#tmobile — Public Fediverse posts

Weekly output: Craig Newmark + Count von Count, T-Mobile freebies, Android fake call detection, election security

I’m on my way to the other half of the world tonight–once again, I’m speaking at Web Summit Rio. This time the organizers (who as per our usual arrangement are picking up airfare and lodging) have me moderating four panels. All of them are about AI in some way, and two only got added to my schedule this weekend.

6/1/2026: ‘Craigslist Founder Teams Up With a Muppet to Persuade People to Stop Clicking on Scams, PCMag

For the second time in six months, I had a video conversation with Craiglist founder-turned philanthropist about his Take9 efforts to get people to take a beat before clicking through sketchy links. This time, we discussed how Newmark has enlisted the help of a vaguely vampiric purple potentate–Sesame Street’s Count von Count–in this effort.

6/2/2026: T-Mobile Offers Fresh Set of Freebies for 10th Anniversary of T-Mobile Tuesdays, PCMag

T-Mobile offered an advance on this news but got the final version of their press release to me way too late in the workday on Monday. My editors were fine with me filing something Tuesday afternoon.

6/3/2026: Google Will Soon Spot Fake Calls on Supported Android Phones, PCMag

I noted some of the software dependencies of the new fake-call-detection feature, but Ars Technica’s Ryan Whitwam (once again) went into much more detail about them in his writeup.

6/3/2026: Report Cites Misinformation As Key Threat to Election Security, Doesn’t Name the Biggest Offenders, PCMag

The chance to quiz one of Check Point’s security experts about this report made for a more interesting post. Having to update it with a clarification about leaked credentials from the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue made for a more time-consuming post.

Weekly output: Craig Newmark + Count von Count, T-Mobile freebies, Android fake call detection, election security

I’m on my way to the other half of the world tonight–once again, I’m speaking at Web Summit Rio. This time the organizers (who as per our usual arrangement are picking up airfare and lodging) have me moderating four panels. All of them are about AI in some way, and two only got added to my schedule this weekend.

6/1/2026: ‘Craigslist Founder Teams Up With a Muppet to Persuade People to Stop Clicking on Scams, PCMag

For the second time in six months, I had a video conversation with Craiglist founder-turned philanthropist about his Take9 efforts to get people to take a beat before clicking through sketchy links. This time, we discussed how Newmark has enlisted the help of a vaguely vampiric purple potentate–Sesame Street’s Count von Count–in this effort.

6/2/2026: T-Mobile Offers Fresh Set of Freebies for 10th Anniversary of T-Mobile Tuesdays, PCMag

T-Mobile offered an advance on this news but got the final version of their press release to me way too late in the workday on Monday. My editors were fine with me filing something Tuesday afternoon.

6/3/2026: Google Will Soon Spot Fake Calls on Supported Android Phones, PCMag

I noted some of the software dependencies of the new fake-call-detection feature, but Ars Technica’s Ryan Whitwam (once again) went into much more detail about them in his writeup.

6/3/2026: Report Cites Misinformation As Key Threat to Election Security, Doesn’t Name the Biggest Offenders, PCMag

The chance to quiz one of Check Point’s security experts about this report made for a more interesting post. Having to update it with a clarification about leaked credentials from the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue made for a more time-consuming post.

Weekly output: Craig Newmark + Count von Count, T-Mobile freebies, Android fake call detection, election security

I’m on my way to the other half of the world tonight–once again, I’m speaking at Web Summit Rio. This time the organizers (who as per our usual arrangement are picking up airfare and lodging) have me moderating four panels. All of them are about AI in some way, and two only got added to my schedule this weekend.

6/1/2026: ‘Craigslist Founder Teams Up With a Muppet to Persuade People to Stop Clicking on Scams, PCMag

For the second time in six months, I had a video conversation with Craiglist founder-turned philanthropist about his Take9 efforts to get people to take a beat before clicking through sketchy links. This time, we discussed how Newmark has enlisted the help of a vaguely vampiric purple potentate–Sesame Street’s Count von Count–in this effort.

