This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Cord cutters who are experiencing TV streaming service overload and getting tired of endlessly scrolling through Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, Amazon Prime and the like may have a new option that doesn’t involve going back to …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. AT&T’s 5G network is currently live for consumers with one phone that only works on its low-band service. As 2020 rolls on expect that number to dramatically change, as Chris Penrose, AT&T’s senior vice president of Advanced Mobility and Entertainment Solutions, …
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The Federal Communications Commission will vote on rules later this month for its proposed plan to allocate $20.4 billion in funding to broadband providers serving rural areas in the US. The fund, which will be allocated over the next 10 years, will also be available to cable providers, wireless companies and electric co-ops, which have traditionally been excluded from such …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. There’s something intrinsically fascinating about seeing a smartphone that costs a sixth of the price of a $1,000 phone like the iPhone 11 Pro. Especially a device that has three cameras — one with a 48-megapixel sensor — and can take …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Manna, an Irish drone startup that — as its name suggests — sends food down from the heavens, has inked a deal with a Qualcomm-backed networking company to help its aircraft navigate the skies. The three-year deal with fellow Irish company …
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Deepfakes and other manipulated videos put the integrity of democratic elections at risk, a group of experts told the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Wednesday. What to do about it is a thorny question. A hearing, titled “Americans at Risk: Manipulation and Deception in the Digital Age” and held by the subcommittee on Consumer Protection, focused on the wide …
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In the days since Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US airstrike, some people in the US received texts saying they’d been drafted into military service. The US Army says those messages are fake. The US Army Recruiting Twitter account on Tuesday said text messages about people being drafted are “false and are not official Army Communication.” Army Recruiting …
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Got the perfect shot of city skyline at night or friends hanging out at a favorite late-night haunt? If you took it using Night Mode on an iPhone 11, 11 Pro or 11 Pro Max, then Apple wants to see it. The company on Wednesday launched the #NightModeChallenge, its latest Shot on iPhone photo contest. Apple introduced Night Mode for …
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TikTok on Wednesday published a lengthy update to its community guidelines, aiming to clarify what content isn’t allowed on the popular social video app and how the company handles moderation. “While the language and structure of our Community Guidelines are new, the fundamental values that shape them remain unchanged,” TikTok’s global trust and safety team wrote in a blog post. …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Verizon plans to launch 20 5G devices in 2020, or four times the number that came out last year. More importantly, the devices won’t all command a hefty premium. Verizon plans to release phones that initially cost about $800 in the …
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