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  • Someday your phone may stop an oncoming car

    Self-driving cars will try to avoid robot pedestrians in a simulated city as part of an effort to make real-world streets safer.

    Written by Stephen Lawson28 July 15 10:47
  • Verizon bids US$4.4 billion for AOL

    Verizon Communications has agreed to buy AOL for about US$4.4 billion, as it looks to build more extensive digital and video platforms to drive future growth.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs12 May 15 21:48
  • The future is now: You may already be using IPv6

    You've probably heard about the looming shortage of Internet addresses, even if you've never gone looking for one. But depending on what websites you visit and how you get to them, you may be helping to solve it.

    Written by Stephen Lawson15 April 15 05:18
  • The FCC's net neutrality rules: What we know so far

    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to pass new net neutrality rules and reclassify broadband as a regulated telecommunications service, but the text of the full order may not be released for several weeks. Here's what we know so far:

    Written by Grant Gross28 Feb. 15 03:02
  • FCC passes net neutrality rules, reclassifies broadband as utility

    The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to approve new net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband as a regulated public utility, over the objections of the commission's Republican members and large broadband providers.

    Written by Grant Gross27 Feb. 15 05:20
  • Email accounts exposed in Verizon My FiOS mobile app

    Verizon fixed a serious vulnerability in its My FiOS mobile application that allowed unfettered access to email accounts, according to a developer who found the problem.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk19 Jan. 15 13:07
  • Sprint now says it's OK with broadband reclassification

    Sprint wouldn't object to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission reclassifying broadband as a regulated public utility in order to pass strong net neutrality rules, as long as the agency applies those new regulations with a "light touch," the mobile carrier said.

    Written by Grant Gross17 Jan. 15 06:34
  • How to protect yourself against Verizon's mobile tracking

    The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a list of tools that can block online advertising companies from collecting web browsing data in ways that privacy advocates contend are deceptive.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk16 Jan. 15 14:49
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