6/2/2026: T-Mobile Offers Fresh Set of Freebies for 10th Anniversary of T-Mobile Tuesdays, PCMag

T-Mobile offered an advance on this news but got the final version of their press release to me way too late in the workday on Monday. My editors were fine with me filing something Tuesday afternoon.

6/3/2026: Google Will Soon Spot Fake Calls on Supported Android Phones, PCMag

I noted some of the software dependencies of the new fake-call-detection feature, but Ars Technica’s Ryan Whitwam (once again) went into much more detail about them in his writeup.

6/3/2026: Report Cites Misinformation As Key Threat to Election Security, Doesn’t Name the Biggest Offenders, PCMag

The chance to quiz one of Check Point’s security experts about this report made for a more interesting post. Having to update it with a clarification about leaked credentials from the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue made for a more time-consuming post.

Weekly output: Craig Newmark + Count von Count, T-Mobile freebies, Android fake call detection, election security

I’m on my way to the other half of the world tonight–once again, I’m speaking at Web Summit Rio. This time the organizers (who as per our usual arrangement are picking up airfare and lodging) have me moderating four panels. All of them are about AI in some way, and two only got added to my schedule this weekend.

6/1/2026: ‘Craigslist Founder Teams Up With a Muppet to Persuade People to Stop Clicking on Scams, PCMag

For the second time in six months, I had a video conversation with Craiglist founder-turned philanthropist about his Take9 efforts to get people to take a beat before clicking through sketchy links. This time, we discussed how Newmark has enlisted the help of a vaguely vampiric purple potentate–Sesame Street’s Count von Count–in this effort.

6/2/2026: T-Mobile Offers Fresh Set of Freebies for 10th Anniversary of T-Mobile Tuesdays, PCMag

T-Mobile offered an advance on this news but got the final version of their press release to me way too late in the workday on Monday. My editors were fine with me filing something Tuesday afternoon.

6/3/2026: Google Will Soon Spot Fake Calls on Supported Android Phones, PCMag

I noted some of the software dependencies of the new fake-call-detection feature, but Ars Technica’s Ryan Whitwam (once again) went into much more detail about them in his writeup.

6/3/2026: Report Cites Misinformation As Key Threat to Election Security, Doesn’t Name the Biggest Offenders, PCMag

The chance to quiz one of Check Point’s security experts about this report made for a more interesting post. Having to update it with a clarification about leaked credentials from the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue made for a more time-consuming post.

The Internet Last Week

* Iran Internet partial restoration
https://blog.cloudflare.com/iran-internet-partially-restored-may-2026/
https://mastodon.social/@ooni/116658382421564592
https://infosec.exchange/@dougmadory/116640959717335145
https://mastodon.social/@netblocks/116651426423220604
* CHI-NOG 13
https://chinog.org/chi-nog-13/
* T-Mobile US southeast fiber outage
https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/live/is-t-mobile-down-users-struggle-to-connect-to-fiber-home-internet
* Azure uswest2 degradation
https://azure.status.microsoft/status/history/?trackingId=GHRP-84G

#Iran #CHINOG13 #TMobile #Azure #Outages

The Internet Last Week

* Iran Internet partial restoration
https://blog.cloudflare.com/iran-internet-partially-restored-may-2026/
https://mastodon.social/@ooni/116658382421564592
https://infosec.exchange/@dougmadory/116640959717335145
https://mastodon.social/@netblocks/116651426423220604
* CHI-NOG 13
https://chinog.org/chi-nog-13/
* T-Mobile US southeast fiber outage
https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/live/is-t-mobile-down-users-struggle-to-connect-to-fiber-home-internet
* Azure uswest2 degradation
https://azure.status.microsoft/status/history/?trackingId=GHRP-84G

#Iran #CHINOG13 #TMobile #Azure #Outages

#tmobile #TMobileUS #Lumos #isp #network #outage #fuckbigtech T-mobile bought our previously very stable and reliable ISP, Lumos networks last year. I have already been thru hell with them over billing, after our account migration was borked. I woke up today with no internet. I checked to see if there was an outage, i did not see one. I just got an email from them about how they are so so sorry about my internet going down without any explanation or ETA. Wtf? Why is this the norm now?

