Mike Brassfield
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Security researchers take control of a Tesla via drone
By Mike Brassfield published
News Cyber security researchers found a way to unlock the car doors with a Wi-Fi dongle

Taiwan’s TSMC plans five additional US-based chip plants
By Mike Brassfield published
News New plan expands upon the chip maker’s plans to build one factory in Arizona

Verizon loses billions in Yahoo and AOL sale
By Mike Brassfield published
News The deal marks the end of Verizon’s attempts to break into the digital content business

Google Photos is free for just one more month
By Mike Brassfield published
News "High-Quality" media and files will count toward a new 15GB free storage cap

What is Section 230 and why does it matter?
By Mike Brassfield published
In-depth Revoking the law could have unpredictable and far-reaching consequences

Smartphone sales surged in Q1 2021
By Mike Brassfield published
News Shipments jump by 27% worldwide as key regions subdue the pandemic

Arc’s job-seeking platform is now open to all developers
By Mike Brassfield published
News The remote career platform was previously limited to job seekers who passed its verification process

Amazon unveils new Fire tablets, including new kid-friendly models
By Mike Brassfield published
News Meet the thinner, lighter, and brighter Fire HD 10

US banks are using AI to watch customers and employees
By Mike Brassfield published
News Banking execs are wary of backlash as they ramp up facial recognition use

Oracle plans $1.2 billion campus in Nashville, Tennessee
By Mike Brassfield published
News The company is building ‘new digital hubs’ to meet demand for its cloud products

Facebook achieves its goal of 100% green energy
By Mike Brassfield published
News Now it’s focusing on a net-zero supply chain by 2030

The best tech colleges in the US
By Mike Brassfield last updated
In-depth When it comes to finding the best tech schools, these are the top choices

AT&T pledges $2 billion to help bridge the digital divide
By Mike Brassfield published
News Telecoms giant is working with the Emergency Broadband Benefit program

Google secretly gamed its own ad system, lawsuit claims
By Mike Brassfield published
News Secretive “Project Bernanke” allegedly gave the search giant an unfair advantage

Verizon recalls millions of hotspot devices due to fire hazard
By Mike Brassfield published
News Lithium-ion battery can overheat on 2.5 million Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots

YouTube growth spikes as most other social media sites stagnate
By Mike Brassfield published
News Reddit joins YouTube as a fast grower, albeit on a smaller level

IBM’s public cloud for banking is now generally available
By Mike Brassfield published
News IBM developed Cloud for Financial Services alongside Bank of America

Supreme Court justice targets social media
By Mike Brassfield published
News Clarence Thomas calls for Facebook, Twitter, and Google to be regulated

IBM brings quantum computing to medical research
By Mike Brassfield published
News Tech giant partners with Cleveland Clinic to build a new quantum computer for health care

Biden plans to connect every American to broadband
By Mike Brassfield published
News Infrastructure plan includes $100 billion to expand access to high-speed internet

Netflix commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2022
By Mike Brassfield published
News The streaming giant unveils its climate plan, called ‘Net Zero plus Nature’

Facebook and Google plan new undersea cable to Asia
By Mike Brassfield published
News The proposed cable would connect North America, Indonesia, and Singapore

Amazon’s new Lookout for Metrics monitors your organization’s KPIs
By Mike Brassfield published
News Lookout for Metrics uses machine learning to detect anomolies
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