The FCC is considering whether to require mobile phone carriers to unlock phones 60 days after activation It’s not on the FCC’s December agenda, but all five commissioners in July voted to move forward with the unlocking proposal MVNOs would be a big beneficiary of an easier switching environment Verizon is using GenAI tools. T-Mobile is giving…
HONOLULU (Island News) – The Department of Emergency Management reported that an outage occurred for Honolulu’s 911 system on Sunday, November 17, 2024. Officials state that the system is currently down for customers using certain cell providers, including AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. The public is advised to contact 911 by using a landline phone. For…
Policymakers have long said they were doing what they could to ease the pocketbook pain of average Americans. Now, a new administration has the chance to take real action that will help prevent higher cell phone bills while also connecting more Americans and keeping our communications infrastructure competitive with China. The good news? Policymakers and…
In This Story The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major indexes opened lower on Wednesday as the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note continued its upward climb, reaching 4.23%—a level not seen since July. However, there was some relief for investors as oil prices eased, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures trading…
In This Story After a week of positive momentum driven by robust economic growth, investors are gearing up for a moderately active week ahead. The upcoming days will feature a mix of key conferences, corporate earnings reports, and a handful of macroeconomic data releases, each holding the potential to influence market sentiment. Let’s take a…
Good morning, Quartz readers! HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Mark Cuban has words for Elon Musk. Those words are about Donald Trump, and they are: “His loyalty is only to himself.” AT&T is selling its stake in DirecTV AI is going nuclear in Michigan. Plans are being finalized to restart a nuclear reactor to…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates leaves the “AI Insight Forum” in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 13, 2023 in Washington, D.C.Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) Despite co-founding one of the most successful companies in the world, Bill Gates says he isn’t ready to stop working. The Microsoft co-founder said he hopes…