FYI: Acast runs first video ads on Apple Podcasts with State Farm and T-Mobile: Acast today launched the first integrated video ad campaigns on Apple Podcasts, with State Farm and T-Mobile as the lead brands using Apple HLS technology. https://ppc.land/acast-runs-first-video-ads-on-apple-podcasts-with-state-farm-and-t-mobile/ #Acast #ApplePodcasts #VideoAds #StateFarm #TMobile

Starlink Mobile challengers back proposed telco-led D2D joint venture

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/starlink-mobile-challengers-back-proposed-telco-led-d2d-joint-venture/

ICYMI: Acast runs first video ads on Apple Podcasts with State Farm and T-Mobile: Acast today launched the first integrated video ad campaigns on Apple Podcasts, with State Farm and T-Mobile as the lead brands using Apple HLS technology. https://ppc.land/acast-runs-first-video-ads-on-apple-podcasts-with-state-farm-and-t-mobile/ #Acast #ApplePodcasts #VideoAds #StateFarm #TMobile

Weekly output: T-Mobile’s 5G progress, Trump cybersecurity strategy, T-Mobile’s MLB.tv bonus, IRL experiences in an AI age

AUSTIN–After a year off, I’m back at SXSW for my 12th visit as a journalist but only my third as a speaker, courtesy of a panel I’m moderating about gaming culture Tuesday. I picked up that gig when the original moderator couldn’t make the trip, after which panel organizer Nika Nour, a friend from tech-policy circles, asked if I could step in.

Patreon readers got a much longer bonus post than usual this week–the SXSW feature that GQ China never paid me for in 2023 or even, as far as I could tell, published.

3/9/2026: Skylo’s trajectory toward the ‘standardized sky’ looks to include multiple orbits, Light Reading

My show-floor appointments at MWC Barcelona concluded with my meeting Skylo CEO Parthsarathi Trivedi to talk about that satellite-to-device firm’s plans to move beyond messaging.

3/9/2026: T-Mobile: Network Slices Are Nice, But Not Necessarily a Consumer Service, PCMag

I sat down with T-Mobile’s network head on the afternoon of my last day at MWC, then needed to confirm some details with T-Mobile PR, then did not think to check one additional detail that then subsequently required a correction. That oversight, in turn, happened because I ignored my thought to self “that looks weird” in favor of congratulating myself on seeing something that nobody else had picked up.

3/10/2026: White House Cybersecurity Strategy Is Light on Details, Big on Consequences, PCMag

This three-page document posted at news-dump time on the previous Friday was so brief that I knew I’d have to get some outside perspectives on it, and two of the experts whom I’ve come to rely on obliged my belated requests for comment.

3/11/2026: T-Mobile’s MLB.TV Deal Is Back, Only Good for Watching Other Cities’ Teams, PCMag

I briefly hoped that this freebie would also come with a discount for the Nats’ long-overdue, MASN-liberated direct-to-consumer streaming option, but T-Mobile PR disabused me of that notion quickly.

3/14/2026: The Return to Real: Human Connection and the Analog Boom in the AI Era, Frontiers of Innovation Takeover

I took part in this panel hosted by this Vancouver, B.C.-based group at Canada’s SXSW setup with author and researcher Kasley Killam, a.Kartel founder and CEO Vy Lem, and Goodword co-founder Chris Fischer. My major contribution to the discussion: observing how healthy online communities spark IRL gatherings like my excuse to fly to L.A. last September, Cranky Dorkfest.

Weekly output: T-Mobile’s 5G progress, Trump cybersecurity strategy, T-Mobile’s MLB.tv bonus, IRL experiences in an AI age

AUSTIN–After a year off, I’m back at SXSW for my 12th visit as a journalist but only my third as a speaker, courtesy of a panel I’m moderating about gaming culture Tuesday. I picked up that gig when the original moderator couldn’t make the trip, after which panel organizer Nika Nour, a friend from tech-policy circles, asked if I could step in.

