News of Note for the Internet-Minded – 6/22/16

To the surprise of no one, Instagram is pretty popular; Samsung puts a billion dollars into the Internet of Things; the FCC’s trying to decide if radio noise is a problem; and there’s an approach to virtual reality that won’t make you want to throw up.

• The FCC tries to determine how much disruption unwanted radio signals cause. (Jon Brodkin, ars technica)
• Are the cons of being open source outweighing the pros for Android? (Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ZDNet)
• An NBA stadium gets wired for virtual reality. (Tom Simonite, MIT Technology Review)
• Peloton’s co-founder talks gamification and bringing the “spin” to users via cloud technology. (Larry Dignan, ZDNet)
• Could it be easy to avoid getting queasy in virtual reality? (Jamie Condliffe, MIT Technology Review)
• Fueled by the whole “worth a 1,000 words” thing, Instagram hits 500M monthly users. (Josh Constine, TechCrunch)
• There are 1.2 billion reasons (dollars) to believe Samsung is a believer in the Internet of Things. (Lori Grunin, c|net)
• YouTube introduces changes to its Terms of Service meant to target cyberbullying and harassment. (YouTube)
• Snapchat’s may be doing the best job, thus far, or fulfilling the promise of augmented reality. (Seth Archer, Business Insider)
• The Motley Fool has a chart worth checking out for those who think the Internet of Things is overhyped. (Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool)
• At this black market for hacked government and corporate servers, hackers can gain access for $6 to $8. (Kim Zetter, Wired)
• FCC chairman Tom Wheeler acknowledges that VR and AR will introduce new problems, but thinks “virtual reality shouldn’t have gatekeepers.” (Jeff Grubb, VentureBeat)