Star wars: why Nasa objects to Elon Musk’s space race
Agency’s concerns over impact of 30,000 more satellites include risk of collisions
Big Tech faces groundhog day as 2021's challenges set tone for 2022
From chip shortages to employee power and calls for regulation, 2021 was a year of concern for the sector
Colin Powell obituary: Respected military leader criticised for role in Iraq War
General who became first black US secretary of state made faulty claims about Hussein’s weapons
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid complications
Tributes paid to retired four-star general who helped build case for 2003 invasion of Iraq
Netflix has spent millions on its films, so why are they so mediocre?
Streaming giant Netflix has spent gazillions making movies, with little of quality to show for it
Can Big Tech’s backing install Biden in the White House?
Net Results: The Democratic candidate has support of tech industry and its biggest critics
US in an ideological and geopolitical bind over 5G infrastructure
Creaking services and fears about China led to suggestion to nationalise European firms
T-Mobile-Sprint merger wins approval from US judge
American Antitrust Institute said California and New York should consider an appeal
Huawei sues FCC in lastest fight against US sanctions
FCC had barred use of federal subsidies by rural carriers purchasing Huawei equipment
Fibre or 5G? A bit of both is best for rural broadband
5G won’t replace the National Broadband Plan but will offer a boost to connectivity
Huawei seeking to raise a $1.5bn-equivalent loan
Chinese smartphone maker in talks with international and Chinese lenders
Russian brothers hope to get their drone ‘gas station’ off the ground
With GET’s new mid-air recharging area, drones can fly non-stop to their destination
SpaceX launches first phase of $10bn planet-wide broadband rollout
SpaceX hopes that by next year hundreds of satellites will be circling the planet, beaming high-speed internet to almost anywhere on Earth
US to signal approval of $26.5bn T-Mobile US and Sprint merger
Backing of Federal Communications Commission chief after concessions from firms
Trump to prohibit US companies from using Huawei
Move came after Huawei said it was willing to sign no-spy agreements with governments
Google wins US approval for radar-based hand motion sensor
‘Project Soli’ sensor can allow users to press an invisible button or use a virtual dial
T-Mobile and Sprint win US security approvals for merger
US officials pressured Germany’s Deutsche Telekom to stop using Huawei products
Mobile phones linked to cancer in major study – but don’t panic, that is not the full story
US experiment finds modest evidence some mobiles could raise risk of cancer in male rats
Net Results: Is California leading net neutrality rebellion?
Trump’s self-googling ego set for bruising with Bill to curb internet service providers
How to stop Google from recording your every move
Some Google apps record location data without ‘asking’ but you can counteract this
Verizon pledges to stop selling data through third parties
Wireless carrier’s data can be used to pinpoint location of a customers’ phones
SpaceX joins race to make web truly worldwide
Elon Musk plans ‘mesh’ of 11,000 satellites offering internet access to entire planet
Hawaii did not have ‘reasonable safeguards’ to prevent false missile alert
Hawaii officials apologise for mistake and vow to ensure it will never happen again
IT giants too creative in application of word ‘innovation’
Karlin Lillington: Firms must plough ideas into products not defend domination moves
Reports of net neutrality’s death in US greatly exaggerated
Net Results: Move by FCC to abolish internet traffic equality faces formidable opposition
Ryanair’s contingency plans, an end to net neutrality and Patrick Guilbaud on scallops
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US regulator votes to scrap net neutrality rules
Ruling frees telecoms groups to charge higher prices for delivery of internet services
Declan Ganley's Rivada wins contract to build New Hampshire network
Communications firm vying to convince other US states to follow suit
Net neutrality faces the axe in the United States
Silicon Valley leads opposition to US Federal Communications Commission proposal
US FCC chief plans to dump Obama-era ‘net neutrality’ policy
Plans were introduced in 2015 to ensure a free and open internet
Tech giants strangely silent on US internet snooping
Real issue for them is not protecting your data, but ensuring they can keep using it
Major tech firms urge US to retain net neutrality rules
Internet Association says dismantling rules will create uncertainty in the market
US data vote reveals Congress’s approach to privacy
Net Results: Private data now a cash cow owned by internet service providers
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