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All Steve Beauchamp wanted was money for his family. And he thought Elon Musk could help. Mr. Beauchamp, an 82-year-old retiree, saw a video late last year of Mr. Musk endorsing a radical investment opportunity that promised rapid returns. He contacted the company behind the pitch and opened an account for $248. Through a series … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The second and final successful trial of the social media safety firewall in Pakistan was completed last night. According to a private news channel, there has been no official confirmation or denial from the Ministry of Information Technology or the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) regarding the trial. However, a senior official from the Ministry … Read more
Chinese internet giant Tencent on Wednesday announced an 82 percent surge in second-quarter net profit, its biggest jump since late 2020.
Surprisingly though this might be, a recent study chillingly found that nearly a third of Americans believe political violence is justifiable under certain circumstances. While most of us probably think of moments like the attempted assassination of former President Trump or Gabby Giffords back in 2011 as primary examples of such violence, the fact is … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Hurricanes, tropical storms and even severe thunderstorms can lead to power outages. You know the drill. (But if you don’t, here’s our guide to preparing for power outages.) Hopefully, you’ll have planned ahead and made sure your electronics and portable chargers were charged. You’ll then unplug any unnecessary appliances or devices … Read more
Eutelsat is in talks with the European Union to supply additional internet access to Ukraine, it said on Tuesday, amid a two-day surge in its shares on the prospect that OneWeb satellites could replace Elon Musk’s Starlink there.
Alphabet (GOOGL) is betting on lasers to shape the future of internet connectivity. The tech giant has spun off Taara, which uses light beams to transmit data over long distances. With its high-speed and cost-effective technology, Taara aims to revolutionize internet access, especially in areas where laying cables is impractical. What Taara Is All About … Read more
Yana Iskayeva/Getty Images I’ve been a network administrator and work from home, so I should have known better. But there I was — working my rump off on deadline — when my AT&T Internet Fiber connection went down. That was the end of my work for the day. The next day, it was back on … Read more
Google X has revealed the Taara chip, the latest development in its quest to harness the power of light for inexpensive, cable-free, high-speed internet. This “fingernail-sized” chip uses software-controlled light emitters to steer data-encoded light beams between two points. In tests, researchers successfully transmitted data at 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) over 0.6 miles (1 … Read more
In the last decade, I’ve lived in a handful of places across Los Angeles, each with its own unique issues with internet access. Wrestling with varying speeds and service reliability opened my eyes to mastering ways to improve my connectivity, no matter my ZIP code. I’ve lived in everything from a Faraday cage concrete building in … Read more