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New data shows China has “taken the gloves off” in hacking attacks on US
Remember the good old days, when the US and China were supposedly working out new norms for the cybers, and China was …
Bluetooth bugs bite millions of Wi-Fi APs from Cisco, Meraki, and Aruba
Millions of Wi-Fi access points sold by Cisco, Meraki, and Aruba have two critical vulnerabilities being patched that could allow hackers to run malware inside the sensitive …
AT&T—owner of HBO and DirecTV—lets HBO go dark on Dish in money fight
AT&T-owned HBO and Cinemax have been pulled from Dish’s satellite TV service and the Dish-owned Sling TV streaming service over a money dispute, marking the first-ever blackout for HBO in its 46-year history.
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Verizon won’t speed up 5G buildout despite FCC preempting local fees
Verizon Wireless says it will not move faster on building its 5G cellular network despite a Federal Communications Commission decision …
Elon Musk went on firing spree over slow satellite broadband progress
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently “fired at least seven” managers in order to …
New Signal privacy feature removes sender ID from metadata
Plenty of messaging apps use strong encryption to make it next to impossible for law enforcement officers or other potential adversaries to read communications sent between parties. Often, however, unencrypted metadata—such as the sender, …
This is fine: IBM acquires Red Hat
This is no trick, and whether it’s a treat remains to be seen: IBM and Red Hat executives announced Monday that IBM is acquiring the open source software …
GM wants alternative to fuel economy standards from Obama, rollback from Trump
On Friday, General Motors wrote to the Trump Administration in support of a national zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) program, which would require seven percent of automakers’ sales …