Patreon readers got a much longer bonus post than usual this week–the SXSW feature that GQ China never paid me for in 2023 or even, as far as I could tell, published.

3/9/2026: Skylo’s trajectory toward the ‘standardized sky’ looks to include multiple orbits, Light Reading

My show-floor appointments at MWC Barcelona concluded with my meeting Skylo CEO Parthsarathi Trivedi to talk about that satellite-to-device firm’s plans to move beyond messaging.

3/9/2026: T-Mobile: Network Slices Are Nice, But Not Necessarily a Consumer Service, PCMag

I sat down with T-Mobile’s network head on the afternoon of my last day at MWC, then needed to confirm some details with T-Mobile PR, then did not think to check one additional detail that then subsequently required a correction. That oversight, in turn, happened because I ignored my thought to self “that looks weird” in favor of congratulating myself on seeing something that nobody else had picked up.

3/10/2026: White House Cybersecurity Strategy Is Light on Details, Big on Consequences, PCMag

This three-page document posted at news-dump time on the previous Friday was so brief that I knew I’d have to get some outside perspectives on it, and two of the experts whom I’ve come to rely on obliged my belated requests for comment.

3/11/2026: T-Mobile’s MLB.TV Deal Is Back, Only Good for Watching Other Cities’ Teams, PCMag

I briefly hoped that this freebie would also come with a discount for the Nats’ long-overdue, MASN-liberated direct-to-consumer streaming option, but T-Mobile PR disabused me of that notion quickly.

3/14/2026: The Return to Real: Human Connection and the Analog Boom in the AI Era, Frontiers of Innovation Takeover

I took part in this panel hosted by this Vancouver, B.C.-based group at Canada’s SXSW setup with author and researcher Kasley Killam, a.Kartel founder and CEO Vy Lem, and Goodword co-founder Chris Fischer. My major contribution to the discussion: observing how healthy online communities spark IRL gatherings like my excuse to fly to L.A. last September, Cranky Dorkfest.

https://thescenedaily.com/super-bowl-must-see-commercials/ ready for Super Bowl LX! 🌟 The biggest commercials of 2026 are here, packed with stars, laughs, and unforgettable moments. Which ad are you most excited to see? 🍿🏈

#SuperBowl2026 #Commercials #BigGameAds #Pepsi #Budweiser #UberEats #Pringles #Xfinity #TMobile #Fanatics #FrankRedHot #thescenedaily #annakarolinaheinrich #GarageBeer #Wegovy #Oakley #Meta #Dove #Lays #Poppi

https://thescenedaily.com/super-bowl-must-see-commercials/ ready for Super Bowl LX! 🌟 The biggest commercials of 2026 are here, packed with stars, laughs, and unforgettable moments. Which ad are you most excited to see? 🍿🏈

#SuperBowl2026 #Commercials #BigGameAds #Pepsi #Budweiser #UberEats #Pringles #Xfinity #TMobile #Fanatics #FrankRedHot #thescenedaily #annakarolinaheinrich #GarageBeer #Wegovy #Oakley #Meta #Dove #Lays #Poppi

https://www.europesays.com/uk/263902/ Liberty PR leads fixed internet performance in Puerto Rico for 2025 – News is My Business #broadband #ClaroPuertoRico #DownloadSpeed #FixedInternet #Internet #InternetSpeed #latency #LibertyPR #nPerf #PuertoRico #StreamingPerformance #TMobile #Technology #Telecommunications #UK #UnitedKingdom #UploadSpeed #wifi

Weekly output: Brendan Carr, next big things in robotics and automation and in space and telecom, Android 16, Starship flight test, Google search-antitrust case, 1Password

The last full workweek of November had me feeling very busy.

