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• ​CIO upfront: Quo vadis Twitter?

  So the rumours are out, Twitter is up for sale – and I see it with a wary eye, my most used social network may change owners… time to muse about it.

• Doing business with Martin Creighan of AT&T: Technology, innovation and philanthropy

  The managing director for AT&T mentors disadvantaged youths: “Adversity doesn’t have to be a barrier to success.”

• AT&T makes a big push into IoT

  In the expanding universe called the Internet of Things, even garbage bins will be networked together wirelessly. That way, a central console -- perhaps one that's monitored automatically -- can know whether a bin has been overturned or is full.

• AT&T a closer partner of NSA than previously known, Snowden docs show

  A fresh analysis of documents disclosed by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden shows that AT&T has been a much closer and eager partner for the National Security Agency's Internet spying activities than was previously known.

• FCC rejects proposal favoring small carriers in spectrum auction

  Small mobile carriers lost a battle Thursday when the U.S. Federal Communications Commission declined to make it easier for them to get access to a reserved slice of spectrum during a 2016 auction of television spectrum.

• Huge stakes involved in FCC's spectrum auction rules

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will decide this week which mobile carriers will control billions of dollars worth of prime wireless spectrum scheduled to be auctioned next year.

• ISP argues net neutrality rules violate its right to block content

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules violate the free speech rights of broadband providers because the regulations take away their ability to block Web traffic they disagree with, one ISP has argued.

• Google boasts Android for Work success

  Google's enterprise program for mobile devices, Android for Work, has attracted more than 10,000 business customers and 40 partners since it launched earlier this year, according to Google. The program is designed to bring enterprise features to the Android operating system, including profile and device management, and security for data, mobile apps and Android devices.

• Cell service at US airports varies from first class to middle-seat coach

  Need something to watch on a flight? You can download an episode of your favorite show in less than a minute and a half on Verizon Wireless at Atlanta's airport -- or spend 13 hours doing the same over T-Mobile USA at Los Angeles International.

• AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV appears headed for approval with conditions

  AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV appears headed for approval, with Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission circulating to commissioners an order recommending approval, although with some conditions.

• FCC's Wheeler defends net neutrality rules, discounts investment fears

  Predictions from net neutrality opponents that regulations would choke off broadband investment haven't come true, with several service providers announcing expansions in the four months since the U.S. Federal Communications Commission passed new rules, the agency's chairman says.

• Enterprise disaggregation is inevitable

  Back in March, the issue was raised whether disaggregation -- decoupling network software from hardware for choice and flexibility -- could play in the enterprise as well as the service provider realm.

• INSIGHT: Regionally speaking, how are businesses overcoming enterprise mobility challenges?

  Why enterprises have much to gain from the widespread adoption of smartphones and tablets.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, June 18

  Microsoft reshuffles executives... Uber goes to court to deny driver rights... AT&T faces $100M fine over unlimited data limitations... and more tech news

• AT&T, WhatsApp get low marks from EFF for data disclosure policies

  The Electronic Frontier Foundation released the latest version of its annual "Who Has Your Back" report on tech companies' data disclosure policies Wednesday afternoon, giving perfect five-star ratings to companies including Apple, Adobe, Dropbox and Yahoo.