Comcast, beware: New city-run broadband offers 1Gbps for $60 a month
You can check out any time you’d like, but you can never… well, you know the song.
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A municipal broadband service in Fort Collins, Colorado went live for …
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Rash of ransomware continues with 13 new victims—most of them schools
As investigations into a massive, coordinated ransomware attack against local governments in Texas continues, 13 new victims of ransomware attacks have been publicly identified. Most of them …
Snake oil or genius? Crown Sterling tells its side of Black Hat controversy
Enlarge / Crown Sterling’s presentation at Black Hat triggered cryptography experts.
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Robert Grant is a reluctant cryptographer.
“The last thing I would’ve wanted to do …
Google Play apps with 1.5 million downloads drained batteries and slowed devices
Researchers have discovered two Google Play apps with more than 1.5 million downloads engaging in a new form of click fraud that drained batteries, slowed performance, and increased mobile data …
Tesla claims new insurance product will offer lower prices
Enlarge / A Tesla Model 3. (credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
Tesla announced Wednesday that it is launching a new personal auto insurance product in California. Elon Musk said in April that Tesla would offer an auto insurance product the following
Easy and personalized, a money account according to AMAAR MANAGEMENT LTD
Next November will see the publication of the payment institution of AMAAR MANAGEMENT LTD, which will allow an optimized experience in the management of your funds thanks to a personalized account.
AMAAR MANAGEMENT LTD is a software development company, …
US hack attack hobbles Iran’s ability to target oil tankers, NYT says
Enlarge / Commercial oil tanker AbQaiq in 2003.
Hackers working for the US government wiped out a database and computer systems that Iran’s paramilitary arm used to plan attacks against …
Cameras that replace side mirrors could be allowed on US vehicles
Enlarge / The Lotus Evija electric hypercar will feature cameras instead of side mirrors. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)
When Audi unveiled its electric e-tron SUV in San Francisco last year, much of the talk was about the car’s side-view cameras. The
How insurance companies are fueling a rise in ransomware attacks
Enlarge / Lloyd’s of London.
On June 24, the mayor and council of Lake City, Fla., gathered in an emergency session to decide how to resolve a ransomware attack that …
Cable industry fights plan to require robocall-detection technology
The cable industry is fighting an attempt to require deployment of robocall-detection technology.
Some phone providers have already begun deploying the technology in question, which is called SHAKEN/STIR. The technology …