11/18/2024: Trump’s Pick for FCC Chair Has Vowed Crackdown on Big Tech ‘Censorship’, PCMag

President-elect Trump naming Brendan Carr as his next chair of the Federal Communications Commission gave me a reason to look through my notes of his talks at telecom events over the past couple of years.

11/19/2024: The 3 next big things in robotics and automation for 2024, Fast Company

I’ve spent a non-trivial part of the last few months assessing candidate companies for this list, and now the results of that work are public.

11/19/2024: The 3 next big things in space and telecom for 2024, Fast Company

My other part of this year’s version of Fast Company’s “NBTT” list involved a couple of  industry sectors that I enjoy covering for that publication.

11/19/2024: First Android 16 Dev Preview Is Here As Google Pushes Up OS Launch Window, PCMag

Google moving up the release cycle for the next version of Android meant that I did not have to write this post in a jet-lagged haze in an Airbnb room in Barcelona as I did in February.

11/20/2024: Starship’s Sixth Flight Test Skips the Tower Catch, Ends in Soft Splashdown, PCMag

Writing about this flight test was easier than covering Starship’s fifth flight test, because I did not have to get up before 7 a.m. on a Sunday.

11/21/2024: DOJ Wants to Force Google to Sell Chrome, License Search Data to Rivals, PCMag

Writing about a government proposal to force a tech giant to divest some core assets reminded me of covering the Microsoft antitrust trial some 25 years ago.

11/21/2024: 1Password Chief Wouldn’t Mind Apple, Google Getting Pushy About Passkeys, PCMag

I wrote up a conversation I’d had the previous Thursday morning at Web Summit in Lisbon with 1Password’s co-CEO Jeff Shiner; I needed another few days to check a few details about how that password-manager service that I’ve used since 2019 deals with passkey authentication.

#1Password #Android16 #FastCompany #FCC #FlockSafety #GoogleAntitrust #GoogleChrome #GoogleSearchAntitrust #JeffShiner #Luminar #MachinaLabs #NBTT #passkeys #SierraSpace #Skylo #SpaceX #SpaceXStarship #Starship #TMobile

Weekly output: Brendan Carr, next big things in robotics and automation and in space and telecom, Android 16, Starship flight test, Google search-antitrust case, 1Password

The last full workweek of November had me feeling very busy.

11/18/2024: Trump’s Pick for FCC Chair Has Vowed Crackdown on Big Tech ‘Censorship’, PCMag

President-elect Trump naming Brendan Carr as his next chair of the Federal Communications Commission gave me a reason to look through my notes of his talks at telecom events over the past couple of years.

11/19/2024: The 3 next big things in robotics and automation for 2024, Fast Company

I’ve spent a non-trivial part of the last few months assessing candidate companies for this list, and now the results of that work are public.

11/19/2024: The 3 next big things in space and telecom for 2024, Fast Company

My other part of this year’s version of Fast Company’s “NBTT” list involved a couple of  industry sectors that I enjoy covering for that publication.

11/19/2024: First Android 16 Dev Preview Is Here As Google Pushes Up OS Launch Window, PCMag

Google moving up the release cycle for the next version of Android meant that I did not have to write this post in a jet-lagged haze in an Airbnb room in Barcelona as I did in February.

11/20/2024: Starship’s Sixth Flight Test Skips the Tower Catch, Ends in Soft Splashdown, PCMag

Writing about this flight test was easier than covering Starship’s fifth flight test, because I did not have to get up before 7 a.m. on a Sunday.

11/21/2024: DOJ Wants to Force Google to Sell Chrome, License Search Data to Rivals, PCMag

Writing about a government proposal to force a tech giant to divest some core assets reminded me of covering the Microsoft antitrust trial some 25 years ago.

11/21/2024: 1Password Chief Wouldn’t Mind Apple, Google Getting Pushy About Passkeys, PCMag

I wrote up a conversation I’d had the previous Thursday morning at Web Summit in Lisbon with 1Password’s co-CEO Jeff Shiner; I needed another few days to check a few details about how that password-manager service that I’ve used since 2019 deals with passkey authentication.

