Month: December 2020
Comcast extends offer of free Wi-Fi at community centers through June 30th, 2021
Comcast is extending its COVID-19 support programs through June 30th, 2021, including the free Wi-Fi and educational resources it offers at local community centers throughout the US. The company says this is the third time it has extended its programs during the pandemic. Community centers that offer free Comcast internet…
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This measurement tool could help settle the quantum supremacy debate once and for all Quantum Computer
Assessing the performance and superiority of quantum computers when compared to traditional computers can be quite difficult which is why the IT services firm Atos has introduced Q-score. The company’s Q-score measures how effective a quantum system is at handling the kinds of real-life problems that cannot be solved by…
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FCC awards SpaceX $886 million for satellite internet network
The Federal Communications Commission announced $9.2 billion in awards to companies providing broadband internet to rural areas across the US, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX was one of the biggest winners. The company will receive $886 million over the next 10 years for its Starlink satellite broadband project, under the Federal…
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Uber’s fraught and deadly pursuit of self-driving cars is over
Uber is selling its autonomous vehicle business to Aurora Innovations, a San Francisco-based startup founded by the former head engineer of Google’s self-driving car project, the two companies announced Monday. As part of the deal, Aurora’s self-driving cars will eventually operate on Uber’s ride-hailing platform. Uber will invest $400 million…
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QNAP patches another load of major NAS device security flaws qnap
QNAP has released a series of new patches which address both high and medium severity vulnerabilities in its NAS devices that are used by both businesses and individuals to backup their data locally. If left unpatched, these eight vulnerabilities, that affect all of the company’s devices running vulnerable software, could…
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Tinder’s parent company is auditing its sexual violence prevention policies
Tinder parent company Match Group is partnering with one of the largest anti-sexual violence groups in the US to audit how it handles reports of sexual assault across its many dating platforms. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) wi… Source
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