reader comments 47 with 29 posters participating, including story author Share this story SpaceX and OneWeb have asked for US permission to launch tens of thousands of additional satellites into low Earth orbit. SpaceX’s application to launch 30,000 satellites—in addition to the nearly 12,000 it already has permission for—is consistent with SpaceX’s previously announced plans ..
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Aurich Lawson reader comments 127 with 89 posters participating, including story author Share this story President Donald Trump threw efforts to renew a controversial Patriot Act provision into turmoil on Tuesday evening with a tweet calling on Republican members of the House to reject spying legislation that is due for a vote this week. It’s ..
Enlarge / Protesters in Taipei, Taiwan, demonstrate for granting political asylum to Hong Kongers in January 2020. Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images reader comments 123 with 83 posters participating, including story author Share this story YouTube’s software is automatically deleting comments with two phrases critical of the Chinese Communist Party, the Verge reported on ..
The cable industry takes a subtle approach to anti-Title II advertising. reader comments 99 with 59 posters participating Share this story It’s 2020, and a coronavirus pandemic has underscored how crucial broadband service is to the lives of Americans for work, entertainment, and school. Internet service is a necessity, and yet it isn’t regulated as ..
Enlarge / Mark Zuckerberg demonstrates an Oculus Rift headset at a 2016 event. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images reader comments 179 with 103 posters participating, including story author Share this story Facebook will become far more friendly to remote work, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a Thursday livestream to employees that was ..
Aurich Lawson / Getty reader comments 220 with 71 posters participating, including story author Share this story In 2010, a lithium-ion battery pack with 1 kWh of capacity—enough to power an electric car for three or four miles—cost more than $1,000. By 2019, the figure had fallen to $156, according to data compiled by BloombergNEF. ..
Enlarge / A close-up of the PIN entry form on a smartphone’s unlock screen. reader comments 92 with 54 posters participating Share this story Smartphones are a rich data trove not only for marketers but also for law enforcement. Police and federal investigators love to get their hands on all that juicy personal information during ..
Enlarge / Screenshot from an AT&T commercial. reader comments 87 with 70 posters participating, including story author Share this story AT&T has reluctantly agreed to stop using the phrase “5G Evolution” to describe its 4G service in advertising but will apparently continue to use the misleading “5GE” icon as the network indicator on phone screens ..
Enlarge / Florida began allowing businesses to reopen this week, but the ousted manager of the data behind that decision warns it may not be solid. reader comments 226 with 104 posters participating Share this story As Florida tries to move past the COVID-19 crisis and reopen businesses and venues, the former manager of the ..
Enlarge / SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the Satellite 2020 Conference in Washington, DC, on Monday, March 9, 2020. reader comments 189 with 111 posters participating Share this story The Federal Communications Commission is not convinced that SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network will be able to deliver the low latencies promised by CEO Elon Musk. As ..
