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Starlink kept me connected to the Internet without fail—until Thursday

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-26 08:17:23

A rare global interruption in the Starlink satellite Internet network knocked subscribers offline for more than two hours on Thursday, the longest widespread outage since SpaceX opened the service to consumers nearly five years ago. The outage affected civilian and military users, creating an inconvenience for many but cutting off a critical lifeline for those who rely on Starlink for military operations, health care, and other applications. Michael Nicolls, SpaceX's vice president of Starlink

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Intel is spinning off its Network and Edge group

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-07-26 12:34:18

In Brief Intel continues to streamline its business. The company plans to spin off its Network and Edge group, which is responsible for making chips for the telecom industry, as originally reported by CRN. Intel will be an anchor investor in the stand-alone business and will seek outside capital. Intel was rumored to be looking for a buyer for its Network and Edge group in May. This business produced $5.8 billion in revenue in 2024. This strategy seems similar to the company’s decision to sp

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Thinking of switching to T-Mobile? Its trial program now gives you less time but more features

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-27 00:25:51

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile has reduced its free eSIM “Network Pass” trial period from 90 days to 30 days and renamed it “T-Mobile Trial.” T-Mobile Trial now includes benefits like up to 250GB of high-speed tethering data, limited international usage, and in-flight Wi-Fi. To start the trial without ditching your current carrier, download the T-Life app on an unlocked eSIM-compatible phone. T-Mobile added more postpaid subscribers than any other carrier in the last quarter,

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Home Internet, Simplified: Here's Everything You Need to Know (but Were Too Afraid to Ask)

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-27 15:00:00

The best internet connection is one you don't ever notice, and while we use the internet for everything these days, most of us don't know the first thing about our internet plan beyond the bill. As broadband experts, we've come a long way in terms of reading broadband nutrition labels, deciphering ISP-marketing jargon and learning how to boost our own home networks. In this article, we'll give you the rundown on how your internet works and how to pick the best possible plan. But if you take awa

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The next version of RCS messaging is going to be less of a pain

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-28 00:00:14

RCS has been around for over a decade, but the messaging standard gained a major boost when Apple adopted it in 2023. The GSMA has brought several features and improvements to RCS in recent years, and it’s just announced another upgrade. The GSMA just announced the release of RCS Universal Profile 3.1, which brings better audio messaging capabilities. This RCS release specifically supports the xHE-AAC audio codec, enabling higher-quality voice notes and other audio clips. It’s worth noting tha

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Starlink outage: Service returns after over two hours down

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-28 16:41:06

SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service experienced a global outage on Thursday that lasted for over two hours. Reports of connectivity issues started around 3:20PM ET, based on DownDetector. SpaceX didn't acknowledged the outage until 4:05PM ET, via a post on the Starlink X account. Service began to come back for some at around 5:30PM ET, and Michael Nicolls, Starlink's VP of engineering, said the provider had "mostly recovered" at 6:23PM ET. Users across the US, Europe, the UK and Asia r

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EE and BT network outage resolved, firm says

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-07-29 00:40:14

EE and BT network outage resolved, firm says 21 minutes ago Share Save Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images A network outage affecting thousands of EE and BT customers has been resolved, a spokesperson has said. Customers reported they were unable to make or receive calls as the mobile phone and landline networks faced an outage. Some customers reported issues with making 999 calls, but the government said these had "now been restored". A spokesperson from BT, which

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Starlink is experiencing a network outage

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-29 00:52:00

SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service is experiencing an outage. Reports of connectivity issues started around 3:20PM ET, based on DownDetector, though SpaceX has only recently acknowledged the outage via a post on the Starlink X account. Users across the US, Europe and the UK have also reported issues on r/starlink, the service's Reddit page, and SpaceX has even acknowledged the outage on Starlink's website. The number of people potentially impacted could number in the millions — as of

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After $380M hack, Clorox sues its “service desk” vendor for simply giving out passwords

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-31 12:46:30

Hacking is hard. Well, sometimes. Other times, you just call up a company's IT service desk and pretend to be an employee who needs a password reset, an Okta multifactor authentication reset, and a Microsoft multifactor authentication reset... and it's done. Without even verifying your identity. So you use that information to log in to the target network and discover a more trusted user who works in IT security. You call the IT service desk back, acting like you are now this second person, and

