While Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile spar over the size and performance of their 5G networks, regional carrier U.S. Cellular has been building its own alternative, focused largely on serving roughly 5 million customers in America’s heartland. Today, U.S. Cellular and network partner Ericsson claimed a significant breakthrough in their efforts to bring meaningfully fast 5G […]
Opensignal: U.S. 5G speeds slump as other countries leap ahead
It’s no surprise at this point that United States rollouts of 5G networks haven’t delivered on the next-generation cellular standard’s promise, as T-Mobile and AT&T launched low-speed 5G service, and Verizon’s higher speed network remains barely available. But the performance gap between U.S. and international 5G deployments is growing, a new Opensignal report shows today, and […]
U.S. Army Esports Returns to Twitch Following Controversies on User Bans, Recruiting Practices
U.S. Army Esports will resume live streaming on Twitch Friday, after taking a hiatus from the platform in July following criticism from U.S. lawmakers and rights groups over banning users who spoke out about “war crimes” and using the platform as a recruitment tool. The controversy began when users in chat asked questions about “war […]
U.S. Army Allegedly Ran Fake Controller Contests On Twitch
A giant, scathing piece on the U.S. Army using recruiting tactics on children as young as 13 ran in The Nation yesterday. The original piece is a lot to take in, but one aspect is the military allegedly using Twitch as a vessel to run bait-and-switch contests that send users to a link that purports to offer them a […]
U.S. funds AI project to enable millisecond-level 5G spectrum sharing
Artificial intelligence promises to rapidly solve puzzles that would stump the most agile human brains, so the U.S. government is funding a project that will put AI’s potential to the test. Today, the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) announced that it has received U.S. Department of Defense funding to test a city-scale AI system that will […]
April 2020 NPD: U.S. game spending breaks records
Cooped-up consumers spent truckloads of cash on video games in April, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Spending on tracked new games, hardware, accessories, and game cards hit $1.5 billion. Games like Final Fantasy VII: Remake and Animal Crossing: New Horizons contributed to the growth. Here are the full results 2020 Year-to-Date Dollar Sales, […]
Apple accuses U.S. of ‘false claims’ on Pensacola terror investigation
A long-running dispute between Apple and the U.S. government regarding the company’s cooperation with law enforcement officials deepened today, as the two sides exchanged accusations regarding their respective roles in the 2019 Pensacola, Florida naval air station terror attack investigation. Following an announcement by Attorney General William Barr suggesting that Apple had not cooperated with […]
U.S. Marine Corps partners with Geekletes to promote esports education
The U.S. Marine Corps has teamed up with esports platform Geekletes to promote at-home education for students. As a result, they will host a live stream event to bring together Dallas-Fort Worth students while promoting learning at-home. As students all over the world are missing valuable school time because of COVID-19, they’ll be able to […]
U.S. plans crackdown on Huawei’s global chip supply
(Reuters) — Senior officials in the Trump administration agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to China’s Huawei, sources familiar with the matter said, as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus. The move comes as ties between Washington and Beijing grow more strained, with both sides trading […]