Verizon’s big bet on digital advertising isn’t panning out. The wireless company spent more than $4 billion to buy AOL and nearly $5 billion to buy Yahoo as part of an effort to compete with Facebook and Google in a growing market for digital advertising. Now, Verizon is slicing the value of those two businesses […]
Dealmaster: Take $100 off Microsoft’s Xbox One X console
TechBargains Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our friends at TechBargains, we have another round of deals to share. Today’s list is a busy one, but we’ll highlight a deal on the Xbox One X, which is down to $400 at Walmart. Microsoft’s beefed-up console has been down at that price for most of the holiday season, […]
Internet speeds up in Oregon cities, but rural areas still lag – OregonLive.com
Portland residents enjoy some of the nation’s fastest internet speeds, but newly released Census data shows rural parts of the state continue to lag way behind. In some communities, fewer than half of the homes have fast internet service. “With the rural markets the state doesn’t do well – or as well,” said Joe Franell, […]
Bitcoin scams on the rise in Edmonton, police warn
Edmonton police are warning the public about an increase in fraud rates and emerging scams that rely on digital currencies such as bitcoin to extract money from victims. Reports of fraud and identity theft increased by 89 per cent between 2013 and 2017, police said in a statement Wednesday. Police have seen a further 9.5-per-cent […]
FCC panel wants to tax Internet-using businesses and give the money to ISPs – Ars Technica
Getty Images | Christian Michaels A Federal Communications Commission advisory committee has proposed a new tax on Netflix, Google, Facebook, and many other businesses that require Internet access to operate. If adopted by states, the recommended tax would apply to subscription-based retail services that require Internet access, such as Netflix, and to advertising-supported services that […]
Apple might be making its own cellular chips to compete with Qualcomm
Apple is apparently working on its own, in-house developed modem to allow it to better compete with Qualcomm, according to several new Apple job listings that task engineers to design and develop a layer 1 cellular PHY chip — implying that the company is working on actual, physical networking hardware. Two of the job posts […]
Stella Maxwell and Sara Sampaio in PAPER Break the Internet – Papermag
(On Stella) Dress: Moschino, Gloves: Wing & Weft Gloves, Shoes: Roger Vivier, Earrings: Laruicci (On Sean) Suit and Shirt: Louis Vuitton, Shoes: Christian Louboutin, Glasses: Ray-Ban, Bowtie: Prada (On Sara) Jacket and Skirt: Brandon Maxwell, Jewelry: Kenneth Jay Lane, Gloves: Wing & Weft Glove, Tights: Wolford, Shoes: Manolo Blahnik Source link
Russian lawmakers want to jail Internet users who ‘blatantly disrespect the state’ – Meduza
Russian lawmakers want to jail Internet users who ‘blatantly disrespect the state’ Meduza Three federal lawmakers have drafted legislation that would tweak Russia’s misdemeanor statutes against disorderly conduct to ban the online publication of … Source link
How To Delete Your Google+ Account
Earlier this week, Google announced that a vulnerability in Google+ exposed the private data of some 52 million users. This huge fail was round two: The tech giant had already announced was shuttering Google+ in 2019 thanks in part to a different privacy breach reported in October. After this latest breach, Google is speeding up […]
Beware of ‘free trial’ scams on the internet – WNDU-TV
Beware of “free trial” scams on the internet, the Indiana attorney general’s office is warning. You may think you’re paying a small fee for shipping and handling, but the hidden terms and conditions of the offer may require you to pay a larger fee if you don’t return the product within a few days. The […]