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The Promised LAN

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-31 15:24:32

🖧 The Promised LAN The Promised LAN is a closed, membership only network of friends that operate a 24/7 always-on LAN party, running since 2021. The vast majority of documentation is maintained on the LAN, but this website serves to give interested folks, prospective members or friends an idea of what the Promised LAN is, and how it works. A Manifesto for The Promised LAN For background on why we started the lan, what we hope to achieve, and how we approach the social-technical dynamics, we h

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AT&T and T-Mobile now both claim the best network crown, but which one is really the best?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-01 04:35:31

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR AT&T was named best network by Rootmetrics, while T-Mobile claims the Speedtest crown, showing there’s no single “best” carrier for everyone. Different awards use different methods, so the right carrier depends on your priorities and where you live. Local coverage varies a lot, so always check how each carrier performs in your area before deciding. Recently, Rootmetrics awarded AT&T as the best network for the first half of 2025. This might sound str

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The fastest US mobile carriers and ISPs in 2025, ranked

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-08-01 12:49:04

Artur Debat / Getty Images T-Mobile has again earned top marks as the fastest mobile carrier in the land. In a new report released Wednesday, Speedtest provider Ookla highlighted the Uncarrier for providing the top mobile network in the US during the first half of the year. Also: The fastest Wi-Fi 7 internet providers in the US, ranked (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by Ziff Davis, ZDNET's parent company.) The top US mobile carriers In its report, Ookla cites T-Mobile for having the best and fa

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CISA and FBI warn of escalating Interlock ransomware attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-03 04:36:42

CISA and the FBI warned on Tuesday of increased Interlock ransomware activity targeting businesses and critical infrastructure organizations in double extortion attacks. Today's advisory was jointly authored with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) and it provides network defenders with indicators of compromise (IOCs) collected during investigations of incidents as recent as June 2025, along with mitigation meas

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T-Mobile’s latest 5G network upgrades mean smoother video calls and online games

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-04 06:27:58

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile is the first US-based carrier to upgrade to a new “L4S” network technology, which reduces latency in its 5G networks. L4S improves upon existing technologies by decongesting networks in real-time, prioritizing applications that require faster internet. Thankfully, you don’t need to upgrade to newer hardware to use T-Mobile’s new low-latency tech. Choppy video calls or online games are among the most wicked ways to ruin someone’s mood. Every carri

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At Least 750 US Hospitals Faced Disruptions During Last Year’s CrowdStrike Outage, Study Finds

wired.com Andy Greenberg 2025-08-06 08:54:06

When, one year ago today, a buggy update to software sold by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike took down millions of computers around the world and sent them into a death spiral of repeated reboots, the global cost of all those crashed machines was equivalent to one of the worst cyberattacks in history. Some of the various estimates of the total damage worldwide have stretched well into the billions of dollars. Now a new study by a team of medical cybersecurity researchers has taken the first

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Live TV Streaming Services' Top 100 Channels Guide: Sling, YouTube TV and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-06 22:48:59

Thinking about transitioning away from cable? It doesn't have to be a daunting undertaking, but a little homework is involved. As TV costs increase, there are plenty of alternatives you can consider, like live TV streaming services and or skinny bundles. Cord-free live services come with perks like a broad mix of channels, DVR and no long-term commitments. You can stream sports and more, and these services offer wider channel options than antennas but also let you watch on your laptop or phone.

