On Saturday, Felicia Day hosted a 12-hour charity Twitch stream in collaboration with Funny or Die and Latinx lifestyle network Mitú to raise money for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES). The stream raised over $250,000 for the Texas-based nonprofit, which provides free and affordable legal services to immigrants and refugees in the state, and is currently working to reunite immigrant children who […]
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Dell has spent the last five years as a private business. Michael Dell took his namesake frim off the public market in 2013 after fending off a takeover attempt from Carl Icahn, who is known for aggressively chasing any company he believes is ready for a quick turnaround. Now, after years of operating without the […]
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ZTE is nearly ready to install a new board of directors, a step required by the U.S. Department of Commerce if the company wants to end the ban on U.S. supplies. The company held its annual general meeting in Shenzhen this week where shareholders voted on this and other matters. ZTE is expected to name […]
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KaiOS says Google has agreed to invest $22 million in its light-weight mobile operating system. The investment from Google follows commitments made earlier this year by Google, Facebook, and Twitter to support the platform. “This funding will help us fast-track development and global deployment of KaiOS-enabled smart feature phones, allowing us to connect the vast population […]
The Attorney General’s office from New York is investigating if and how T-Mobile‘s proposed merger with Sprint might impact the MVNO and prepaid markets. Sprint and T-Mobile separately serve the prepaid space via their own Boost Mobile and MetroPCS brands, respectively, as well as MVNOs, such as Google-run Project Fi. With reduced competition, the New […]
Disney has agreed to sell off 21st Century Fox’s 22 regional sports networks to secure Justice Department approval of its acquisition of major 21st Century Fox assets. The DOJ’s sign off on the $71.3 billion transaction on Wednesday gives Disney a big leg up over rival Comcast in the battle to acquire the major portion […]
The Trump administration has backtracked a bit on planned restrictions to Chinese investment in U.S. technology firms. Rather than institute a blanket ban, Trump will rely on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to manage individual transactions as they are needed. “CFIUS is able to respond appropriately to different threats on […]
Jun 27 2018 | Posted in
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The WiFi Alliance today launched WiFi Certified WPA3, its fully updated security protocol for WiFi. The Alliance first announced WPA3 in January. Today marks the updated standard’s introduction to real-world products. There are two branches of WPA3, WPA3-Personal and WPA3-Enterprise each with its own distinct mode of operation. One core feature of WPA3 is stronger […]
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ZTE has taken the first step toward resuming operations by forking over $1 billion to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The fine is part of a new agreement the company reached with the government in an attempt to end the destructive ban that prevents it from buying U.S. software and hardware. ZTE still has to […]
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AT&T said it has agreed to buy AppNexus for an undisclosed sum. AppNexus runs a global advertising marketplace and helps publishers, marketers, and agencies place digital ads. The company will be added to AT&T’s newly formed advertising and analytics business, which is run by Brian Lesser. AT&T’s ad business is one of four new pillars […]
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