Enlarge / A stack of 60 Starlink satellites launched in 2019. (credit: SpaceX / Flickr) SpaceX has accused satellite-broadband rival OneWeb of spreading a false story claiming that the companies’ satellites nearly crashed into each […]
In epic hack, Signal developer turns the tables on forensics firm Cellebrite
Enlarge (credit: Moxie Marlinspike/Signal) For years, Israeli digital forensics firm Cellebrite has helped governments and police around the world break into confiscated mobile phones, mostly by exploiting vulnerabilities that went overlooked by device manufacturers. Now, […]
Why (and How) Startups Should Implement Performance Management Early
A company is only as successful as its people. However, early-stage companies often deprioritize proper talent management and place all their focus on the day-to-day operations of the business. These companies eventually find themselves reaching […]
Navigating the New Normal: How Cities are Using Data to Adjust for New Norms
Cities, college campuses, and communities of all shapes and sizes use smart technologies to help keep their residents safe, city operations efficient and improve local quality of life. But whether it’s smart lighting, connected vehicles, […]
Meet Thistle, the startup that wants to secure billions of IoT devices
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For more than two decades, Window Snyder has built security into products at some of the biggest companies in the world. Now, she’s unveiling her own company that aims to bake […]
Social Media Video Metrics Ideas and Cheat Sheet
Videos are high potential content for social media networks and can get you serious money. As per a report by Wyzowl, 2020, on average social media users spend over 16 hours in a week watching […]
Comcast offers tantalizing hint of a future with upload speeds above 35Mbps
Enlarge / Picture of a Comcast router/modem gateway from the company’s website. (credit: Comcast) Comcast today offered the latest hint of a future in which its cable customers won’t be limited to 35Mbps upload speeds. […]
Apple announces new iMacs, AirTags, and iPad Pro / Congress is diving into the App Store fight
Vergecast hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss all the product announcements from Apple’s Spring Loaded event this week with Verge news editor Chaim Gartenberg. Verge politics reporter Makena Kelly details what happened at Wednesday’s […]
A Clubhouse bug let people lurk in rooms invisibly
Enlarge (credit: Sam Whitney | Wired | Getty Images) “Basically, I’m going to keep talking to you, but I’m going to disappear,” longtime security researcher Katie Moussouris told me in a private Clubhouse room in […]
Your job saved money on electric bills during the pandemic. You didn’t.
A woman works from home in September 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. | Robin Utrecht/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images At least heading back to the office means cheaper electric bills. There are plenty of reasons […]