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Chinese hackers breached National Guard to steal network configurations

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-06 06:02:57

The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Salt Typhoon breached and remained undetected in a U.S. Army National Guard network for nine months in 2024, stealing network configuration files and administrator credentials that could be used to compromise other government networks. Salt Typhoon is a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group that is believed to be affiliated with China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) intelligence agency. The hacking group has gained notoriety over the past tw

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Creating an autonomous system for fun and profit (2017)

news.ycombinator.com Kenneth Finnegan 2025-08-05 15:37:57

At its core, the Internet is an interconnected fabric of separate networks. Each network which makes up the Internet is operated independently and only interconnects with other networks in clearly defined places. For smaller networks like your home, the interaction between your network and the rest of the Internet is usually pretty simple: you buy an Internet service plan from an ISP (Internet Service Provider), they give you some kind of hand-off through something like a DSL or cable modem, an

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Google Fiber Teamed Up With Nokia to Pilot Network Slicing. Here’s What That Means for You

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-12 11:45:00

Google Fiber customers may soon have more control over their home internet connection. On June 30, Google Fiber announced its partnership with telecommunications company Nokia to test network slicing, a technology that will allow customers to personalize and have more control over their networks. So what does that mean? Network slicing is a way for internet users to create "lanes" for specific internet usage -- it's a way to prioritize internet traffic without compromising bandwidth somewhere e

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Google Fiber Teamed Up With Nokia to Pilot Network Slicing. Here’s What That Means for You.

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-13 07:45:00

Google Fiber customers may soon have more control over their home internet connection. On June 30, Google Fiber announced its partnership with telecommunications company Nokia to test network slicing, a technology that will allow customers to personalize and have more control over their networks. So what does that mean? Network slicing is a way for internet users to create "lanes" for specific internet usage -- it's a way to prioritize internet traffic without compromising bandwidth somewhere e

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Hierarchical Modeling (H-Nets)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-14 04:35:15

The best AI architectures in use today treat all inputs equally. They process each input with the same amount of compute, without explicitly grouping related inputs into higher level concepts. While these architectures have achieved impressive results across domains, this lack of hierarchy has some fundamental limitations. Models have difficulty learning from high resolution, raw data, requiring inputs to be pre-processed into meaningful tokens for strong performance. The use of hand-crafted p

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A technical look at Iran's internet shutdowns

news.ycombinator.com Zola Gonano 2025-08-17 16:45:02

A Technical Look at Iran’s Internet Shutdowns Every time mass protests erupt in Iran, a familiar pattern follows: the flow of information stops. The internet slows to a crawl or disappears entirely. But how does a modern country survive cutting itself off from the internet? Wouldn’t that break everything? Not quite, because the Islamic Republic has spent the last decade building an internet within the internet. The National Information Network (NIN): Isolation by Design Iran’s National Info

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I almost lost my phone number of 20 years, and here’s what I learned

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-17 14:00:40

Megan Ellis / Android Authority Earlier this month, I received a notification to make a chargeable call on my prepaid SIM card to avoid my number being de-activated. The notification comes whenever I’ve almost gone 90 days without making a chargeable transaction on the network and it serves to keep my number alive. I’ve been able to reliably do this since 2017 when I first switched my mobile plan from a contract to prepaid. But between switching phones and no longer having a copy of the SMS no

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Google Fiber Partners With Nokia. Here’s What It Could Mean for Your Home Internet

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 13:00:00

Heads up for Google Fiber customers, you may soon have more control over your home internet connection. Just recently, Google Fiber announced its partnership with Nokia, a telecommunications company. Through this partnership, Google Fiber and Nokia have begun testing network slicing, a technology that will allow customers to personalize and have more control over their network. This technology promises many benefits, particularly for gamers. Google Fiber Head of Product Nick Saporito tells CNET

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Bad Actors Are Grooming LLMs to Produce Falsehoods

news.ycombinator.com Sophia Freuden 2025-08-17 13:29:48

It’s one thing when a chatbot flunks Tower of Hanoi, as Apple notoriously illustrated earlier this month, and another when poor reasoning contributes to the mess of propaganda that threatens to overwhelm the information ecosphere. But our recent research shows exactly that. GenAI powered chatbots’ lack of reasoning can directly contribute to the nefarious effects of LLM grooming: the mass-production and duplication of false narratives online with the intent of manipulating LLM outputs. As we wil

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What Is a Network Switch? I Spoke With a Netgear Expert to Find Out

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-19 11:00:00

If you're serious about optimizing your internet connection, then using a network switch could take it to the next level. You might be wondering: "If my home internet works fine without a network switch, do I really need one?” I spoke with an expert from Netgear to discover the benefits of using one. Spoiler: It can improve your connection. A network switch is a device you connect to your router. It opens up more Ethernet ports, allowing your router to connect to multiple devices. If your house

