Locast, frequently recommended on Metafilter, has suspended operations, following a U.S. Federal Court’s ruling. Locast provided free access to local TV stations in 35 U.S. markets at the time of the ruling. In a summary judgment, U.S. District Court J…
Not enough backup power: AT&T and T-Mobile suffer big outages in Louisiana
AT&T and T-Mobile struggle while Verizon says its “network remains resilient.”
Hacker Selling Private Data Allegedly From 70 Million AT&T Customers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Restore Privacy: A well-known threat actor with a long list of previous breaches is selling private data that was allegedly collected from 70 million AT&T customers. We analyzed the data and found it to incl…
General Motors and AT&T will offer 5G connectivity in certain vehicles from model year 2024
General Motors and AT&T will be rolling out 5G connectivity in select Chevy, Cadillac and GMC vehicles from model year 2024, in a boost that the two companies say will bring more reliable software updates, faster navigation and downloads, and better coverage on roadways. Executives said in a media briefing that the rollout of the […]
InfoSum raises $65M Series B as organizations embrace secure data sharing
InfoSum, a London-based startup that provides a decentralized platform for secure data sharing between organizations, has secured a $65 million Series B funding round led by Chrysalis Investments. The investment comes less than a year after InfoSum closed a $15.1 million Series A round co-led by Upfront Ventures and IA Ventures. Since, the data privacy […]
A simple software fix could limit location data sharing
With Pretty Good Phone Privacy, carriers wouldn’t always know where you are.
AT&T Delays 500,000 Fiber-To-The-Home Builds Due To Severe Fiber Shortage
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: AT&T says that supply-chain shortages will delay fiber construction to about 500,000 homes that it originally planned to wire up this year and warned that shortages are likely to impact other c…
Awful transaction and timing: AT&T finally ditches DirecTV
AT&T owns 70% of DirecTV spinoff but won’t be managing it anymore.