Coronavirus could force ISPs to abandon data caps forever: Devin Coldewey
Pressure from the global pandemic has broadband companies loosening the arbitrary restrictions on the connections users pay for — and this may be the beginning of the end for the data caps we've lived in fear of for 20 years. Here's why
Epic Games buys UK facial mapping startup Cubic Motion: Lucas Matney
Epic Games announced today that it’s buying Cubic Motion, a computer vision startup that’s been building out a platform for capturing more realistic facial animations with a complex camera rig and software platform. The game studio behind Fortnite and the Unr…
Amazon asks all employees to work from home, if they can: Kirsten Korosec
Amazon issued guidance Thursday in response to the COVID-19 outbreak recommending that global employees who are able to work from home to do so through the end of March. “We continue to work closely with public and private medical experts to ensure we are tak…
Google employee in Bangalore tests positive for coronavirus: Manish Singh
Google said on Thursday that an employee at its office in Bangalore, India has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus and the firm has asked all the other employees in that office to work from home on Friday out of abundance of caution. “We can confirm …
Heartbeat Health raises $8.2M to improve cardiovascular care: Anthony Ha
While you’ve probably spent a lot of today thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s worth remembering that other health issues aren’t going away — and that heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. Heartbeat Health is a startup …
Russian trolls are outsourcing to Africa to stoke US racial tensions: Taylor Hatmaker
With tech companies wise to many of the tactics that Russia’s now-infamous troll farms used to seed disinformation during the 2016 election, those campaigns are getting creative. According to a pair of reports out from Facebook and Twitter, a disinformation c…
5G devices were less than 1% of US smartphone purchases in 2019: Brian Heater
No surprise, really, that 5G smartphone sales are on the way up. Frankly, there’s really no other way to go, according to the latest numbers from NPD’s Mobile Phone Tracking. The firm noted that 5G handsets accounted for less than 1% of total sales in the U.S…
Hackers are jumping on the COVID-19 pandemic to spread malware: Zack Whittaker
Security firms say hackers are using the coronavirus pandemic to launch cyberattacks.
Does coronavirus need a brand?: Matthew Panzarino
Stay with me here. As we enter the full throes of coronavirus spread in the US, it’s becoming incredibly evident that we cannot depend on the Federal apparatus to clearly communicate any of the necessary information citizens need. From the CDC removing exact …
Verizon increases network infrastructure investment by $500M: Kirsten Korosec
Verizon said Thursday it will boost investment in network infrastructure, increasing its capital guidance by $500 million, to prepare for the rise in telecommuting and online learning amid the coronavirus outbreak. Verizon has not seen any measurable increase…
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