Day Remains: Dutch Regulators Says T-Mobile Breaks Network Neutrality
Dutch regulators are challenging T-Mobile’s no-data music service on the grounds that it violates net neutrality. This is similar to the no-data binge service offered in the US. About this and much more in today’s news.
- Last week, the Dutch consumer and market regulator ordered T-Mobile to stop providing non-data music services in the Netherlands or face fines. However, there is a second problem; The stringent Dutch law could conflict with the looser EU net neutrality law , and the matter will soon be brought to justice. This will not directly affect T-Mobile in the US, although it will be interesting to see how non-data services are treated in Europe. [Reuters and The Verge]
- Much of Disney’s past catalog is heading to Hulu. They just signed a video service to host 56 past films. As you may recall, Disney also has a deal with Netflix for their upcoming films. There is simply no one-stop shop for Disney fans to watch all of their films by subscription. [Los Angeles Times]
- Siri is slightly better at responding to urgent medical problems, the researchers said, but more needs to be done. A Stanford study from about a year ago found that many voice assistants failed when they uttered statements such as “I’m depressed” or “I was raped,” suggesting web search results, if anything at all. Adam Miner, lead author of the study, notes that Siri is now directs users to the National hotline on combating sexual abuse, as well as the National help line for suicide prevention . [CNET via 9to5Mac ]
- Soylent offers new flavors of ready-to-eat food in a bottle. Hope it’s like that candy at Willy Wonka, which is all three courses. [Gizmodo]