5G key to China’s growing surveillance economy – take paying for a train trip
The Shenzhen Metro is testing out new tech with 5G and AI in mind like patrols and inspections with robots and drones. And what about facial recognition?
US: Germany should cut Huawei from 5G or we’ll cut intel ties
The United States is warning Germany that it will not share intelligence with the country at the same level as it is currently if Huawei is building 5G.
FCC puts T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint in public comment limbo
The commission’s regulatory review process for the combination between the third- and fourth-largest carriers in the nation will run through the spring.
Facebook confirms it’s in talks with the FTC, sources say over privacy settlement
The FTC has been determining if Facebook broke its promises to beef up privacy protections for its users in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Google gets FCC waiver to progress with Project Soli gesture controls
Google’s skunkworks project that could allow users to control their devices by waving their hands in the air has received a green light for more testing.
Taiwan braces for shut down of 3G network on December 31
Tens of thousands of 3G-only customers need to be moved over before the network shuts down at the end of the year. They’re getting toilet paper as a gift.