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Wireless outages, Wyze security breach and an update on Neuralink's brain-chip transplant. Here's the week's latest tech news: |
The outages were impacting AT&T customers the most, although services from Verizon, Cricket Wireless and T-Mobile were also affected. It also began to impact essential public services, including people's ability to call emergency responders. |
Meanwhile, the California Public Utilities Commission is considering an application by AT&T to waive its responsibilities to be what's called "Carrier of Last Resort," meaning the utility has to offer the copper-wire landline service. |
The utility said in filings with the commission that the technology for the traditional landlines is old and demand is low. |
Camera breach. A recent Wyze security breach may be worse than first anticipated. Wyze users were able to see into the homes of others after an outage that overloaded the company's servers and corrupted user's data, according to the company's press release. |
"About 13,000 users received thumbnails from cameras that were not their own," said Dave Crosby, one of the company's co-founders, in a statement. |
Brain implant. The recipient of the world's first Neuralink brain-chip transplant is able to control a computer mouse by thinking , the tech startup's founder Elon Musk announced this week. Musk added that Neuralink was trying to get the patient to click the mouse as much as possible, Reuters reported. |
Read on for more of the tech news this week. | | | | Phone companies are looking to drop traditional landline service. What's at stake if that happens and who is affected? | | | | There's a long list of potential emergency scenarios when cell phones could become unreliable — some more dire than others. Here's how to prepare. | | | | From CPR to managing your finances, here are 7 things to never ask Siri, Google Assistant or Alexa. | | | | Wyze is dealing with a camera security breach where users were allowed to see footage from other people's cameras. It has affected around 13,000. | | | | There may be situations where your child, partner, or parent can't make a phone call. That's when a secret emoji could save the day. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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