Is the FCC's Foreign-Made Router Ban Only the Beginning? Experts are starting to wonder whether the FCC and the Trump administration will ban other foreign-made electronics. Might it include smartphones and PCs?

With the Federal Communications Commission banning foreign-made Wi-Fi routers and drones, should we expect restrictions on more product categories, including phones and laptops? www.pcmag.com/news/is-the-...

Netgear Scores the First Exemption From the FCC's Foreign-Made Router Ban The reprieve lasts until Oct. 1, 2027, and covers consumer mesh, mobile, and standalone routers.

Netgear is one of two companies to score the first exemption to the FCC's foreign-made Wi-Fi router ban: www.pcmag.com/news/netgear...

The FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Router Models Made Outside US The surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department.

The US's FCC just banned the sale of foreign-made Wi-Fi routers. But the order only applies to new models, rather than existing products. Still, it looks like the White House is trying to force router vendors to make their products in the US: www.pcmag.com/news/fcc-jus...

Musk Offers Sneak Peek at Orbiting Data Centers. They're Bigger Than the ISS The SpaceX CEO reveals renderings of the upcoming satellites, which feature an exceptionally long solar array, and teases a 'Terafab' factory to produce cutting-edge chips for SpaceX and Tesla.

SpaceX finally revealed what these orbiting data center satellites will look like. It turns out each one will be longer than the International Space Station. www.pcmag.com/news/musk-of...

Blue Origin Joins the Race for Orbital Data Centers With 51K Satellite Plan Not to be outdone by SpaceX, Blue Origin has filed its own plans to launch orbiting data centers using a constellation of 51,600 satellites.

Not to be outdone by SpaceX, Blue Origin has filed its own plans to launch orbiting data centers using a constellation of 51,600 satellites. www.pcmag.com/news/blue-or...

We Tried Nvidia's DLSS 5: Is It Just an AI Image Filter, or the Future of PC Gaming? Plenty of unknowns circle around Nvidia's upcoming DLSS 5, just announced and demoed at GTC 2026. But it looks to offer the biggest leap in graphics we've seen in a long while.

Well, I liked DLSS 5... www.pcmag.com/news/nvidia-...

Did a Steam Game Give Your PC Malware? The FBI Wants to Know The agency's Seattle division issued an alert and asked potential victims to contact the office. "If you and/or your minor dependent(s) were victimized from installing one of these games or have information relevant to this investigation, please fill out this short form," it says.

The agency's Seattle division issued an alert and asked potential victims to contact the office.

It's Mario Day! I Rank the 10 Best Super Mario Games of All Time This Mario Day, join me in respecting the plumber by debating which titles in his rich catalog are best—am I wrong?

It's Mario Day so I ranked the best Mario games you can play on the Switch. Am I a coward? Am I brave? The correct answer, of course, is that I am both brave and a genius.

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Amazon Urges FCC to Deny SpaceX Plan to Launch 1 Million Satellites Amazon says 'deploying the proposed million-satellite constellation would take centuries' as astronomers and others also call on the FCC to deny SpaceX's orbital data center plan.

Amazon says SpaceX's proposed 1 million-satellite constellation "would take centuries" to deploy as astronomers and others also call on the FCC to deny Elon Musk's orbital data center plan. www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-...

Man Spent $20,000 on PlayStation Games. He Lost It All to a Security Loophole Scammers are exploiting a security gap in the PlayStation Network to hijack accounts; I 'hacked' my own account in about 30 minutes. Here's what's happening and why Sony's not helping.

Sony seems to have a serious security gap in PlayStation customer support that can bypass the two-factor and passkeys, letting hackers hijack user accounts. www.pcmag.com/news/man-spe...

Today, we sent a supermajority vote of no confidence to Ziff Davis General Manager, Kate Gutman. Here’s why. (1/7)

SpaceX's Plan for 1 Million Satellites Faces Light Pollution Backlash DarkSky International and the American Astronomical Society are urging people to tell the FCC to reject SpaceX's ambitious orbital data center plan.

