Services
T-Mobile agrees to pay $40 million for not fixing rural calls
T-Mobile has agreed to pay (PDF) the FCC $40 million for not fixing ongoing call failures that rural customers have experienced. The company previously claimed that it had…
Services
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Online services and subscriptions, including streaming video and music from Disney+, Hulu, Netflix and Spotify, telecom mergers and new consumer web tools.
Legal
Telegram is banned from Russia following court ruling
Since 2017, Russian authorities have continually threatened to ban Telegram from the country over the developers' repeated refusal to grant them access to user data. It appears now…
Services
UberBlack drivers are not employees, rules US federal judge
For quite some time now, Uber has been fighting the perception that its drivers should be employees. The state of California and the UK have said that driver…
Business
Backpage.com officials have been indicted after FBI shutdown
We learned last week that the US government seized the classified website Backpage.com, shut it down completely, and replaced the front page with a disclaimer where it posted…
BMW
BMW’s car subscription pilot program will start at $2,000 per month
Automaker BMW is launching a pilot program called Access by BMW in Nashville. This program gives those interested a more flexible alternative to ownership of a vehicle by…
Cybersecurity
Privacy groups are asking tech companies to sign user data ‘security pledge’
After the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data sharing that occurred where thousands of people were affected, a number of organizations including Color of Change, ACLU and Fight for the Future…
Mobile
Snapchat may let third-party apps connect to your account
Recently, Mashable discovered that in the latest beta version of Snapchat, there was a new feature called 'Connected Apps.' There wasn't anything displaying, but the placeholder text said…
AT&T
AT&T has launched the base of its FirstNet public safety network
Remember AT&T's LTE-based FirstNet public safety network? Well, the network is starting to come live after roughly a year of partnership with the government. The wireless carrier has…
Cybersecurity
Orbitz experienced data breach, exposing 880,000 payment cards
Today, Orbitz announced that it has discovered evidence of a data breach they experienced (via Gizmodo). Between October and December of last year, infiltrators may have accessed consumer…
Services
United has suspended pet cargo flights after experiencing multiple dog-related incidents
Today, United Airlines has announced that it's temporarily suspending its PetSafe program that allows for pets that travel in cargo. This comes after a United flight attendant reportedly…
Amazon
Amazon Key brings fingerprint authentication to allow for in-home deliveries
While Amazon's in-home delivery is convenient, it also brings up concerns in your mind seeing as the app that powers it isn't entirely secure. The app gives full…
Android
Microsoft and BlackBerry are teaming up to make work phones more secure
BlackBerry and Microsoft may have been foes for a long time, but it appears that both have had a change of heart for a common goal. Both companies…
Food and Drink
Yelp and GrubHub are now offering delivery from over 80,000 restaurants
To compete with services like UberEats and DoorDash, GrubHub is now expanding its partnership with Yelp to deliver meals from over 80,000 US restaurants on its website and…
Amazon
Amazon introduces ‘GameOn’ to simplify gaming competitions and prizes
Stay up-to-date with us on the latest news from GDC 2018! Amazon isn't just expanding its retail reach, it's also expanding its gaming presence as well. This is…
Business
Airbnb is making it easier to find accessible rentals
Remember the startup Airbnb bought last year? Well, it appears that the company is putting the travel accessibility startup to work. Airbnb has introduced 21 filters that will…