Day: March 13, 2019

America’s Latest Effort To Thwart the Growth of China’s Huawei is Playing Out Beneath the World’s Oceans

A new front has opened in the battle between the U.S. and China over control of global networks that deliver the internet. This one is beneath the ocean. [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled; syndicated source.] From a report: While the U.S. wages a high-profile campaign to exclude China’s Huawei from next-generation mobile networks…


Can’t update status? Facebook and Instagram are down – CNET

Facebook says it’s working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. …read more Source:: CNet


Captain Marvel, Avengers, Detective Pikachu: All your must-see trailers – CNET

Coming soon to blow your mind… …read more Source:: CNet


Galaxy Fold vs. Galaxy S10: How do they compare? – CNET

The Galaxy S10 is familiar and reliable, but the Fold is bold and exciting. So how do they really compare to one another? …read more Source:: CNet


Nippier blob copying in Azure Storage Explorer? You bet your Az

Command line smarts leave blobs all a bit GUI, thanks to AzCopy Microsoft has continued its efforts to speed up storage performance by adding AzCopy to the company’s Azure Storage Explorer.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Proposed NASA Budget Signals Changes To Space Launch System

The White House’s proposed budget for 2020 is out, and with it comes cuts to NASA. The most important item of note in the proposed budget is a delay of the Space Launch System, the SLS, a super-heavy lifting launch vehicle designed for single use. The proposed delay would defer work on the enhanced version…


Google Drive’s Android and iOS apps get clean look in new update – CNET

Google says the update will appear on devices soon. …read more Source:: CNet


Tim Berners-Lee Talks About India’s Recent Push To Data Localization, Proposed Compromise of End-to-End Encryption, and Frequent Internet Shutdowns

On the occasion of the web’s 30th anniversary, its creator, Tim Berners-Lee, has given some interviews and shared his thoughts on some challenges that the web faces today. He spoke with Medianama, an Indian outlet, on some of the relatively unique challenges that the government over there has been pushing lately. Some of these challenges…


Carmen Sandiego is hiding in Google Earth and we’re all nostalgic – CNET

Catch her if you can. …read more Source:: CNet


Pi Day 2019: The best pizza and pie deals – CNET

Still hate math? You won’t after scoring these freebies and discounts on some of the best foods humans ever invented. …read more Source:: CNet