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is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. EchoStar is skipping interest payments even as it commissions a new Dish TV satellite — citing “uncertainty” caused by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) probe. It’s potentially setting itself up for bankruptcy protection While those payments are on hold, EchoStar, wh
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Network Working Group D. Eastlake, 3rd Request for Comments: 4086 Motorola Laboratories BCP: 106 J. Schiller Obsoletes: 1750 MIT Category: Best Current Practice S. Crocker June 2005 Randomness Requirements for Security Status of This Memo This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005). Abstract Securit
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 16:48:30
Rushil Agrawal / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has revealed that it’ll offer QR- and NFC-enabled customer support at its repair centers. This feature will allow you to register your device at repair centers without filling out a registration form. The feature is available in 36 markets and applies to devices running Android 10 or newer with NFC. Samsung has just launched the One UI 8 beta program, and it contains quite a few improvements and additions. However, the company is also bringing
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-27 00:37:33
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Verizon has asked the Federal Communications Commission to get rid of the rule requiring it to unlock phones after 60 days. In a letter to the FCC spotted by LightReading, Verizon claims the current unlocking requirement “benefits bad actors and fraudsters.” The FCC first imposed an unlocking requirement following Verizon’s purchase of C-Block spec
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-30 16:13:57
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr celebrated an FCC court loss yesterday after a ruling that struck down Biden-era diversity reporting requirements that Carr voted against while Democrats were in charge. "An appellate court just struck down the Biden FCC's 2024 decision to force broadcasters to post race and gender scorecards," Carr wrote. "As I said in my dissent back then, the FCC's 2024 decision was an unlawful effort to pressure businesses into discriminating based on
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Yubico's YubiKey 5C NFC is enabled for USB-C as well as wireless NFC connectivity to desktops, laptops, and mobile devices. Yubico Until now, YubiKey-as-a-Service -- Yubico's provisioning and delivery offering -- was available only in a handful of countries, due primarily to various local logistics and delivery challenges. Today, the company announced that it has largely overcome those challenges, that it is more than doubling its global reach, and that it now offers the service in 175 countri
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Yubico's Yubikey 5C NFC is enabled for USB-C as well as wireless NFC connectivity to desktops, laptops, and mobile devices. Yubico Until now, Yubikey-as-a-Service -- Yubico's provisioning and delivery offering -- was available only in a handful of countries, due primarily to various local logistics and delivery challenges. Today, the company announced that it has largely overcome those challenges, that it is more than doubling its global reach, and that it now offers the service in 175 countri
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-02 14:35:34
It's shaping up to be a big year for telecom mergers, and it appears the Federal Communications Commission is eager to approve the deals—as long as companies involved drop any DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) policies criticized by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. Verizon just got a big merger approved, and cable giant Charter is seeking permission to buy Cox. The FCC on Friday announced approval of Verizon's purchase of Frontier, one day after Verizon committed to end DEI policies in a filing
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It's shaping up to be a big year for telecom mergers, and it appears the Federal Communications Commission is eager to approve the deals—as long as companies involved drop any DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) policies criticized by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. Verizon just got a big merger approved, and cable giant Charter is seeking permission to buy Cox. The FCC on Friday announced approval of Verizon's purchase of Frontier, one day after Verizon committed to end DEI policies in a filing
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-02 03:59:09
Discuss this post on Hacker News, Twitter While I was in Japan over winter, one thing that stood out to me was the incredible public transport system. Efficient and reliable, as expected, but the tap-in-tap-out gates at the stations were suspiciously fast. The London Underground gates don't work nearly as quick with Google Pay or any of my other contactless cards - what gives? I spent some time researching what makes Japan's transit card system (IC cards) so unique compared to the West, and all
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-05 08:14:34
The FCC has announced its approval of the merger between communications giants Verizon and Frontier, after a deal was made last year . Verizon will acquire Frontier Communications for $9.6 billion in cash, in addition to absorbing $10 billion of debt. Key to earning approval from the FCC was Verizon's commitment to ending all DEI-related practices, in line with the Trump administration’s aim to dismantle all diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives from both public organizations and private
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Christian Grosso Photography/Getty Images In my many years of using Linux, I've worked with just about every desktop environment ever created for the open-source platform. Some of those desktops are highly customizable, while others are less feature-rich and locked down. For some users, too much flexibility could be a bad thing. Imagine someone new to XFCE accidentally deletes their panel and has to figure out how to re-add it. It can be like that. Also: How to choose the right Linux desktop
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 03:49:05
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has threatened to revoke EchoStar licenses for radio frequency bands coveted by rival firms including SpaceX, which alleges that EchoStar is underutilizing the spectrum. "I have directed agency staff to begin a review of EchoStar's compliance with its federal obligations to provide 5G service throughout the United States per the terms of its federal spectrum licenses," Carr wrote in a May 9 letter to EchoStar Chairman Charles Ergen. EchoSt
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has threatened to revoke EchoStar licenses for radio frequency bands coveted by rival firms including SpaceX, which alleges that EchoStar is underutilizing the spectrum. "I have directed agency staff to begin a review of EchoStar's compliance with its federal obligations to provide 5G service throughout the United States per the terms of its federal spectrum licenses," Carr wrote in a May 9 letter to EchoStar Chairman Charles Ergen. EchoSt
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is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. German iPhone users are starting to report that they’re now able to use PayPal’s tap-to-pay feature at in-store payment terminals, according to German tech site iPhone Ticker. The new capability, which PayPal announced earlier this month, is a result of the EU forcing Apple to open iPhone NFC chips up for third-party contactless payments under the Digital
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 16:46:39