#1Password #Android16 #FastCompany #FCC #FlockSafety #GoogleAntitrust #GoogleChrome #GoogleSearchAntitrust #JeffShiner #Luminar #MachinaLabs #NBTT #passkeys #SierraSpace #Skylo #SpaceX #SpaceXStarship #Starship #TMobile

Sunday started with Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and is ending with Kamala Harris as the increasingly likely Democratic presidential nominee. I am struck by the selflessness involved in somebody at the apex of political power assessing the circumstances and the stakes and deciding that they require taking himself out of contention–and how well that grace, however grudgingly it may have come, compares to Donald Trump’s incessant self-worship. As Tom Nichols writes in The Atlantic: “Biden’s decision reflected a determination to put the fate of his country ahead of his personal vanity, a choice Trump is inherently incapable of making.”

7/15/2024: Automation Lessens Zombie Account Risks, FedTech

I last wrote for this publication in 2017, but I must have left a decent reputation there for an editor to e-mail me in April to ask if I could do a story about how government-IT types can ease staff transitions between administrations.

7/17/2024: Boost Mobile Unwraps New Plans As 5G Network Buildout Chugs Along, PCMag

We had to correct this post because I had missed how Boost’s most expensive plan does not include mobile hotspot use, even though two of its three cheaper options include it. Which is a dumb pricing game for any wireless carrier to play, but especially one that touts “simplified pricing” in its pitch for its new plans.

7/17/2024: On Speed, T-Mobile Is First in Mobile Broadband, AT&T in Home Internet, PCMag

Ookla, the company behind the Speedtest family of apps, offered me an advance on their latest connectivity report. I’m still confused by how they assessed only AT&T’s fiber service next to all of Verizon’s broadband options.

7/18/2024: Google Ships Fourth And (We Hope) Last Android 15 Beta, PCMag

This was the fifth time this year that I’ve written a short post about an incremental step in Android 15’s development cycle for PCMag.

7/19/2024: Prior to Microsoft Meltdown, CrowdStrike Exec Warned of ‘Single Point of Failure’, PCMag

As I read about the worldwide IT meltdown sparked by CrowdStrike’s epic failure of a driver update, I remembered seeing a CrowdStrike executive declaring at a Washington Post event in early June that “A resilient digital architecture should be able to weather a storm.” Awkward!

Patreon readers got a bonus post related to this story, in which I recounted the continuing utility of keeping notes in a searchable digital format but also revealed that I still have paper notepads from more than 25 years ago–and recently got some unexpected use out of one.

7/19/2024: Ep 103 SmartTechCheck Podcast–CrowdStrike, innovation drought, foldable phones and robotaxis, Mark Vena

I joined my industry-analyst friend’s podcast to talk about a grab-bag of tech topics, one of them being Waymo’s robotaxis as I experienced them in Los Angeles a few weeks ago.

https://robpegoraro.com/2024/07/21/weekly-output-zombie-accounts-boost-mobile-broadband-isp-ratings-android-15-beta-crowdstrike-mark-vena-podcast/

#5G #Android15 #ATTFiber #BoostMobile #CrowdStrike #federalIT #MarkVena #Ookla #Speedtest #TMobile #wirelessCarriers #zombieAccounts

Sunday started with Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and is ending with Kamala Harris as the increasingly likely Democratic presidential nominee. I am struck by the selflessness involved in somebody at the apex of political power assessing the circumstances and the stakes and deciding that they require taking himself out of contention–and how well that grace, however grudgingly it may have come, compares to Donald Trump’s incessant self-worship. As Tom Nichols writes in The Atlantic: “Biden’s decision reflected a determination to put the fate of his country ahead of his personal vanity, a choice Trump is inherently incapable of making.”

7/15/2024: Automation Lessens Zombie Account Risks, FedTech

I last wrote for this publication in 2017, but I must have left a decent reputation there for an editor to e-mail me in April to ask if I could do a story about how government-IT types can ease staff transitions between administrations.

