Day: May 19, 2021

Frontier Lied About Internet Speed, FTC Says In Post-Net Neutrality Case

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and several states filed a lawsuit against Frontier Communications on Wednesday, accusing them of lying about internet speeds, in one of the first cases the regulator has overseen since net neutrality rules were repealed. In the complaint, the agency and state attorneys…


Friends: The Reunion trailer sees the cast reunite and tears flow – CNET

The cast members quiz each other on show trivia and reunite with guest stars. …read more Source:: CNet


Automation & Pervasive, Connected Technology to Pose Cyber Threats in 2030

A project to look at potential cybersecurity threats in a decade sees hackers and marketers sending spam directly to our vision, while attackers’ automated systems adapt faster than defenses. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Ford F-150 Lightning: How to watch the electric truck’s reveal – Roadshow

Ready for the Lightning? Watch the electric pickup debut right here. …read more Source:: CNet


Palo Alto Networks unveils new innovations for Zero Trust architecture

The additions include SaaS Security, Advanced URL Filtering, DNS Security, a Cloud Identity Engine and New ML-Powered Firewalls. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Apple seeks to junk claim that iOS is an ‘essential facility’ in legal spat with Epic Games

Fortnite maker ‘has no factual, expert, or legal support for its theory’ Apple is seeking to dismiss one of the fundamental claims in its long-running legal spat with Epic Games.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Transparent Hard Drive Gives Peek at the Platters

Solid-state drives (SSDs) are all the rage these days, and for good reason. But that doesn’t mean the era of the spinning disk is over, as traditional mechanical hard drives still offer a compelling value for mass storage applications where access times aren’t as critical. But the components inside these “slow” mechanical drives are still…


Apple unveils powerful new accessibility features

AssistiveTouch for Apple Watch, eye-tracking support for the iPad, and much more. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Starbucks, Trader Joe’s, Target and other retailers drop mask requirements – CNET

After the CDC issued guidance that vaccinated Americans can go (mostly) maskless, we made a list of a few major stores, and some states, that have followed suit. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft is Finally Retiring Internet Explorer in 2022

Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer next year, after more than 25 years. The aging web browser has largely been unused by most consumers for years, but Microsoft is putting the final nail in the Internet Explorer coffin on June 15th, 2022, by retiring it in favor of Microsoft Edge. From a report: “We are…