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Google Fiber Aims to Take It's Fiber Internet Game to a New Level Via Partnership With Nokia

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-21 03:51:00

Google Fiber customers may see an improvement in their home internet connection very soon. Just recently, Google Fiber announced its partnership with Nokia, a telecommunications company. Through this partnership, Google Fiber and Nokia have begun testing network slicing, a technology that will allow customers to personalize and have more control over their network. This technology promises many benefits, particularly for gamers. Google Fiber Head of Product Nick Saporito tells CNET that “networ

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Exploring the Complexity of Distributed Consensus Algorithms in Blockchain

computer.org Laurel Tweed 2025-08-23 23:00:45

Consensus in blockchain isn’t just a technical problem—it’s an intellectual minefield. You’ve got decentralized nodes spread across the globe, each operating under different assumptions, with varying latencies, incentives, and potential motivations, and yet they’re all expected to come to the same conclusion about the state of a distributed ledger. No central authority, no fallback mechanisms, no easy resets. Just code, cryptography, and coordination dancing on the edge of chaos. It’s beautiful

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The Download: hunting an asteroid, and unlocking the human mind

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2025-08-26 16:10:00

If you were told that the odds of something were 3.1%, it might not seem like much. But for the people charged with protecting our planet, it was huge. On February 18, astronomers determined that a 130- to 300-foot-long asteroid had a 3.1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032. Never had an asteroid of such dangerous dimensions stood such a high chance of striking the planet. Then, just days later on February 24, experts declared that the danger had passed. Earth would be spared. How did t

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How scientists are trying to use AI to unlock the human mind

technologyreview.com Grace Huckins 2025-08-26 23:30:00

Compared with conventional psychological models, which use simple math equations, Centaur did a far better job of predicting behavior. Accurate predictions of how humans respond in psychology experiments are valuable in and of themselves: For example, scientists could use Centaur to pilot their experiments on a computer before recruiting, and paying, human participants. In their paper, however, the researchers propose that Centaur could be more than just a prediction machine. By interrogating th

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Latest Tech News

Starlink kept me connected to the Internet without fail—until Thursday

Intel is spinning off its Network and Edge group

Thinking of switching to T-Mobile? Its trial program now gives you less time but more features

Home Internet, Simplified: Here's Everything You Need to Know (but Were Too Afraid to Ask)

The next version of RCS messaging is going to be less of a pain

Starlink outage: Service returns after over two hours down

EE and BT network outage resolved, firm says

Starlink is experiencing a network outage

After $380M hack, Clorox sues its “service desk” vendor for simply giving out passwords

The Promised LAN

AT&T and T-Mobile now both claim the best network crown, but which one is really the best?

The fastest US mobile carriers and ISPs in 2025, ranked

CISA and FBI warn of escalating Interlock ransomware attacks

T-Mobile’s latest 5G network upgrades mean smoother video calls and online games

At Least 750 US Hospitals Faced Disruptions During Last Year’s CrowdStrike Outage, Study Finds

Live TV Streaming Services' Top 100 Channels Guide: Sling, YouTube TV and More

Chinese hackers breached National Guard to steal network configurations

Creating an autonomous system for fun and profit (2017)

Google Fiber Teamed Up With Nokia to Pilot Network Slicing. Here’s What That Means for You

Google Fiber Teamed Up With Nokia to Pilot Network Slicing. Here’s What That Means for You.

Hierarchical Modeling (H-Nets)

A technical look at Iran's internet shutdowns

I almost lost my phone number of 20 years, and here’s what I learned

Google Fiber Partners With Nokia. Here’s What It Could Mean for Your Home Internet

Bad Actors Are Grooming LLMs to Produce Falsehoods

What Is a Network Switch? I Spoke With a Netgear Expert to Find Out

Google Fiber Aims to Take It's Fiber Internet Game to a New Level Via Partnership With Nokia

Exploring the Complexity of Distributed Consensus Algorithms in Blockchain

The Download: hunting an asteroid, and unlocking the human mind

How scientists are trying to use AI to unlock the human mind

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