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Microsoft makes huge bet on gaming IP
A massive deal to acquire video game developer Activision Blizzard shows the value of owning content. Read More
FAA agrees not to seek any more 5G delays from AT&T and Verizon
Enlarge / Verizon store front near Grand Central Terminal in New York City. (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images /) The Federal Aviation Administration tentatively agreed not to seek any more 5G delays from AT& T and Verizon, potentially ending a battle over the aviation industry’s unproven claim that 5G transmissions on C-Band frequencies will […]
Elizabeth Holmes’ guilty verdict isn’t an indictment of Silicon Valley
The Theranos founder’s conviction is more of a cautionary tale than a damning statement on tech culture. Read More
AT&T/Verizon reject plea for 5G delay; airlines threaten mass flight cancelations
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Marco Bottigelli) AT& T and Verizon yesterday rejected a Federal Aviation Administration request to further hold off a 5G rollout on C-Band frequencies but said they will adopt one of the world’s “most conservative” power limits near airports for six months after the planned January 5 deployment. This is in […]
AT&T failed to fix Ohio man’s broken Internet service for a month
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Ronald Martinez ) Ohio resident John Sopko had to go a month without his AT& T fixed wireless Internet service because the company repeatedly failed to diagnose and fix the problem, the Akron Beacon Journal reported today . AT& T finally figured out this week that the antenna on Sopko’s […]
Thousands of AT&T customers in the US infected by new data-stealing malware
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Thousands of networking devices belonging to AT&T Internet subscribers in the US have been infected with newly discovered malware that allows the devices to be used in denial-of-service attacks and attacks on internal networks, researchers said on Tuesday. The device model under attack is the EdgeMarc Enterprise Session Border Controller, an […]
FAA forced delay in 5G rollout despite having no proof of harm to aviation
Enlarge / Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Steve Dickson testifies before a Senate panel examining safety certification of jetliners on June 17, 2020, in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Graeme Jennings ) Two weeks ago, AT&T and Verizon reluctantly agreed to delay the launch of 5G on newly acquired C-band spectrum licenses for one month, […]
Ex-Time Warner CEO claims that AT&T botching merger was a big surprise
Enlarge / Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes (R) and AT& T CEO Randall Stephenson (L) at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about the AT& T/Time Warner merger in December 2016. (credit: Getty Images | Mark Wilson ) Former Time Warner TOP DOG Jeff Bewkes says that he and other board members were surprised that AT& […]
One America News founder claimed he started network at AT&T’s request
Enlarge (credit: One America News Network) A Reuters report published today with the title “How AT&T helped build far-right One America News” alleges that the telecom giant played a significant role “in creating and funding OAN, a network that continues to spread conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and the COVID-19 pandemic.” While there’s no […]