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AT&T gets sued by the FTC for throttling unlimited data customers
AT&T is facing blowback from a decision it made back in 2011 to throttle some of its unlimited data customers today in the form of a new lawsuit from the...
Staples is the latest company to suffer a massive data breach
Announced this week, Staples representatives confirmed that the company is looking into a breach of the retailer’s computer systems that allowed consumer’s credit card data to fall into the hands...
FCC says 24GHz spectrum could open the door to 5G in the US
The Federal Communications Commission is starting to plan for cellular networks that can send users gigantic streams of data, but there are technical challenges to be solved and years of...
FBI warns US companies of Chinese cyberattack campaign
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning to companies and organizations on Wednesday of cyberattacks by people linked with the Chinese government. The advisory, issued privately, contains “information...
Twitter is suing the US government for the right to be transparent
Twitter is sick of US government-imposed secrecy. After months of attempted negotiations, the company has filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, alleging that the restrictions imposed by the government, which regulate...
Google Fiber is being held back by insane TV studio fees
Cord cutting may be the future but Google Fiber unfortunately still has to deal with the present, and that means it has to shell out cash to TV studios for...
Zoomdata raises $17 million to help visualize your data
Zoomdata, a startup with software that visualizes a wide variety of data both historically and in real time, as well as generates reports, revealed a $17 million round of funding...
FCC unanimously votes to put an end to its sport blackout rules
The Federal Communications Commission today unanimously voted to eliminate its sports blackout rules, challenging the National Football League to end its own policies that sometimes prevent fans from watching home...
The FAA is reportedly preparing to allow filmmakers to operate drones
Multiple reports suggest the Federal Aviation Administration will begin issuing drone-operating permits to filmmakers. The Associated Press, Washington Post, and Forbes report the FAA is expected to announce the permits...
India has become one of the few nations to make it to Mars
India just cemented its place as a space power, and put NASA's billions to shame, with the news that its $74 million space probe just entered Mars orbit. The orbiter,...
Google pulls support from political group for denying climate change
Google is to stop funding a major conservative group over its stance on climate change. Speaking in a radio interview with NPR's Diane Rehm, Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt said...
Google is making data encryption a default feature of Android
Google is turning on data encryption by default in the next version of Android, a step that mirrors broad moves in the technology industry to ensure better data security. Android...
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