Enlarge / The logo of Deutsche Telekom, owner of T-Mobile, seen at Mobile World Congress in February 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Getty Images | NurPhoto reader comments 61 with 42 posters participating Share this story The United States government approved the T-Mobile/Sprint merger without fully investigating whether the deal’s anti-competitive harms can be offset by ..
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reader comments 182 with 86 posters participating, including story author Share this story In the US, suicide is a major public health issue, with double-digit percentages of the preventable deaths for adults under 45. And, disconcertingly, the rates have been rising over recent decades. But recognizing this as a source of preventable deaths is very ..
Enlarge / The Amazon logo at the entrance of a logistics center in France, July 2019. reader comments 31 with 22 posters participating Share this story Days before Christmas, at the height of the last-minute holiday shopping rush, an ominous message appeared on Amazon.com. It warned shoppers who used a popular browser extension called Honey ..
Enlarge / Indian prime minister Narendra Modi addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images reader comments 73 with 51 posters participating Share this story The Indian region of Kashmir has had most Internet service blacked out since August. The government of Narendra Modi says the online blackout is a necessary security measure ..
Getty Images | Henrik5000 reader comments 123 with 85 posters participating Share this story The Federal Communications Commission plans to grant a request from AT&T and other ISPs to make more rural-broadband funding available for slower-speed services with lower data caps. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai initially proposed distributing $20.4 billion in rural-broadband funding to ISPs ..
Enlarge / California Governor Gavin Newsom. reader comments 294 with 133 posters participating Share this story California could become the first state to introduce its own brand of generic prescription drugs in an effort to drag down stratospheric healthcare costs. The plan for state-branded drugs is part of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal, which ..
Enlarge / US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce proposed new environmental policies at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. Trump spoke about proposed scale backs of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). reader comments 90 with 66 posters participating, including story author Share this story Today, ..
reader comments 85 with 66 posters participating, including story author Share this story An Android phone subsidized by the US government for low-income users comes preinstalled with malware that can’t be removed without making the device cease to work, researchers reported on Thursday. The UMX U686CL is provided by Virgin Mobile’s Assurance Wireless program. Assurance ..
Enlarge / Facebook’s election “War Room” on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. reader comments 118 with 97 posters participating Share this story Following months of criticism for its decision to allow candidates for political office to tell outright lies in advertising, Facebook is trying to correct course not by changing advertiser behavior but by telling users ..
Enlarge / New York City. reader comments 68 with 49 posters participating Share this story The New York City government has released an “Internet Master Plan” that calls for universal broadband throughout the five boroughs, relying on open-access fiber networks that can be used by multiple ISPs. The plan, announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio ..
