Is Uber in Broward County Dead?
Broward County has gone ahead and pushed through regulations for ride-sharing app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft. Even as Uber threatened that it simply could not do business in the county under the regulations, commissioners voted for new regulations to be imposed, including more thorough background checks for potential drivers, including fingerprints; inspections for […]
Chinese oppose US ‘cyber retaliation’ strategy
China’s Defence Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng says the United States is worsening tensions over cyber-security with its updated cyber-strategy – whereby the US military is now able to retaliate against hackers with cyber-weapons. Reuters reports Geng saying: “This will further exacerbate contradictions and up the ante on the Internet arms race. We are concerned and […]
Cyber Attack against Rutgers University
NEW BRUNSWICK – A cyber attack against the Rutgers University computer network is responsible for ongoing interruptions in internet service, school officials said Tuesday. In a 9 a.m. update posted to the Facebook account of the Rutgers Office of Information and Technology (OIT), officials said the service outages were related to a distributed denial […]
SpaceX; April 27 Commercial Launch, Watch it Live!
As promised, SpaceX is picking up its launch pace in 2015 with a pair of liftoffs from the Florida space coast slated for the next week and a half. They follow closely on the heels of a quartet of successful blastoffs from Cape Canaveral, already accomplished since January. If all goes well, a commercial […]
Internet steady in Nepal after earthquake but last-mile connectivity an issue
The Internet is playing an important role in communications in Nepal after a devastating earthquake, as phone links were choked by the large number of people trying to connect. Internet service was disrupted after the earthquake hit near the capital city of Kathmandu on Saturday and cloud services provider Akamai said its traffic to […]
Cause of Vietnam’s snail-like Internet speed identified; repairs to take a month
The snail-paced Internet speed users in Vietnam have been suffering since Thursday is not brought about by a submarine cable cut as widely thought and it will take three weeks, or a month at worst, for repairs. Leakage power has been identified as the cause of the […]
Top 5 Tech Inspired Gift Ideas for Mom
Did you know there are over 85 million mothers in the United States? With so many moms, how do make each feel special? Check out our top 5 ways to make mom happier, the tech-savvy way. 1. Teach mom how to use the internet Here at Sling Broadband, we strongly believe in the freedom the […]
Sprint is Cuba Bound!
President Obama’s decision to normalize U.S. diplomatic and economic relations with Cuba, which has been considerably strained since 1961, has started showing results. Under Obama’s administration, new Cuban policy regulations have been approved by the Treasury and Commerce departments, which have helped the U.S. telecommunications industry to gain initial exemptions from the existing embargo […]
US firms complained about Google: EU regulator
Several U.S. and European companies have complained about the dominance of Google, the European Union’s new competition commissioner told CNBC on Thursday, one day after antitrust charges were filed against the technology giant. Margrethe Vestager, a Danish native who took the role in November, said the complaints had been “direct” and “balanced,” with the relevant […]
AT&T has joined cable industry and wireless industry lobbyists in suing the Federal Communications Commission’s over new Net neutrality rules.
AT&T claims that in creating its new Net Neutrality rules, the FCC has violated the US Constitution and the federal Communications Act of 1934. AT&T’s lawsuit takes aim at rules the FCC adopted in February and officially published in the federal government’s Federal Register, or journal of regulation, on Monday. The rules forbid broadband providers […]
New bill would invalidate FCC’s net neutrality rules
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill that would invalidate the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s recently passed net neutrality rules. The legislation, introduced by Representative Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican, is called a resolution of disapproval, a move that allows Congress to review new federal regulations from government agencies, using an expedited legislative […]
USTelecom Continues its Legal Fight Against FCC on Net Neutrality
The telecommunications trade group has filed a supplemental petition with the courts so it can keep its legal standing in the fight against recent net neutrality rules changes made by the FCC. In March, USTelecom, a Washington-based telecommunications trade group that is battling the FCC over recent net neutrality changes made by the agency, filed […]
USTelecom Files Suit Against Government’s New Internet Rules
NEW YORK – A legal fight against the Federal Communications Commission’s new Internet traffic rules has begun. The rules were voted on in February and uphold the principle of net neutrality — that online content be allowed to load at the same speed. They forbid paid fast lanes favoring some content and say broadband providers […]
Nev. could become first to regulate Internet traffic
RENO — Nevada could become the first state in the nation to mandate the physical route government data takes as it travels the Internet under a bill being considered by the Nevada Legislature. The bill’s sponsors, Assembly Majority Leader Paul Anderson, R-Las Vegas, and Sen. Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, argue their measure is critical […]
Baltimore Police used secret technology to track cellphones in thousands of cases
The Baltimore Police Department has used an invasive and controversial cellphone tracking device thousands of times in recent years while following instructions from the FBI to withhold information about it from prosecutors and judges, a detective revealed in court testimony Wednesday. The testimony shows for the first time how frequently city police are using a […]
New technology will slash foreign currency costs for consumers
Consumers should pay less than 1 percent in fees to exchange currency thanks to changes in financial infrastructure that are gathering pace, says the head of one of Europe’s biggest payment infrastructure providers. That compares to up to 10 percent still being charged by some of the market’s biggest players. Chief Executive John Sharman’s Tuxedo […]
Rand Paul is first presidential candidate to accept donations in Bitcoin
Rand Paul is accepting donations to his 2016 presidential bid in Bitcoin. It marks the first time that a candidate for president has accepted purely digital campaign funds. The Libertarian Republican is an obvious choice to test the waters. Bitcoins are an independent currency that’s totally outside the realm of U.S. dollars. It’s like Euros […]
Singapore Courts Order Internet Firms to Disclose Downloaders’ Identities
A Singapore court has ruled that the country’s Internet service providers must disclose the names and addresses of subscribers who have illegally downloaded movies. The case was brought by rights owner Dallas Buyers Club LLC, which identified over 500 people in Singapore who used torrent services to illegally download “Dallas Buyers Club,” the 2013 […]
Israel: Pro-Palestinian hackers hit Israeli websites after Anonymous threats of cyberattack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Pro-Palestinian hackers disrupted Israeli websites on Tuesday, following threats from the Anonymous hacking collective that it would carry out an “electronic Holocaust,” though Israeli cyber experts said the coordinated attacks caused little damage. The hacking campaign, which has taken place every April 7 since 2013, is meant to be in protest of […]
Despite raids, some Internet cafes remain open
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -After the latest law enforcement crackdown on Internet cafes and arrests of people who operate them, News4Jax is asking why some of these businesses are raided while others remain open, and why the city keeps issuing them licenses. Friday’s crackdown was the fourth since 2013, when 51 Allied Veterans of the World locations […]