Telcos are barely done rolling out 5G networks — and they’re already talking about ‘5.5G’

You probably remember mobile operators raving about the promise of 5G several years ago. Now, they’re getting excited about a new upgrade: 5G Advanced. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images BARCELONA, Spain — Telecom operators haven’t yet finished rolling out 5G wireless mobile networks. And yet bosses of major carriers are already talking about … Read more

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) earnings Q2 2024

Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Networks Adam Galica | CNBC Shares of cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks plunged 19% in extended trading Tuesday, after the company reported a beat on the top and bottom lines but lowered its full-year guidance for revenue and billings. Here’s how the company did compared to LSEG, formerly Refinitiv, estimates: Earnings … Read more

Social networks are getting stingy with their data, leaving third-party developers in the lurch

2023 was the year social networks realized that they were sitting on massive troves of data. And some companies, such as Twitter (now X) and Reddit, decided to change their terms to shut out third-party experiences on these platforms. In the process, they also put a price on their data — something they believe is … Read more

Comcast is ditching its Xfinity 10G network’s misleading branding

Comcast has agreed to abandon its “Xfinity 10G network” product branding after advertising watchdogs concluded that it could cause consumers to think they will all experience “significantly faster speeds than are available on 5G networks,” which isn’t true. As such, Comcast’s marketing of its service as the “Xfinity 10G network” caused two main concerns: that … Read more

HPE to acquire Juniper Networks for $14 billion

Antonio Neri, president and chief executive officer of Hewitt Packerd Enterprise (HPE), speaks during the HPE Discovery CIO Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. The summit brings together experts and industry leaders to explore the critical elements CIO’s must address to enable speed and agility, including people, use of data … Read more

Magnolia Network’s Gray & Mike Benko Separated, Headed For Divorce

Magnolia Network stars Gray and Mike Benko have been separated since April 2023 … spending time apart to work through their marital difficulties … TMZ has learned. We’ve obtained the court docs … Mike vacated their marital home on the date listed as their separation, and Gray is requesting an Order of Separate Support & … Read more

EV fast-charging networks face a challenging 2024

Sometime in 2024, maybe as early as February, half a dozen electric vehicle charging companies will face a reckoning. For years, they had little competition except for each other, which is to say, not much. Soon, though, they’ll have to contend with Tesla’s much-lauded Supercharger network. The EV world, from a charging perspective, was previously … Read more

VPN FAQs: Learn What Virtual Private Networks Are and How They Work

Virtual private networks, or VPNs, may initially seem complicated. Terms like split tunneling and obfuscation might make you think you need a computer science degree to understand how one works. Essentially, a VPN masks your IP address, which, similar to your home address, can give away your physical location. So, if you want an app, … Read more