SpaceX claims Starlink can offer gigabit speeds if FCC approves new plan
SpaceX: “Small-but-meaningful updates” can boost speed from about 100Mbps to 1Gbps.
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The Affordable Connectivity Program Died—and Thousands of Households Have Already Lost Their Internet
The ACP provided affordable internet connectivity to low-income Americans. Since it expired in May, around 100,000 Charter subscribers have had to pull the plug.
Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords after accidental leak
“The goal is to complete the password updates by this evening,” government says.
Judge Ends One Man’s 11-Year Quest to Recover $765 Million in Bitcoin by Digging Up a Landfill
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Signal clone used by Trump official stops operations after report it was hacked
Mike Waltz needs to find a new app.
AT&T and T-Mobile Claim Locked Phones Are Good, Actually
Mobile carriers argue that locking devices helps them lower costs. Consumer protection groups see it a little differently.
Dropbox lays off 20% of staff, says it overinvested and underperformed
Dropbox also laid off 500 last year but still had “excess layers of management.”…
The Internet Archive and its 916 billion saved webpages are back online
Wayback Machine back in read-only mode after DDoS, may need further maintenance.
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges T-Mobile Broke Its Lifetime Price Guarantee
Customers of the uncarrier want T-Mobile to pay up after switching their legacy phone plans for something more expensive.