Links 2/20/2014: China investigating Qualcomm, InterDigital

Here’s why big cities aren’t getting Google Fiber anytime soon (Washington Post)

Why Comcast Always Wins: Money, Friends and Influence (The Wrap)

Comcast's Ambitions Go Beyond Cable—to Digital (Business Week)


Banking Startup Simple Acquired For $117M, Will Continue To Operate Separately (TechCrunch)
Sounds like a nice exit for First Round Capital and other investors.

University of Maryland says student records hacked dating back to 1998 (The Verge)

Now that Gigaom is all grown up, it’s time for the next chapter
(Om Malik/Gigaom)

China Investigating Qualcomm, InterDigital (AP via ABC News)

China Investigating Qualcomm's Pricing
(New York Times)
More on talks with InterDigital.


InterDigital Announces Fourth Quarter 2013 Financial Results (Globe Newswire)

Box Sales Lead Herbold Bolts to Make Way for New Hire From SAP (Re/code)