SpaceX's vision for a one-million-satellite orbital data center is facing opposition from a prominent anti-light-pollution group, which is urging its 193,000 supporters to push back. www.pcmag.com/news/spacexs...

Trump Has Never Used ChatGPT, But Says AI Will Be the 'Greatest Producer' of Jobs "Have you ever used ChatGPT or Claude?" NBC News' Tom Llamas asked the president in a recent White House sit-down.

"Have you ever used ChatGPT or Claude?"

SpaceX Eyes 1 Million Satellites For Orbital Data Center Push Not just thousands. In an FCC filing, the company mentions deploying up to a staggering 'one million satellites' in orbits ranging from 500 kilometers to 2,000km.

That's a lot of satellites... SpaceX's orbital data center push could span up to 1 million satellites: www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-...

Blue Origin Plans a Faster Starlink Competitor In 'TeraWave' Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is promising speeds up to 6Tbps. However, the satellite internet system is meant for enterprise and government customers, rather than consumers.

Blue Origin announces its own Starlink competitor: www.pcmag.com/news/blue-or...

Even Starlink Wants Your Data for AI Model Training. How to Opt Out SpaceX uses your data to train its machine learning and AI models and might share that with partners who 'help us develop AI-enabled tools that improve your customer experience.'

Even Starlink wants users' data for AI training, and by default: www.pcmag.com/news/starlin...

Asking ChatGPT About Affairs or Abortion? Be Careful, Marketers Are Peeking at Your Prompts Browser extensions are potentially funneling your most personal queries to a company selling market insights about chatbot activity.

Asking ChatGPT about sex dolls or abortion? Be careful, marketers are peeking at your prompts: www.pcmag.com/news/ask-cha...

I Tested Video Chats on T-Mobile's Cellular Starlink, and It Was Pretty Mind-Blowing On a remote beach in Northern California, my Pixel 10 connected to satellites 200 miles overhead, allowing me to make video calls on WhatsApp, post tweets, and even go live on X.

No signal? T-Mobile's cellular Starlink let me hold a video call over WhatsApp anyways: www.pcmag.com/news/i-teste...

Scrolling While Pooping? TikTok Toilet Binges Might Raise Your Hemorrhoid Risk Smartphone use on the toilet was associated with a 46% increased risk of hemorrhoids.

In the "weird PSA" category

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Trump: Intel Agreed to Give US Government 10% Stake in the Company 'They’ve agreed to do it. And I think it’s a great deal for them,' Trump said today. Commerce Secretary Lutnick later tweeted: 'The United States of America now owns 10% of Intel.'

Will be very interesting to see how US tariff policy on foreign chips plays out after Trump announces deal to own 10% stake in Intel: www.pcmag.com/news/trump-i...

Trump Mobile has posted a new image of the T1 phone. But the picture might simply be a rushed Photoshop job. www.pcmag.com/news/trump-m...

After Virginia, SpaceX Also Protests Louisiana's 'Wasteful' Fiber Plans SpaceX says it could provide satellite service across the state for less than $100 million. However, most of the BEAD funding is going to fiber installations, which can deliver gigabit speeds.

SpaceX is trying to block Louisiana’s plan to use over $400 million for fiber installations, instead of Starlink, after the company protested a similar proposal in Virginia. www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-...

SpaceX Slams Virginia for Overlooking Starlink in State's Broadband Funding SpaceX is calling on Virginia to revise its BEAD funding proposal. The company is also urging the Commerce Department to intervene and reject the state's plan.

SpaceX vs. Virginia: The company is protesting the state's $613 million BEAD funding plan to expand high-speed internet access, accusing Virginia of deliberately denying a larger slice of the subsidies to Starlink. www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-...

Site Behind Major SSN Leak Returns With Detailed Data on Millions: How to Opt Out National Public Data is back with new owners, joining the ranks of other creepy, people-finding services. Here's how to get your profile removed from the site.

