AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot caught injecting ads into Web pages
Yet another major public hotspot provider has been caught injecting ads into user’s browser. AT&T, which offers public Wi-Fi hotspots across the U.S., was caught putting ads on websites in unusual...
View ArticleSuper intelligent machines spawned by AI? Execs aren't worried
It's the premise of many science fiction novels and movies: Super-intelligent robot machines that can outsmart humans, if not terminate them entirely. But the prospect doesn't exactly frighten some of...
View ArticleTech nightmares that keep Turing Award winners up at night
It's safe to say that Turing Award winners know a thing or two about computing, so when they express concern about key trends in the tech world, it's worth paying attention.That, in fact, is just what...
View ArticleGoogle calls European Union antitrust charges 'unfounded'
Google has finally responded to antitrust charges brought against it by the European Commission over how it presents search results, and its pugnacious reply potentially sets up a lengthy legal battle...
View ArticleFacebook hits milestone: One billion people logged in on Monday
Earlier this week, one billion people logged into Facebook in a single day, marking a new milestone for the social network.When Facebook reported its second-quarter results in July, the company said...
View ArticleMirrativ app can live stream anything on your phone
Mobile gaming company DeNA has launched a live streaming app that lets users stream anything on their smartphones, from chats to apps and video. Mirrativ goes beyond popular video live streaming apps...
View ArticleTeen jailed for supporting ISIS on Twitter
A 17-year-old Virginia resident has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison by a U.S. federal court after he used Twitter to provide financial and recruiting support to the extremist Islamic...
View ArticleChina intensifies Internet censorship ahead of military parade
As China prepares to celebrate a new national holiday, the country has been tightening its grip over the Internet by squelching online rumors, and cracking down on tools that can circumvent its...
View ArticleT-Mobile threatens to impose limited plans on data thieves
T-Mobile USA is going after data thieves, which it says are taking advantage of the company's unlimited high-speed data plan through excessive tethering - the use of smartphone data service on other...
View ArticleGoogle to expand tests of self-driving cars in Austin with its own prototypes
Google will for the first time take its marshmallow-shaped self-driving car beyond its home turf in California and onto the streets of Austin, Texas.In the next few weeks, Google will start testing a...
View ArticleThis lawyer is building a platform for companies to seek antitrust redress...
The antitrust cases against Google in Europe could soon be multiplying: Lawyers for one of the complainants in the European Commission's antitrust action are setting up a platform to help companies...
View ArticleWikipedia blocks 381 user accounts for dishonest editing
Editors of the English version of Wikipedia have blocked 381 user accounts for editing articles on the online encyclopedia despite being secretly paid to do so by various interests.The editors also...
View ArticleNest thermostat gets bigger display, can monitor furnace health
Google-owned Nest is releasing a new version of its thermostat that has a larger display and is a little smarter than its predecessor.The high-resolution display is 2 inches in diameter, or 40 percent...
View ArticleInstagram pushes deeper into messaging
Instagram is making it easier for its 300 million photo-sharing users to communicate via private messages.Instagram Direct, the messaging component of the popular photo-sharing app owned by Facebook,...
View ArticleIn setback for Uber, judge says drivers can pursue lawsuit as a group
In a setback for Uber, a federal judge has ruled that drivers in California can sue the company as a group over the question of whether they're merely contractors or are employees entitled to...
View ArticleLTE is making a full-court press for the Internet of Things
While most people dream of ever faster LTE, a dedicated band of innovators is striving to make the latest and greatest cellular system more like 2G.That's the goal of companies working on special...
View ArticleHow Comcast is changing tactics in response to cord cutters
Reddit user demian87 recently posted a letter from Comcast notifying him or her of a new Comcast Internet access pricing plan being trialed in Fort Lauderdale, the Keys, and Miami, Florida. According...
View Article8 of the most unsettling things you'll find on the darknet
Enter the darkImage by BlueEyes94/FlickrBack in the 1970s, "darknet" wasn't an ominous term: it simply referred to networks that were isolated from the mainstream of ARPANET for security purposes. But...
View ArticleThe sharks of the Internet
My company’s CEO called me in a panic the other day.“I think my iPhone may have been hacked,” he said, as I squinted myopically at the clock trying to see what time it was. 7:15 a.m. — time to get up...
View ArticleFrench ISPs petition court to overturn secret foreign surveillance decree
Two French ISPs have asked France's highest court to make public a secret government decree defining how French security services can monitor the Internet.France's foreign intelligence service, the...
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