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Pandora, Apple Royalty Payments Debated As Too Low

Agencies representing U.S. musicians and songwriters made their pitch to Congress on Tuesday to retune music licensing for the digital age. They were looking for higher royalty payments from Internet streaming-radio services. Internet radio companies such as Pandora Media (P) pay musicians “thousandths of a penny” for each song played, says Lee Thomas Miller, a songwriter and president of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. “It is

Amazon Faces Hurdles In Grocery Delivery Expansion

Amazon.com seems to be eyeing a lot of possibilities with Prime Pantry, a service that lets Amazon Prime members order up to 45 pounds of canned or packaged items — cereal, paper towels, soft drinks, etc. — and get it shipped to their homes for a flat rate of $5.99. The service, which launched in late April, targets the mass market for nonperishable groceries. Analysts say it’s a stab at rivals such as Costco (COST) and Wal-Mart (WMT). Observers

Cisco: Machine Connections To Dominate Internet

Machines are poised to take over the Internet, and service providers had better get ready. That message is part of a report set to be released Tuesday that projects that growth of Internet-connected devices ranging from wearables to devices in smart cars will outstrip the growth of connected PCs, smartphones and tablets in the next four years. By 2018, machines will account for 35% of all Internet-connected devices, up from 18.6% last year, says