Fortinet released security updates to patch a critical remote code execution vulnerability exploited as a zero-day in attacks targeting FortiVoice enterprise phone systems. The security flaw is a stack-based overflow vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-32756 that also impacts FortiMail, FortiNDR, FortiRecorder, and FortiCamera. As the company explains in a security advisory issued on Tuesday, successful exploitation can allow remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or commands
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-14 08:28:03
A Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission is proposing a DOGE-style overhaul of the agency's operations, including large cuts to the Universal Service Fund that subsidizes broadband deployment and access. FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington said the fund should reduce spending on fiber networks and give money to Starlink—helping Elon Musk, the man in charge of President Trump's DOGE initiative. Simington also argued that the FCC is using too many staff hours on reviewing licens
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-16 20:24:41
Apple Pay and the iPhone’s NFC sensor have long been the subject of disputes around the globe. Last year, the European Commission compelled Apple to grant developers access to the NFC reader, and more recently, the company expanded this access in other regions due to increasing regulatory pressure. Now, a new national payment system in Brazil has a regulatory body taking an even closer look at the iPhone’s NFC, and it appears the company isn’t willing to budge. Apple’s NFC rules probed in Braz
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-18 20:47:06
is a policy reporter at The Verge covering surveillance, the Department of Homeland Security, and the tech-right. The Senate has voted to end a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule that used federal funding to cover Wi-Fi hotspots that could be used outside of school and libraries. The program, first implemented by former FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, applied funds from the $2.6 billion federal E-Rate program to a program that enabled schools and libraries to provide free Wi-Fi h
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-22 15:38:02
Ofcom needs more powers to remove misleading posts, says watchdog 2 hours ago Share Save Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images Media regulator Ofcom needs more powers to remove posts such as those which encouraged the 2024 summer riots, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary says. Sir Andy Cooke said it took too long to remove misinformation on social media, allowing it to spread further and have a greater impact. He said the Online Safety Act - despite being only recently passe
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-22 14:48:06
is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. The first photos of the Asus ROG Ally 2 have surfaced online thanks to regulatory listings, but with a twist: there are two versions of the gaming handheld, and one features a dedicated Xbox button. We reported two months ago that Microsoft was working with Asus to develop an Xbox-branded handheld codenamed “Project Kennan,” and this appears to be it. It’s a black version of
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Cutting corners: Not content with banning sales of high-end AI chips to China and imposing 145% tariffs on many imports from the country, the US government is now trying to stop companies from using Chinese labs to test electronic devices available in the United States. FCC chairman Brendan Carr writes that before any electronic devices, such as smartphones or computers, can be imported or sold in
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The Federal Communications Commission will vote this month on whether to ban some testing labs based in China from approving electronics products meant for import to the US. The May 22 vote could affect products ranging from smartphones to game consoles to cameras that manufacturers pay to have tested for safety, performances and standards such as radio frequency interference. According to the FCC, 75% of this kind of electronics testing is done out of labs based in China. "While the FCC now i
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Gillette and EA Sports FC have partnered in a global brand deal aimed at elevating how fans experience the game of soccer on and off the pitch. The deal unites Gillette, a 115-year-old men’s grooming brand, and EA Sports FC, a sports gaming brand with 30 years of history. The deal comes a day after news surfaced that EA is doing layoffs at its Respawn Entertainment division. The partnership kicked off in January with EA Sports FC 25 featuring Gillette as part of in-game LED ad banner signage a
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-01 20:27:04
CBS owner Paramount is reportedly nearing a settlement with President Donald Trump over his claim that 60 Minutes "deceptively manipulated" a pre-election interview with Kamala Harris. Trump's complaint, filed against Paramount and CBS in a federal court in Texas, seeks at least $20 billion in damages. The lawsuit has been widely described as frivolous, but it appears that Paramount is motivated to settle the case while it seeks the Trump administration's approval for a merger with Skydance. R
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-03 15:25:37
The Federal Communications Commission is urging two federal appeals courts to disregard a 5th Circuit ruling that guts the agency's ability to issue financial penalties. On April 17, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit granted an AT&T request to wipe out a $57 million fine for selling customer location data without consent. The conservative 5th Circuit court said the FCC "acted as prosecutor, jury, and judge," violating AT&T's Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. The ruling wasn't
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-07 15:00:52
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Wallet may soon simplify card enrollment and make it contactless. We’ve spotted a feature that, when active, will let users add their NFC-enabled cards to Google Wallet with just a tap on their smartphones. The feature may not support all cards. Google is working on a new, more convenient method for adding credit and debit cards to Google Wallet. We recently conducted an APK teardown of the latest Google Play Services beta (version 25.16.33) a
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-12 16:23:03
A Democratic member of the Federal Communications Commission plans what she calls a First Amendment tour to fight the Trump administration's "ongoing campaign of censorship and control." "Since the founding of our country, the First Amendment has protected our fundamental right to speak freely and hold power to account. Today, the greatest threat to that freedom is coming from our own government," Commissioner Anna Gomez said yesterday. Gomez plans to focus on FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's actio
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Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority The OnePlus Pad 2 with its keyboard cover and stylus TL;DR A new OnePlus tablet has been spotted in an FCC listing, labeled as the OnePlus Pad 3R. The listing doesn’t reveal much about the tablet’s hardware specs. A new OnePlus Pencil was also filed alongside it, and both products could launch soon. For the past few weeks, rumors have been swirling about a new high-end OnePlus tablet. Most signs pointed to it being a follow-up to last year’s OnePlus Pad 2 — p
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-21 06:36:01
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr accused Comcast of "news distortion" because its subsidiary NBC isn't parroting the Trump administration narrative on the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. "Comcast knows that federal law requires its licensed operations to serve the public interest. News distortion doesn't cut it," Carr wrote in a post on X yesterday. Carr's use of the phrase "news distortion" is significant because he has been invoking the FCC's rarely enforced news
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