Economy

November 17, 2021
113

Securing your digital life, the finale: Debunking worthless “security” practices

Enlarge / Take one daily to keep Evil Hackerman away! (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Information security and privacy…
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November 15, 2021
77

Securing your digital life, part three: How smartphones make us vulnerable

Enlarge / In this story, we’re going to learn about “pig butchering.” (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) There are,…
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November 12, 2021
79

Starlink unveils 2nd-generation satellite dish and new Wi-Fi router

Enlarge / The new version of Dishy McFlatface. (credit: Starlink) Starlink has replaced its user terminal with a new model…
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November 12, 2021
114

PSA: Apple isn’t actually patching all the security holes in older versions of macOS

Enlarge / The default wallpaper for macOS Catalina. (credit: Apple) News is making the rounds today, both via a write-up…
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November 9, 2021
83

Comcast admits “widespread” outage as tens of thousands of users report problems

Enlarge / A Comcast Xfinity service van in Sunnyvale, California, in November 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Sundry Photography) There…
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November 6, 2021
111

These parents built a school app. Then the city called the cops

Enlarge / Öppna Skolplattformen hoped to succeed where Skolplattform had failed. (credit: Comstock | Getty Images) Christian Landgren’s patience was…
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November 5, 2021
91

Starlink gives mixed signals on whether some preorders are delayed until 2023

Enlarge (credit: Starlink) Starlink has provided an encouraging update for preorderers who unexpectedly had their estimated delivery dates delayed to…
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November 3, 2021
117

FCC approves Boeing satellites, rejecting SpaceX’s interference claims

Enlarge / Boeing office building in Arlington, Virginia. (credit: Getty Images | Olivier Douliery) The Federal Communications Commission today gave…
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November 3, 2021
91

What a “converged battlefield” means to the future of air… I mean, joint warfare

Enlarge / A three-ship flight of F-22 Raptors. As one of the US Air Force’s most sophisticated fighters, it might…
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November 2, 2021
114

Starlink nightmare: Moving service location a few feet delays orders until 2023

Enlarge / Starlink satellite dish. (credit: Starlink) Some people who preordered Starlink broadband say they made tiny changes to their…
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