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Loon Goes Live In Kenya Providing Internet Access Through Balloons
Loon Goes Live In Kenya Providing Internet Access Through Balloons
July 08, 2020  |  International

Loon, the balloon-centric project attempting to connect people to the internet, is live in Kenya, according to Alastair Westgarth from the company in a Medium...

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Breton: Facebook Could See More Regulation If Misinformation Continues
Breton: Facebook Could See More Regulation If Misinformation Continues
May 18, 2020  |  Facebook

Thierry Breton, EU tech chief, warns of more regulations for Facebook if the social media giant doesn’t mitigate apprehension about its market power and abuses...

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Ericsson NA COO On Fast-Tracking 5G
Ericsson NA COO On Fast-Tracking 5G
April 03, 2020  |  Mobile

On the other side of the pandemic — whenever that might be — might 5G and a new age of connectivity await? As Amy McCune, VP &...

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5G Rollout Gets Further Legislative Push
5G Rollout Gets Further Legislative Push
March 27, 2020  |  Internet of Things

The flurry of legislative action was not limited to stimulus bills. As of this writing, the House of Representatives is poised to take up a...

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Microsoft Buys 5G Cloud Provider Affirmed Networks
Microsoft Buys 5G Cloud Provider Affirmed Networks
March 26, 2020  |  Acquiring

In purchasing Affirmed Networks, Microsoft is hoping to boost its commitment to highly advanced 5G networks going forward, according to a company blog post. Affirmed,...

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Walmart Taps Verizon 5G To Power In-Store Health Centers
Walmart Taps Verizon 5G To Power In-Store Health Centers
March 01, 2020  |  Walmart

Walmart and Verizon are in talks to create a 5G wireless network at Walmart locations using antennas and other such items. The experiment would be...

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Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Client List Is Hacked
Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Client List Is Hacked
February 26, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Facial recognition outfit Clearview AI — which collects billions of photos off the internet, and uses them for facial recognition technology — has been hacked, and...

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Berners-Lee Startup Ramps Up Aim To Decentralize ‘Net’
Berners-Lee Startup Ramps Up Aim To Decentralize ‘Net’
February 23, 2020  |  Data

The startup Inrupt launched by internet founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee is stepping up activity in its mission to build a new world wide web, the...

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India’s New Social Media Rules Would Strip Anonymity — When Asked — From Accounts
India’s New Social Media Rules Would Strip Anonymity — When Asked — From Accounts
February 13, 2020  |  South Asia

Controversial new rules by the Indian government could force Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube to reveal users’ identities, shattering anonymity for over 400 million people,...

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