Day: June 20, 2018

California lawmakers gut net neutrality bill – CNET

The California State Assembly had a proposal with the strongest net neutrality laws ever. But key amendments have “mutilated” the rules. …read more Source:: CNet


LG G7 ThinQ and V35 ThinQ available for preorder on Google’s Project Fi – CNET

Plus, you get $100 credit if you preorder either phone. …read more Source:: CNet


Trump reverses family separation policy after tech, political backlash – CNET

The president says he will sign “something” in the near future. …read more Source:: CNet


Over $11M raised on Facebook to reunite families hit by Trump’s immigration policy – CNET

Meanwhile, Silicon Valley leaders have spoken out against the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy toward migrant families crossing into the US. …read more Source:: CNet


PayPal shuts down account of Active Shooter video game – CNET

The game has been pulled from multiple platforms. …read more Source:: CNet


Submarine Cables Could be Repurposed as Earthquake Detectors

In a paper published in Science, Giuseppe Marra, of Britain’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), proposes to shine a little light into the oceans by co-opting infrastructure built for an entirely different purpose. From a report: Dr Marra and his colleagues hope to use the planet’s 1m-kilometre network of undersea fibre-optic cables, which carry the internet…


Tesla sues former employee for allegedly stealing data – Roadshow

Martin Tripp is accused of hacking into systems to steal “several gigabytes of Tesla data.” …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft News aims to take on Apple News and Google News – CNET

Microsoft’s new news engine will power MSN.com and the Microsoft News app. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft CEO wades into ICE outcry: Cool it, we only do legacy mail

Ethics! Principles! But no talk of scrapping federal contract either Microsoft’s continued frantic efforts to distance itself from a clumsily worded blog post continued today with the publishing of an email from CEO Satya Nadella.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Watch as a Borg-like satellite zips by the ISS – CNET

The space station will not be assimilated. …read more Source:: CNet