Chances are, you are reading this online. PYMNTS, after all, is a digital publication. And with the news Thursday (Sept. 26) that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is unlocking 1300 megahertz of contiguous spectrum for satellite service operations in order to “promote spectrum efficiency,...
Data breaches are like opinions — these days, it seems like everyone has one. But that’s not great news for the business landscape, particularly as critical infrastructure providers are increasingly targeted by bad actors. And with the news Tuesday (Sept. 17) that the Federal Communications...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached a settlement with AT&T that resolves the agency’s investigation into a January 2023 hack in which AT&T customer information was taken from a vendor’s cloud environment. A consent decree resolving this investigation requires AT&T to pay $13 million...
From MIT’s artificial intelligence risk database to Google’s enhanced AI assistants, the tech world is abuzz with AI developments promising progress and potential pitfalls. As companies like Anthropic and Google roll out efficiency-boosting features, regulatory bodies from the Federal Communications Commission to the Consumer Financial...
March 29, 2024
The proliferation of voice-activated technology, from virtual shopping assistants to speech recognition in smartphones and smart homes, is reshaping how consumers interact with devices. Advancements in this field are continually expanding the possibilities of what voice technology can achieve. For instance, assistive voice technology, like the one developed by Whispp, is empowering individuals with voice disabilities, enabling more fluent and […]
January 17, 2020
These days, it seems like you can hardly go a minute without hearing about the rise of 5G, the spread of facial recognition or how friction is being removed from...
September 30, 2024
More than 100,000 Verizon users lost access to mobile services Monday (Sept. 30). The wireless carrier said it was aware of the issue, per a report by NBC News, marking the latest in a series of mass technical outages this year. “We’re aware of a Verizon outage impacting customers in parts of the country,” the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) […]
September 17, 2024
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached a settlement with AT&T that resolves the agency’s investigation into a January 2023 hack in which AT&T customer information was taken from a...
July 31, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it is using “all the tools at its disposal” to oversee the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The commission made that statement Wednesday...
July 24, 2024
A monthly charge on American phone bills that subsidizes telecom services for poor and rural users may be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court said...
