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AT&T will let unlimited-data customers pay more to avoid the slow lane
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AT&T will let unlimited-data customers pay more to avoid the slow lane

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Ronald Martinez) On Monday, AT&T announced the end of data slowdowns for smartphone users who purchase “unlimited” data—but the perk is only for customers who buy AT&T’s most expensive mobile plan. AT&T will continue to sell two other “unlimited” plans that can be put into a slow lane. AT&T advertises...

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Is our machine learning? Ars takes a dip into artificial intelligence

Enlarge Every day, some little piece of logic constructed by very specific bits of artificial intelligence technology makes decisions that affect how you experience the world. It could be the ads that get served up to you on social media or shopping sites, or the facial recognition that unlocks your phone, or the directions you...

What Is the Metaverse?
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What Is the Metaverse?

Crypto people say they’re building it. Gamers might already be living in it. The art world is cashing in on it. Web veterans are trying to save it. But what is it?

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Microsoft discovers critical SolarWinds zero-day under active attack

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) SolarWinds, the company at the center of a supply chain attack that compromised nine US agencies and 100 private companies, is scrambling to contain a new security threat: a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Serv-U product line. Microsoft discovered the exploits and privately reported them to SolarWinds, the latter company said...

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Feds indict “The Bull” for allegedly selling insider stock info on the dark web

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal prosecutors and attorneys on Friday charged a man with securities fraud for allegedly selling insider stock information on the dark web site AlphaBay. The defendant also sold information through multiple criminal marketplaces and through an encrypted messaging platform. In an indictment filed in federal court in the Southern District of...