PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.The Federal Communications Commission has "serious doubts" that low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite providers—including SpaceX—can deliver internet service while keeping latency under 100 milliseconds.In a on the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund phase I auction (scheduled for late October), the FCC confirmed that while LEO companies are allowed to apply for rural broadband funding as low-latency providers, they should expect a fight. "Short-form applicants seeking...…PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.The Federal Communications Commission has "serious doubts" that low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite providers—including SpaceX—can deliver internet service while keeping latency under 100 milliseconds.In a on the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund phase I auction (scheduled for late October), the FCC confirmed that while LEO companies are allowed to apply for rural broadband funding as low-latency providers, they should expect a fight. "Short-form applicants seeking...WW…

PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)Amazon this week introduced the new Counterfeit Crime Unit: not the latest Law & Order spin-off, but a global team dedicated to taking down bogus products and the folks who list them online. With the help of former federal prosecutors, experienced investigators, and data analysts, the retail giant will continue chasing fraud in its store.Last year, Amazon invested more than...…PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)Amazon this week introduced the new Counterfeit Crime Unit: not the latest Law & Order spin-off, but a global team dedicated to taking down bogus products and the folks who list them online. With the help of former federal prosecutors, experienced investigators, and data analysts, the retail giant will continue chasing fraud in its store.Last year, Amazon invested more than...WW…

PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.Apple has pulled podcast platform Pocket Casts from China's digital app store at the behest of Beijing's top internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which believes the app can be used to access "illegal" content., this marks the second major podcast app to be removed from China's App Store this month, following the recent expulsion of iOS-based Castro Podcast Player. "We believe podcasting is and should remain an open medium, free of...…PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.Apple has pulled podcast platform Pocket Casts from China's digital app store at the behest of Beijing's top internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), which believes the app can be used to access "illegal" content., this marks the second major podcast app to be removed from China's App Store this month, following the recent expulsion of iOS-based Castro Podcast Player. "We believe podcasting is and should remain an open medium, free of...WW…

PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo: Miso Robotics)Move over human grill cooks, White Castle is teaming up with Miso Robotics to test an automated sous-chef. The aptly named Flippy—an AI-enabled kitchen assistant—is set to join the staff at a Chicago-area burger joint for a trial run that could usher in a new era of robot hash slingers.Since its unveiling in 2018, Flippy has cooked more than 40,000 pounds of fried food—including 9,000 sandwiches at LA's Dodger Stadium, the Arizona...…PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo: Miso Robotics)Move over human grill cooks, White Castle is teaming up with Miso Robotics to test an automated sous-chef. The aptly named Flippy—an AI-enabled kitchen assistant—is set to join the staff at a Chicago-area burger joint for a trial run that could usher in a new era of robot hash slingers.Since its unveiling in 2018, Flippy has cooked more than 40,000 pounds of fried food—including 9,000 sandwiches at LA's Dodger Stadium, the Arizona...WW…

PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo via Walmart)Walmart is expanding its employee-only voice assistant technology to associates at more than 5,000 big-box stores nationwide, . App "Ask Sam," originally developed for subsidiary Sam's Club, now offers digital guidance to Walmart workers looking for store maps, price checks, product locations, sales information, and more.Introduced last year, the app was designed "as an additional way to help associates find the answers they need to do...…PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo via Walmart)Walmart is expanding its employee-only voice assistant technology to associates at more than 5,000 big-box stores nationwide, . App "Ask Sam," originally developed for subsidiary Sam's Club, now offers digital guidance to Walmart workers looking for store maps, price checks, product locations, sales information, and more.Introduced last year, the app was designed "as an additional way to help associates find the answers they need to do...WW…

PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)We've all made the mistake of accidentally omitting important information from an email. But most of us aren't a nationwide telecommunications company scaring customers into unnecessary purchases.AT&T this week began alerting certain clients that their existing handsets will no longer work once AT&T phases out support for 3G. Unfortunately, the message failed to mention that 3G...…PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)We've all made the mistake of accidentally omitting important information from an email. But most of us aren't a nationwide telecommunications company scaring customers into unnecessary purchases.AT&T this week began alerting certain clients that their existing handsets will no longer work once AT&T phases out support for 3G. Unfortunately, the message failed to mention that 3G...WW…

PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo via Pixabay)There is a lot more demand these days for medication than photographic film, so Eastman Kodak has decided to get into drugs, and the Trump administration is supporting its initiative with a $765 million loan.The new business unit, , will produce "critical pharmaceutical components" to help rebuild the national stockpile depleted by COVID-19. Once fully operational, Kodak Pharmaceuticals will develop up to one quarter of the active...…PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo via Pixabay)There is a lot more demand these days for medication than photographic film, so Eastman Kodak has decided to get into drugs, and the Trump administration is supporting its initiative with a $765 million loan.The new business unit, , will produce "critical pharmaceutical components" to help rebuild the national stockpile depleted by COVID-19. Once fully operational, Kodak Pharmaceuticals will develop up to one quarter of the active...WW…

PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.Burners aren't just for phones anymore: Firefox's new Private Relay browser extension lets users create email aliases to keep personal accounts off spam lists and away from hackers."We all make many online accounts, but most of them are linked to one or two of our email addresses," . "This means if just one account is hacked or tracked, every other account and its associated data is now also at risk."Enter . The feature is perfect for protecting your...…PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.Burners aren't just for phones anymore: Firefox's new Private Relay browser extension lets users create email aliases to keep personal accounts off spam lists and away from hackers."We all make many online accounts, but most of them are linked to one or two of our email addresses," . "This means if just one account is hacked or tracked, every other account and its associated data is now also at risk."Enter . The feature is perfect for protecting your...WW…

PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.For the Class of 2020, there are no stages to walk across, no tearful goodbye hugs, no clinking-glass toasts; the COVID-19 pandemic has forced this year's graduates to get creative. And nothing says pomp and circumstance like visiting the cosmos: SpaceX is inviting global students to submit their photo "to fly on America's first human spaceflight in nearly a decade."Anyone who earned (or is scheduled to earn) their diploma this year—from kindergarten to...…PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.For the Class of 2020, there are no stages to walk across, no tearful goodbye hugs, no clinking-glass toasts; the COVID-19 pandemic has forced this year's graduates to get creative. And nothing says pomp and circumstance like visiting the cosmos: SpaceX is inviting global students to submit their photo "to fly on America's first human spaceflight in nearly a decade."Anyone who earned (or is scheduled to earn) their diploma this year—from kindergarten to...WW…

PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo via morokey/iStock/Getty Images Plus)Comcast is to its public Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots through the end of 2020. Anyone can connect—whether you're leaving your home for the first time in three months or working on the front lines. Hundreds of thousands of non-customers have already taken advantage of the complimentary service, sending the free public Wi-Fi hotspots' overall usage through the roof."We saw a huge jump in usage after we opened up our public...…PCMag editors select and review products . If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.(Photo via morokey/iStock/Getty Images Plus)Comcast is to its public Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspots through the end of 2020. Anyone can connect—whether you're leaving your home for the first time in three months or working on the front lines. Hundreds of thousands of non-customers have already taken advantage of the complimentary service, sending the free public Wi-Fi hotspots' overall usage through the roof."We saw a huge jump in usage after we opened up our public...WW…