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ACP ending, what are your alternatives?

As expected, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) did not secure funding by May 31, and the program is now officially over after today. This leaves over 20 million Americans facing significant choices. If you are among those affected, hopefully, you have already taken precautions by either switching to more affordable plans or finding alternative forms

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Apple Puts iPhone Durability Ahead of Easy Repairs, Exec Says

Apple prioritizes device durability over easier repairs, according to John Ternus, the company’s head of hardware engineering, in a recent interview with YouTuber MKBHD. “It’s objectively better for the customer to have that reliability,” Ternus stated, adding that it is “ultimately better for the planet” due to significantly lower failure rates. Apple tests over 10,000

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Google Zero is here — now what?

Illustration: The Verge We’ve been covering big changes to Google and Google Search very closely here on Decoder and The Verge. There’s a good reason for that: the entire business of the modern web is built around Google. It’s a whole ecosystem. Websites get traffic from Google Search, they all get built to work in

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911 S5 Botnet: One of largest botnets taken down by US

The United States Justice Department (DOJ) has made a significant stride in cybersecurity by announcing the dismantling of one of the world’s biggest botnets – 911 S5 Botnet. The digital cabal was a hotbed of fraudulent activity, child exploitation, cyber-attacks, and bomb threats, says the DOJ. YunHe Wang, a People’s Republic of China national and

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