The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to ban the sale of wireless routers and other networking gear from TP-Link Systems, a tech company that currently enjoys an estimated 50% market share among home users and small businesses. Experts say while the proposed ban may have more to do with TP-Link’s ties to China than any specific technical threats, much of the rest of the industry serving this market also sources hardware from China and ships products that are insecure fresh out of the box.
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage
Davie tells staff departure was ‘my own decision’ but it comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way it edited a Trump speechTim Davie, the BBC’s director general, and the head of BBC News have resigned after a former adviser to the corporati…
Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly ‘much happier’ after prison transfer by Trump officials
Jeffrey Epstein associate, serving 20 years for sex-trafficking crimes, is now in minimum-security federal prison in TexasLongtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, has rep…
Meteorologists warn of ‘intense’ snow in Great Lakes states and record lows in South
Large stretches of the U.S. await one of the season’s first blasts of wintry weather as temperatures dropped in the Northern Plains and snowstorms developed across the Great Lakes.
Opinion – Changing Frontiers of Sino-US Technological Competition
The future contest will not only centre on who can build the most powerful chips, but on who can set the rules governing their use and exchange.
A storm hit Alaska. Now, a Native community is racing to save its history
The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.
Traditional owners file native title claim over Melbourne and surrounding areas
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elder says the claim would allow First Nations people to work with government to ‘look after that country’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTraditional owners have filed a native title claim over Melbourn…
The Reluctant Empire: The United States and America
America, the continent, has always been a place to welcome those who decided that staying put was not going to cut it.
What is AI, why are Seattle companies spending billions on it?
Artificial intelligence went from being a tech industry buzzword to the technology shaping Seattle’s economic future. Understand it through this animation.
SNL’s ‘Trump’ butchers Usha Vance’s name in chaotic Oval Office spoof — watch full video
Saturday Night Live’s cold open featured James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during a meeting about GLP-1 medications. When a staffer fainted, Trump’s character made jokes, mocked RFK Jr.’s reaction, and then pivoted to political commentary on rising …