No one wants a naked man barging into a virtual classroom video conference, but that’s what happened in Norway-based class using the WhereBy service. Here, in the US, the enormously
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Vericool raises $19.1 million for its plant-based packaging replacement for plastic coolers
Vericool, a Livermore, Calif.-based startup that’s replacing plastic coolers and packaging with plant-based products, has raised $19.1 million in a new round of financing. The company’s stated goal is to
Linux’s WireGuard VPN is here and ready to protect you
Linus Torvalds has released the newest version of the Linux 5.6. It includes many new and neat features like USB4 support, a fix for the 32-bit Epoch problem, multi-path TCP, and
Content Delivery Networks and clouds join MANRS internet security effort
So far, the internet is holding up underneath the unprecedented demands being put on it by the coronavirus pandemic. But, as the recent Google services failure from a single router
It wasn’t just you: Why Google suffered widespread outages
Well, wasn’t that fun? For about two hours, Google and its main services, such as Gmail, Google Docs, and YouTube were down for US East coast users. So, what happened?
Is Google down? Users reporting sporadic outages
Coronavirus here, fear there, and now Google is having fits. We’ve had better days. At first, Google didn’t say anything about the problem either on Twitter or the G Suite
Slow Wi-Fi? 8 ways to speed up your home office network
Now that you need your internet connection for work, video-conferencing, and Netflix, it’s time to tune up your home network. latest developments Coronavirus: Business and technology in a pandemic From
FCC opens up more spectrum to keep mobile phones working during coronavirus pandemic
You may be worried about there being enough internet to go around thanks to the coronavirus pushing us into our homes, but mobile phones are also facing a potential bandwidth
Slow Wi-Fi? 8 ways to boost your home network
Wi-Fi 6 is here: All the new features explained Tonya Hall sits down with Kevin Robinson, vice president of marketing at the Wi-Fi Alliance, to learn more about the newest
YC graduate Genecis Bioindustries turns food waste into compostable plastics
Unfortunately, the world doesn’t have a constant quantity of problems, and while governments and most private businesses are focused on tackling the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, companies like Genecis Bioindustries are
European lawmakers propose a ‘right to repair’ for mobiles and laptops
The European Commission has set out a plan to move towards a ‘right to repair’ for electronics devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops. More generally it wants to
Zume co-founder goes from pizza to climate-friendly food with $2.7 million in funding
Before leaving SoftBank-backed Zume Pizza in November 2018, co-founder Julia Collins knew what her next move would be: climate-friendly food. Today, Collins is announcing Planet FWD’s $2.7 million seed round
Linux Foundation open sources disaster-relief IoT firmware: Project OWL
Why you need to think about what IoT devices employees are connecting to your corporate network Danny Palmer explains to Karen Roby how connected devices are becoming a bigger part
Camp Grounded Digital Detox returns after founder’s death
Summer camp for adults and beloved tech-free weekend getaway Camp Grounded ground to a halt in 2017. Its big-hearted founder, Levi Felix, who’d espoused the joys of trading screens for
Tesla all-electric ATV makes a surprise debut at Cybertruck event
Tesla CEO Elon Musk definitely didn’t have the most issue-free presentation during last night’s Cybertruck unveil, but he did pull off a pretty impressive “one more thing moment” — revealing