Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader shares a report on The Verge: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man who created the world wide web, is calling on regulators in Europe to protect net neutrality and “save the open internet.” In a letter released this week, Berners-Lee, Stanf… Continue reading Sir Tim Berners-Lee Makes a Last-Minute Plea To Save Net Neutrality in Europe
An anonymous reader writes: During a committee stage debate in the UK’s House of Lords yesterday, the government revealed that the Investigatory Powers Bill will provide any Secretary of State with the ability to force communication service providers (… Continue reading UK Gov Says New Home Sec Will Have Powers To Ban End-to-end Encryption
Amar Toor, reporting for The Verge: A terror alert app released by the French government last month has come under criticism after taking hours to notify users of Thursday night’s attack in Nice. The app, called SAIP was released by the French Interior… Continue reading It Took Nearly Three Hours For France’s Terror Alert App To Respond To Nice Attack
An anonymous reader shares a report from The Verge: T-Mobile has been a pioneer in giving special treatment to various apps and types of content used on its mobile network, and the carrier announced today that Pokemon Go will be joining its enclave of … Continue reading T-Mobile Gives Customers Free Pokemon Go Data
Ethan Chiel, writing for Fusion: Artist Dennis Cooper has a big problem on his hands: Most of his artwork from the past 14 years just disappeared. It’s gone because it was kept entirely on his blog, which the experimental author and artist has maintain… Continue reading Google Deletes Artist’s Blog and a Decade Of His Work Along With It
The European commission has filed a third antitrust charge against Google — this time it is against the Mountain View-based company’s AdSense advertising business. The EU regulator is accusing Google of abusing its dominance in search to benefit its o… Continue reading Google Hit By New Round Of Antitrust Charges In Europe
Reader parallel_prankster writes: Consumer Reports is calling on Tesla to disable its “Autopilot” feature that enables hands-free operation. Citing the recent fatal accident involving a car with Autopilot engaged, Consumer Reports labels the feature as… Continue reading Consumer Reports Calls For Tesla To Disable Autopilot
Monica Alleven, reporting for FierceWirelessTech: In one fell swoop, the FCC today put the U.S. in a 5G leadership position, voting 5-0 to approve its Spectrum Frontiers proceeding and make spectrum bands above 24 GHz available for 5G. FCC Chairman Tom… Continue reading FCC OKs Sweeping Spectrum Frontiers Rules To Open Up Nearly 11 GHz Of Spectrum
Donald Trump has selected Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his vice-presidential running mate. A senior GOP official, cited by many media outlets today (including the WSJ), confirmed the news, adding that the announcement will be made Friday. The Guardian re… Continue reading Donald Trump To Announce Mike Pence As Vice-Presidential Running Mate
Valve is finally addressing the last week’s Counter-Strike gambling scandal. The game maker and Steam operator says that it does not directly profit from these gambling sites’ actions. In a statement, Valve’s Erik Johnson said the following: We have no… Continue reading Valve Denounces Third-Party Gambling Sites, But Won’t Block Them