National Public Data is back with new owners, joining the ranks of other creepy, people-finding services. Here's how to get your profile removed from the site. www.pcmag.com/news/site-be...

Starlink Nabs Federal Broadband Funds, But Fiber Is Still the Big Winner Despite an overhaul to the BEAD program, Virginia will use most of its funds for fiber installations, not satellite. In the coming week, we'll find out if other states follow suit.

Despite an overhaul to the BEAD program, Virginia will use most of its funds for fiber installations, not satellite. Still, Starlink and Amazon's Project Kuiper received over $7.7 million to serve 12,000 underserved locations: www.pcmag.com/news/starlin...

Today, IGN Entertainment announced that it would be laying off eight members of the IGN Creators Guild. This is 12% of our bargaining unit, and comes just days after our sister union, the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, underwent similar layoffs impacting 15% of their members. It also comes just months after our multibillion-dollar parent company, Ziff Davis, instituted a company-wide buyout that shrunk our unit numbers, with the express intent of avoiding future layoffs. And it comes just a little over one year after three of our members were laid off almost immediately after our union went public. The company has told us that the reason for this layoff stems from a Ziff Davis-mandate to cut costs despite several quarters in a row of year-over-year revenue increases, to which IGN Entertainment responded by coming for our members' jobs. This is perplexing to us, as we are told again and again that IGN Entertainment has had a tremendously successful year thus far thanks to their hard work. In just the last few months, our members have been absolutely essential to major events and livestreams, including San Diego ComicCon, Summer of Gaming, and IGN Live. Every single person impacted today was involved in and critical to the success of those events. Meanwhile, IGN Entertainment continues to spend money on costly acquisitions, only to turn around and gut those companies in the same way it is cutting away at IGN itself. For instance, last year, it acquired Gamer Network, and almost immediately laid off a number of staff critical to making those sites successful. The company has not responded to the union's questions about whether its budget for future acquisitions is being reconsidered as a cost-saving measure alongside these other apparently necessary personnel cuts. At a time when it is more necessary than ever to support its creators, IGN Entertainment is choosing to eliminate the individuals who ensure IGN remains competitive as generative AI

threatens our reach. We have been told that expert opinion pieces, original interviews, and work that leverages our staff's deep knowledge of gaming, tech, and entertainment are all essential to combating AI summarization and regurgitation of our work. Management has responded by cutting several individuals who do that exact work, as well as others whose job it is to ensure that these written and video pieces are published in a speedy manner — another component of combating AI we're told is critical. This continued cycle of repeated, aggressive cuts to our staff and being asked to do more with less, only for management to continue to spend on new business it isn't interested in sustaining cannot continue. We will enforce our interim agreement that guarantees better severance and other protections to laid off members, as well as demand additional support for those impacted. We will continue to bargain over our first contract with the aim of enshrining even better protections against further layoffs, working conditions continuously degraded by understaffing, and the encroachment of generative AI. And we won't stop fighting to ensure IGN remains the best destination for trustworthy, original, exciting, and creative work covering video games, entertainment, and tech. While IGN Entertainment management may not value us, we value one another and the incredible work we can do together. Behind the articles, videos, social posts, playlists, and maps of IGN are human beings, not just numbers on a spreadsheet to be pushed around when some number at the top isn't big enough. Without us, there is no IGN.

Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition.

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Ah yea that sucks. Yeah, you can't really manually turn the sat feature on. Not exactly user friendly if you are facing connection issues.

Ah. Yea that happened to me too. In my case I later moved to a bigger dead zone and got access. We're you on an iPhone?

Oh, interesting, what problems did you face?

How Much Does Starlink Make? This Document Offers a Glimpse One analyst says the financial statement raises questions about the economics of Starlink and the costs of maintaining the satellite internet system.

SpaceX has filed a financial statement that offers some hints about how much money Starlink is making: www.pcmag.com/news/how-muc...