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Ajit Pai uses bad data to claim ISPs are deploying broadband to everyone

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 19:48:28 +0000

Pai’s “baffling” report ignores broadband gaps and high prices, Democrats say.


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Comcast waives data cap until at least June 30 in response to pandemic

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:54:33 +0000

Comcast hasn't enforced data cap since March 13 because of pandemic.


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Loan site buckling under COVID-19 strain shows man another applicant’s data

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:43:49 +0000

Form requires sensitive data, including driver’s license and voided check scan.


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Google Play has been spreading advanced Android malware for years

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 22:15:56 +0000

Advanced hacker group seeded market with at least 8 apps likely since 2016.


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Comcast overcharged elderly couple $600, denied refund until contacted by Ars

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:37:22 +0000

Auto-pay compounded Comcast error, leading to a year of $50 monthly overcharges.


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LockBit, the new ransomware for hire: A sad and cautionary tale

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 04:18:33 +0000

You've probably never heard of LockBit, but that's likely to change.


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Frontier, amid bankruptcy, is suspected of lying about broadband expansion

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 18:00:36 +0000

Small ISPs want investigation as Frontier tries to block FCC funding for rivals.


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How well can algorithms recognize your masked face?

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 10:55:37 +0000

There's a scramble to adapt to a world where people routinely cover their faces.


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Ubuntu 20.04: Welcome to the future, Linux LTS disciples

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:00:01 +0000

ZFS gets more accessible, security becomes a bigger priority, and Ubuntu speeds up overall.


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“Chickens**t” whistleblower firings are “poison,” resigning Amazon VP says

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 15:27:05 +0000

Firings highlight “toxicity running through the company culture,” Bray said.


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CenturyLink still hasn’t met 2019 FCC deadline, now faces pandemic roadblocks

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:15:03 +0000

Pandemic disrupts broadband progress as cities halt construction.


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Caddy offers TLS, HTTPS, and more in one dependency-free Go Web server

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 12:56:05 +0000

We put Caddy 2.0.0 head to head against a ranking heavyweight, Apache 2.4.41.


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Wink smart hub users get one week’s notice to pay up or lose access

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:31:32 +0000

Devices will stop working for users who don't want to pay the new monthly fee.


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Comcast resists call to open home Wi-Fi hotspots, cites potential congestion

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:08:45 +0000

"Comcast's excuse simply does not add up," three US senators say.


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ZFS 101—Understanding ZFS storage and performance

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:00:05 +0000

Learn to get the most out of your ZFS filesystem in our new series on storage fundamentals.


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US military is furious at FCC over 5G plan that could interfere with GPS

By arstechnica.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:37:39 +0000

FCC accuses military of “baseless fear-mongering” in fight over Ligado network.


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Temperature screening not always reliable to mitigate coronavirus risk, experts say

By globalnews.ca
Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 21:23:09 +0000

Canada's chief public health officer Theresa Tam was quick to shut down the approach during the daily ministerial update on Monday.


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Canada focuses on mitigating COVID-19, placing virus origin search on backburner

By globalnews.ca
Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 22:11:39 +0000

It will be important to one day learn the true origin story of the global pandemic to defend against similar outbreaks in the future, Health Minister Patty Hajdu acknowledged Monday.


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Artemis Accords: Trump to draft legal space pact to allow mining on the moon

By globalnews.ca
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 22:52:52 +0000

The agreement would be the latest effort to cultivate allies around NASA’s plan to put humans and space stations on the moon within the next decade, and comes as the civilian space agency plays a growing role in implementing American foreign policy.


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Focus on COVID-19 has disrupted funding for regular health research, scientists fear

By globalnews.ca
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 02:47:36 +0000

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) put off its regular $275-million competition this spring to focus on delivering federal grants related to the novel coronavirus.


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South Korea experts say ‘reinfected’ coronavirus cases appear to be false positives

By globalnews.ca
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 05:44:04 +0000

In some cases, the tests may detect old particles of the virus, which may no longer pose a significant threat to the patient or others, scientists say.


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VDI in the Age of Covid-19: Remote Work and the Challenge of the Virtualized Client

By gigaom.com
Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:47:41 +0000

These are trying times, not least because corporate life needs to go on, which for millions of businesses means delivering compute resources…


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VDI as a Service is better than VDI

By gigaom.com
Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:43:31 +0000

Last week, I attended Cloud Field Day 7 and some sessions with VMware, they spoke about the service and product ecosystem they…


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Marketplaces Are Changing the Way We Do Enterprise IT

By gigaom.com
Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:07:27 +0000

In one of my latest reports (Key Criteria for Evaluating Unstructured Data Management), one of the key criteria was the availability of…


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Why Should You Bother with Value Stream Management?

By gigaom.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:22:47 +0000

What is Value Stream Management? Value Stream Management (VSM) is the TLA du jour among software development tools, so is it relevant…


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Meet the Local Grocers Working to Keep Okra, Conchas and Jerk Sauce on the Shelves (in News)

By feeds.feedblitz.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 19:27:00Z

Thanks to them, everyone from Vancouver immigrants to Langley labourers are staying well fed and cared for. 

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At Canada’s End of the Road, a Visit with Anne Cameron (in Culture)

By feeds.feedblitz.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:30:00Z

The noted author on Indigenous blockades, her most controversial book, life in Tahsis, and more.


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The World Is a Burning Ring of Liars with Pants on Fire (in Culture)

By feeds.feedblitz.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:40:00Z

And I’m sick of it.


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Three Stories of Strong, Tough Mothers (in Culture)

By feeds.feedblitz.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:43:00Z

We asked readers to send us memories and tributes to their moms. Here are three beauties.


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