7/17/2024: Boost Mobile Unwraps New Plans As 5G Network Buildout Chugs Along, PCMag

We had to correct this post because I had missed how Boost’s most expensive plan does not include mobile hotspot use, even though two of its three cheaper options include it. Which is a dumb pricing game for any wireless carrier to play, but especially one that touts “simplified pricing” in its pitch for its new plans.

7/17/2024: On Speed, T-Mobile Is First in Mobile Broadband, AT&T in Home Internet, PCMag

Ookla, the company behind the Speedtest family of apps, offered me an advance on their latest connectivity report. I’m still confused by how they assessed only AT&T’s fiber service next to all of Verizon’s broadband options.

7/18/2024: Google Ships Fourth And (We Hope) Last Android 15 Beta, PCMag

This was the fifth time this year that I’ve written a short post about an incremental step in Android 15’s development cycle for PCMag.

7/19/2024: Prior to Microsoft Meltdown, CrowdStrike Exec Warned of ‘Single Point of Failure’, PCMag

As I read about the worldwide IT meltdown sparked by CrowdStrike’s epic failure of a driver update, I remembered seeing a CrowdStrike executive declaring at a Washington Post event in early June that “A resilient digital architecture should be able to weather a storm.” Awkward!

Patreon readers got a bonus post related to this story, in which I recounted the continuing utility of keeping notes in a searchable digital format but also revealed that I still have paper notepads from more than 25 years ago–and recently got some unexpected use out of one.

7/19/2024: Ep 103 SmartTechCheck Podcast–CrowdStrike, innovation drought, foldable phones and robotaxis, Mark Vena

I joined my industry-analyst friend’s podcast to talk about a grab-bag of tech topics, one of them being Waymo’s robotaxis as I experienced them in Los Angeles a few weeks ago.

https://robpegoraro.com/2024/07/21/weekly-output-zombie-accounts-boost-mobile-broadband-isp-ratings-android-15-beta-crowdstrike-mark-vena-podcast/

#5G #Android15 #ATTFiber #BoostMobile #CrowdStrike #federalIT #MarkVena #Ookla #Speedtest #TMobile #wirelessCarriers #zombieAccounts

Happy Easter! March 31 also happens to be the date that many people observe as the International Transgender Day of Visibility, and because I strive not to be a bigot or a moron I can understand how the Biden administration would uphold the religious holiday that falls on varying dates and also recognize the human-rights-advocacy event with a fixed spot on the calendar (see, also, César Chávez Day) without my head exploding.

In addition to the posts below, Patreon readers got a peek at the traffic metrics that the platform now shares with me (spoiler alert, they show that I could be a lot more effective in promoting my page).

3/25/2024: T-Mobile Customers Get Yet Another Year of Free MLB.tv, PCMag

After almost a decade of covering the spotty availability of home-team baseball on streaming video, I needed very little time to write this post.

3/27/2024: Return-to-Work Is a Bigger Trend in Smaller Cities, Worth

This piece, on the other hand, took weeks to report out as I tried to chase down experts between the holidays and CES–with my last interview not happening until the Tuesday after I got home Vegas. In retrospect, I don’t know how I expected anything different with that kind of deadline.

3/29/2024, Sat-to-phone ambitions may need course corrections, Light Reading

I needed a few days after the previous week’s Satellite Show in D.C. closed to get some time on the phone with analyst Tim Farrar, who lent a skeptical perspective that I found a useful complement to the concerns I saw conference speakers voice at that event.

3/31/2024: These companies are automating dirty and dangerous work, Fast Company

This companion piece to my coverage of robotics firms for Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies package unpacks how many of these enterprises are sending robots to places that might have seemed too dicey for expensive machines a few years ago.

https://robpegoraro.com/2024/03/31/weekly-output-t-mobiles-free-mlb-tv-return-to-office-trends-satellite-to-phone-hopes-robots-doing-dirty-and-dangerous-jobs/

#ASTSpaceMobile #Milwaukee #MLBTv #regionalSportsNetworks #returnToOffice #returnToWork #robotics #robots #SatelliteShow #TMobile #TMobileStarlink