US began investigating Boeing 737 Max before Ethiopian crash
U.S. federal authorities began exploring a criminal investigation of how Boeing Co.’s 737 Max was certified to fly passengers before the latest crash in Ethiopia involving the new jet, according to people familiar with the probe.
The...
US and Huawei set to clash at Mobile World Congress
The mobile industry’s biggest show is shaping up to be a proxy for a U.S.-China battle over the future of Huawei Technologies Co., putting telecom executives in an awkward position.
Huawei and the U.S. government are bolstering their presence...
US warns Europe not to let China control its networks
China seeks to take control of Western data and networks, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union said, in the latest warning from Washington to its allies that they should think twice before using equipment from companies such as Huawei...
Terabyte-using broadband customers surge in the US
The number of broadband users in the United States who use more than 1TB each month doubled in 2018, according to research by OpenVault.
Data usage increased at a rapid rate in 2018, with the average monthly data usage for all US households...
SEC postpones decision on Bitcoin ETF listing
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed a decision on whether to allow the listing of an exchange-traded fund backed by Bitcoin.
The agency now has until Sept. 30 to “approve or disapprove, or institute proceedings to...
Tech superiority won't help the US win a trade war
One has to wonder how the U.S. will prevail in a trade conflict with China when its own companies have the most to lose.
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United States FCC chairman to drop net neutrality rules
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai will propose vacating Obama-era net neutrality rules.
IBM patents the “out of office” email
The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently granted IBM a patent for an out-of-office email system, the EFF reported.
The fastest home Internet connection in the United States
A radiologist in the United States has signed up for a new 10Gbps home connection, which he uses for analysing X-rays and playing Call of Duty.
Got a Lightspeed 20Mbps FTTB installed at the office a little more than a month ago and have been pulling my hair out of frustration from the start.
Connections within South Africa, UK and EU perform wonderfully speed and latency right on the money.
Any connections to the US however have...
Russian hacker faces 30 years in prison
A Russian citizen pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an 11-count indictment charging him and four others with running what authorities have called the largest criminal computer hacking scheme ever prosecuted in the United States
US intelligence agencies want superconducting computer
The U.S. intelligence community has launched a multi-year research project to develop a superconducting computer, awarding its first contracts to three major technology companies
China wages cyber-war against U.S.
China is waging an aggressive cyber-war against the United States which costs American business billions of dollars every year
Japan to launch “Space Army”
Japan is planning to launch a military space force by 2019 that would initially be tasked with protecting satellites from dangerous debris orbiting the Earth
Chinese media calls for punishment of Google, Apple, and US tech firms
Chinese state media lashed out at Google, Apple, and other US technology companies, calling on Beijing “to punish severely the pawns” of the US government for monitoring China and stealing secrets.
US accuses China of cyber espionage on American companies
The United States on Monday charged five Chinese military officers and accused them of hacking into American nuclear, metal and solar companies
China demands explanation from U.S. on Huawei spying report
China wants a clear explanation from Washington over reports that the US National Security Agency infiltrated servers at the headquarters of telecoms giant Huawei Technologies