FCC report keeps faster definition of broadband and separates mobile from fixed connections

The FCC’s yearly report of broadband deployment keeps some crucial definitions in place that some feared would be changed or eliminated to ease the responsibilities of internet service providers. The threat of a lowered speed standard and the merging of mobile and fixed broadband services […]

Microsoft Resumes Meltdown and Spectre Updates for AMD Devices

Microsoft Resumes Meltdown and Spectre Updates for AMD Devices Published on January 18, 2018 at 09:45PM Microsoft has resumed the rollout of security updates for AMD devices. The updates patch the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. From a report: Microsoft released these patches on January 3, […]

Lebanese Intelligence Turned Targets’ Android Phones Into Spy Devices, Researchers Say by NICOLE PERLROTH

By NICOLE PERLROTH For more than six years, Lebanon’s intelligence agency spied on targets’ Android mobile devices and desktop computers using decoy apps and other methods, researchers said Thursday. Published: January 18, 2018 at 01:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/2Dj5Rc9 via IFTTT

New story in Business from Time: Here’s How a Bitcoin Crash Could Bring Down the Entire Stock Market

Conventional wisdom says that even if the Bitcoin bubble pops, as it’s been threatening to lately, the damage won’t spill over into the broad stock market. That’s because in dollar terms, the cryptocurrency craze remains tiny compared to, say, the dotcom boom, which led the […]

New story in Business from Time: Here’s How a Bitcoin Crash Could Bring Down the Entire Stock Market

Conventional wisdom says that even if the Bitcoin bubble pops, as it’s been threatening to lately, the damage won’t spill over into the broad stock market. That’s because in dollar terms, the cryptocurrency craze remains tiny compared to, say, the dotcom boom, which led the […]