflix, HBO, and Hulu over their data plans, there was a notable partner missing: YouTube.More →

Internet

Yahoo is said to consider big changes

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The board of Yahoo will discuss potentially selling off the beleaguered Internet company’s core business during a series of meetings this week, people briefed on the plans said on Tuesday.More →

online shopping

Amazon is ready for its drones to fly, but government isn’t

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Amazon is giving new details on its Prime Air drone delivery program, but government approval could be years away. More →

Music

YouTube introduces subscription service

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The video site and its parent company, Google, are hoping users will be willing to pay for the privilege to watch videos without ads.More →

Semiconductors

Computer chip’s travels show state’s connection of global economy

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This silicon journey illustrates why a recession in Europe, a slowdown in China, or a trade pact in Asia, reverberates in Massachusetts.More →

LogMeIn wants to put its networking technology in unlikely places

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Smart shower heads are just one indication of where LogMeIn is headed as the company tries to expand beyond IT professionals and get its technology in the hands of traditional manufacturers.More →

Medical Tech

Boston telehealth company and rival in tense patent fight

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American Well Corp. of Boston and a Texas company are battling over technology that lets patients to connect online with doctors. More →

Architecture firm turns to virtual reality to show off building designs

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Tsoi/Kobus & Associates in Cambridge is using a gaming processing system to put clients inside projects before they are built. More →

Transportation

Uber’s carpool option may ratchet up competition with cabs, transit

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Boston will be the fifth US city to offer UberPOOL, which allows two customers going in the same direction to share a ride and split the cost. Uber says its carpooling optino can cut customer prices in half and attract more riders, over the protests of cab drivers.More →

Fashion

Online custom-suit maker Indochino opens Boston storefront

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Indochino’s 1,450-square-foot store on Newbury Street is set up to reflect the suit-making process, with areas to take measurements, choose fabrics, and select custom options. In total, the company has six locations, all of them opened in the past year.More →

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