BusinessInsider – John Oliver Hilariously Explains The Dire Importance Of Net Neutrality In A Way That Makes Sense – 8 June 2014

By Caroline Moss

“Net Neutrality. The only two words that promise more boredom in the English language are: ‘Featuring Sting,'” John Oliver said last week on his new HBO show, “Last Week Tonight.”

Quote: Oliver says it’s time to listen up, because cable companies have figured it out: “If you want to do something truly evil you just have to make the logistics of it sound really boring.”

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Markets More: Financial Crisis Repo The Composition Of The Trillion-Dollar Repo Market Is Shifting In An Unsettling Way

By Myles Udland

The Financial Times’ Tracy Alloway has a piece on the state of the repurchase, or repo, market, and what she finds is a little unsettling.

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BusinessInsider – FT : China Accuses Major US Consulting Firms Of Spying – 26 May 2014

China has accused major American consulting firms like McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group of spying, and has ordered its state-owned enterprises to cut ties with the companies, the FT’s Jamil Anderlini reports.

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BusinessInsider – Rob Wile – The EU Is Safe For Now, But Its Future Looks Terrible – 26 May 2014

European Union parliamentary election results show that centrist, establishment parties will maintain a comfortable majority.

But the details of the votes suggest the future of the EU could be in deep trouble.

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BusinessInsider – Armin Rosen – NATO’s Secretary General Tells Europe To Stop Relying On The US And Provide Its Own Defense – 16 May 2014

The Secretary General of NATO touched on one of the more sensitive aspects of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine during a speech at a security conference in Slovakia today.

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BusinessInsider – Jim Edwards – Quantcast CEO Claims Adtech’s Hot New $5 Billion Trend Is Ripping Off Clients – 16 May 2014

The hottest new trend in adtech is “RTB,” or real-time bidding. And it’s often a way to rip off advertisers, according to Konrad Feldman, CEO of Quantcast, one of the larger players in the RTB market.

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BusinessInsider – Chuck Hagel: Isolationism Won’t Protect Us From The World’s Troubles – 7 May 2014

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US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday warned Americans against isolationism, saying the United States could not afford to turn away from the world’s crises.

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BusinessInsider – Retired Supreme Court Justice: Marijuana Should Be Legalized – 25 April 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says he thinks the federal government should legalize marijuana.

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BusinessInsider – 10 Insanely Toxic Chemicals Used In Hydraulic Fracking – 21 April 2014

Vast deposits of natural gas have driven a drilling boom stretching across 32 states.

The primary way of extracting the natural gas, known as hydraulic fracking, has been considered safe since a 2004 study by the Environmental Protection Agency found that it posed no risk to drinking water.

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BusinessInsider – Parole And Technology: Prison Breakthrough – 18 April 2014

Big data can help states decide whom to release from prison

IN MONTY PYTHON’S “Life of Brian”, the Jerusalem crowd picks wrongdoers for Pontius Pilate to release according to whether their names begin with “r”, since they find it amusing that the Roman governor cannot pronounce that letter. (“Welease Woger!”)

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