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    Comcast Xfinity offers surprise free internet speed boost to millions

    <!–> Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images If you’re a Comcast Xfinity Internet customer, you may have gotten a nice surprise today – faster internet for no charge. And for some users, your new speed is double the speed you had previously. In a press release about the upgrade, Comcast noted that several changes had taken effect. The […] More

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    How to install and configure fail2ban for even more SSH security

    <!–> Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images SSH is essential for many Linux users, as it allows for the ability to log into remote servers and desktops to do various admin tasks. And although SSH is considerably more secure than what it replaced (Telnet), it’s not a guarantee on its own. For example, a brute force attack will […] More

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    Singapore reviews ways to boost digital infrastructures after big outage

    <!–> John Seaton Callahan/Getty Images Singapore is assessing how it should beef up its digital infrastructures and better mitigate both physical and cyber risks.  A task force comprising multiple government agencies will oversee the development of the country’s Digital Infrastructure Act, which aims to boost the resilience and security of key digital infrastructures and services, […] More

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    Like 5G, telcos must seek commercial use cases to move GenAI forward

    <!–> Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images In driving the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), telcos should seek out use cases that actually add value or they could face having to deal with issues ahead.  Noting that AI isn’t a new technology for telcos, GSMA Intelligence’s head Peter Jarich said GenAI has become much of the lexicon […] More

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    I have 100 Chrome tabs open, but you’d never know it with this sneaky trick

    <!–> MirageC/Getty Images Panepistabomania isn’t yet listed in psychiatry’s comprehensive mental health classifications, the DSM-5 and ICD-11. Even so, many of us, including me – and if you’re reading this – probably you, suffer from it. Derived from the Greek “παν” (pan, meaning “all”), “επιστήμη” (epistēmē, meaning “knowledge”), “tab” (meaning, you know, tabs), and “μανία” […] More