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Not Again: FCC to Investigate Cause of Verizon Outage

September 30, 2024
Verizon
FCC Opens Digital Commerce Fast Lane With New Satellite Spectrum
Connected Economy // September 27, 2024

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Reducing the Attack Surface: How Data Breaches Imperil Corporate Networks
Security & Fraud // September 18, 2024

Data breaches are like opinions — these days, it seems like everyone has one. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

AT&T to Pay $13 Million and Add Safeguards After 2023 Data Breach
Regulation // September 17, 2024

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached a settlement with AT&T that resolves the agency’s investigation into a January 2023 hack in which AT&T customer information was taken from a vendor’s cloud environment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

MIT Database and Google’s Assistant Debut as Regulators Eye Apps
Artificial Intelligence // August 16, 2024

From MIT’s artificial intelligence risk database to Google’s enhanced AI assistants, the tech world is abuzz with AI developments promising progress and potential pitfalls. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Rising Fraud Casts Shadow Over Voice Commerce Potential

March 29, 2024
The proliferation of voice-activated technology, from virtual shopping assistants to speech recognition in smartphones and smart homes, is reshaping how consumers interact with devices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing […]

What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments

January 17, 2020
These days, it seems like you can hardly go a minute without hearing about the rise of 5G, the spread of facial recognition or how friction is being removed from...

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Not Again: FCC to Investigate Cause of Verizon Outage

September 30, 2024
More than 100,000 Verizon users lost access to mobile services Monday (Sept. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS […]

AT&T to Pay $13 Million and Add Safeguards After 2023 Data Breach

September 17, 2024
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached a settlement with AT&T that resolves the agency’s investigation into a January 2023 hack in which AT&T customer information was taken from a...

FTC Pledges ‘All the Tools at Its Disposal’ to Govern AI

July 31, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said it is using “all the tools at its disposal” to oversee the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Telecom Subsidy Ruled Unconstitutional, May Go to Supreme Court

July 24, 2024
A monthly charge on American phone bills that subsidizes telecom services for poor and rural users may be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court said...