Mobile
FCC is investigating Hawaii’s false missile alarm
Yesterday, Hawaii experienced a false alarm over a missile attack (thankfully was non-existent). Not only are state officials investigating the false alarm, FCC is also coming in to…
Politics
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Politics from The Jolt Journal: Congress, the White House and the courts, tariffs and trade disputes, campaign scandals and fights over tech policy.
Amazon
Jeff Bezos and family donate $33 million to Dreamers scholarship program
Many tech companies have voiced their support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos have taken even further action to provide…
AT&T
A new bill will ban Huawei from getting any US government contracts
Days after Huawei lost a deal with AT&T to sell its flagship phones with the carrier, the company new faces a new challenge and stop on their expansion…
Gaming
Trump announces the sale of non-existent F-52 planes
If you're a fan of the F-52, there's some good news for you. President Trump today announced that the first F-52 fight aircrafts have made their way to…
Cybersecurity
FBI chief Christopher Wray says phone encryption is a ‘major public safety issue’
FBI has brought up the hot issue of encryption once again and they aren't resting just because former director James Comey was fired by President Trump. At a…
Internet
President Trump signed an executive order to promote broadband in rural areas
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to give rural areas access to high-speed broadband network, reports USA Today. The order will make it easier for companies…
Internet
State legislators in Nebraska and California are introducing net neutrality laws
Net neutrality has been gutted at the federal level by the FCC last month, and it caused a huge outcry throughout the entire country. It seems that state…
Politics
WikiLeaks apparently promoted a pirated copy of Trump book Fire and Fury
WikiLeaks apparently promoted a pirated copy of Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury, a bestselling book about Donald Trump's first year in the White House as president. They tweeted…
Politics
Twitter comes out to explain why it hasn’t banned President Trump
For a long while now, Twitter has been under fire for not acting on the ridiculous behavior President Trump has been engaged in on their platform. Twitter has…
Amazon
The Internet Association representing big companies joins the fight for net neutrality
Right after Ajit Pai's FCC released the text of its order to strip net neutrality protections, the Internet Association, a lobbying group that represents the largest tech companies…
Business
Comcast fires 500 employees even though it claimed tax cuts would help create thousands of jobs
Comcast seems to be making headlines for negative actions. According to a report from Ars Technica, Comcast has fired around 500 salespeople right before Christmas. The company did…
Politics
FCC has released the text of its order to take away net neutrality protections
A few weeks ago, the FCC voted to remove Title II protections for net neutrality, and now it has released the final text of its "Restoring Internet Freedom…
Mobile
White House has banned personal cell phones use for staff and guests
Personal cell phone use at the White House is now going to be different. According to Bloomberg, the White House has issued a ban on employees using personal…
Apple
Google apparently used a popular tax loophole to shield $19.2 billion
Tech companies are notorious for hiding vast amounts of cash overseas. According to a report from Bloomberg, Google shielded €15.9 billion (about $19.2 billion) in 2016 using a…
Apple
UK may consider taxing internet giants to help fight online extremism
While big tech giants have spoken time and time again that they're doing a lot to fight online extremism, UK doesn't seem to be convinced. UK believes that…