Newscan: Warning: Court rules that a text sender could be responsible for an accident caused by a distracted recipient
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Items from other news organizations
FDIC reports five ‘major incidents’ of cybersecurity breaches since fall
Facing privacy tradeoffs to restore trust and the rule of law
Regulators want answers on delayed security updates for smartphones
Edward Snowden: Without encryption, everything stops
U.S. carriers form ‘resiliency cooperative’ to handle emergency situations
Inventor of the cell phone says that wireless charging is the next big thing
Ransomware is now the biggest cybersecurity threat, according to Kaspersky researchers
Police and tech giants wrangle over encryption on Capitol Hill
One of the biggest hacks happened last year, but no one noticed
FCC lets Qualcomm test LTE-U with T-Mobile
FirstNet board: ‘We need federal participation’
T-Mobile bows out of FirstNet bidding to focus on spectrum, LTE network
Former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns—a founding co-chair of the E-911 Caucus–dies
Entire Canadian city evacuated as inferno rages
Researchers have stumbled upon a battery breakthrough that could change energy storage forever
Verizon makes ‘last’ offer to striking workers
Verizon suspends benefits of striking workers
Flaw-ridden bloatware puts nearly every Lenovo PC at risk from hackers
Department of Justice is crafting a body-camera catalog for local police forces
Officials: Scant evidence that Clinton had malicious intent in handling of e-mails
Andrew Seybold blog: The hot new technologies have roots in the 1990s
Briefing Room
News announcements from our industry
FCC grants approval of Charter-TWC-Bright House Networks transaction
FCC launches inquiry into mobile device security updates
FCC releases order on 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service
Google post on self-driving minivan initiative with Fiat Chrysler
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler blog: All that’s old is new again
UTC announces 2016 award winners