Wall Street Journal
Wireless Companies to Start Small With 5G Rollouts, Falling Short of Carriers Vision of What 5G Ultimately Will Be (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 02/26/2018 - 06:14To Comply with Local Law, Apple to Start Putting Sensitive Encryption Keys in China (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 02/25/2018 - 14:35
Judge Will Decide Two Media Merger Cases in One
When US District Court Judge Richard Leon hears the U.S. government’s lawsuit to stop the merger of AT&T and Time Warner, he will be deciding not just one media deal but two. Not only can his decision allow one blockbuster merger, but it could also lead to the unwinding of a second. After President Donald Trump and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, the person who will most closely watch the case will be Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast. If Judge Leon approves the deal, Roberts will likely lob in another bid for the assets that 21st Century Fox agreed to sell to Disney.
The Big Loophole That Helped Russia Exploit Facebook: Doctored Photos (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 02/22/2018 - 13:33National Rural Electric Cooperative Association: Congress Should Make Rural Broadband a High Priority (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 02/22/2018 - 06:27Facebook Battles New Criticism After US Indictment Against Russians (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 06:25Why Was Facebook So Easy to Hijack? (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 06:24
For Tech Giants, Halting Russian Meddling in U.S. Politics Won’t Be Easy
The US indictment handed up against three Russian companies and 13 individuals shows starkly how ill-prepared the tech giants were for the type of aggressive influence campaign the Russians allegedly mounted. The details also suggest it won’t be easy to stop such tactics in the run-up to the midterm election in less than nine months, say researchers who study social media. Facebook, Google parent Alphabet, and Twitter have more than 100,000 employees and $150 billion in annual revenue combined.