The US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) wants to quadruple the minimum broadband standard in the US and believes that gigabit speeds should be the long term target. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rocenworcel said the current standard of 25Mbps download speed and 3Mbps upload determined in 2015 was already no longer sufficient to support the applications that…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
I love the Switch, to the point where I can forgive many of its shortcomings. Sure, it can’t do 4K. It often can’t muster a stable performance. It’s inundated with terrible ports. Oh, and the online infrastructure could be much, much better. All things worthy of criticism. But they’ve never been outright deal breakers for…
There’s probably not long to wait for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, as it looks as though both handsets will be unveiled on August 10. At least, a leaked teaser image shared by Evan Blass – a leaker with a great track record – strongly points in that…
Retbleed, a recently discovered Spectre-like microprocessor flaw that affected both AMD and Intel devices, has been fixed on Linux, OS boss Linus Torvalds has confirmed. As reported by The Register, Torvalds published a blog post detailing the work, saying that the fix wasn’t that easy to build, and that the team will have to push…
The UK government has just announced the construction of the world’s longest and largest drone “superhighway” in what could be a major shake-up for logistics and delivery workers everywhere. The 164-mile superhighway, dubbed “Skyway”, will aim to connect towns such as Reading, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Coventry and Rugby, and is set to be completed…
Vitalik Buterin brought together seven other people to build ethereum. “775040520SB00199_TechCrunch” by TechCrunch is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Ether spiked more than 10% Monday after an Ethereum Foundation member shed light on an anticipated update. Ethereum is up almost 50% over the past four weeks, though it remains down 60% year-to-date. The Ethereum Foundation…
Ayan, left, and Ani Sanyal inside their New York City-based business, Kolkata Chai. Kolkata Chai In 2020, brothers Ani and Ayan Sanyal launched a brick-and-mortar business in New York selling chai. Earlier this year, the cofounders raised a $1 million preseed round for Kolkata Chai Co. They share their pitch deck and advice about why…
Real estate investor Ryan Chaw. Ryan Chaw Ryan Chaw makes $6,000 a month in passive income from rental properties. But not doing a sewer line inspection and buying a 100-year-old home cost him thousands on his first house. He also lost money by waiting too long to advertise his property and letting rooms sit empty….
Wall Street has been hit by a brutal market sell-off this year. Spencer Platt/Getty Images US stocks climbed Monday after Goldman Sachs reported strong second-quarter earnings. But Bank of America missed on earnings as its investment banking sector reported a slowdown. The big banks kick off a busy week of earnings that will also include…
EA has applied for a patent on new technology it’s developing that could serve up personalised content (and advertisements) in its games, all tailored to individual players’ styles of play. Best upcoming PS5 games: PlayStation titles to anticipate This might mean that EA can see that in games you play from its catalogue you tend…