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The Department of Transportation passed a law in December 2015 which made it mandatory for non-commercial drones to be registered. The FAA revealed in March that more than 100,000 hobby drone owners had registered their drones in the first three months of the year. The law was later struck down by a Washington, D.C. court so hobby drone owners could legally fly them without any registration. They won’t be pleased to find out that registrations are now mandatory once again.
The FAA originally charged a $5 registration fee which it started returning once the previous law was struck down. Those who were refunded will probably have to go through the registration process once again. All new drone owners will have to get their drones registered as well. The full rules concerning registration can be found on the FAA’s website.
President Trump has signed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2018. The law reinstates the registration requirement for civilian drones that weigh between 0.5lbs and 55lbs.
If owners want to fly them legally, they will need to register them with the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA has said in a statement that “We welcome the reinstatement of registration rules for all small unmanned aircraft,” adding that this is going to “promote safe and responsible drone operation.”
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Much has been said and written about Kaspersky’s links to the Russian government. US agencies have investigated the allegations multiple times and it appears that they’re convinced that the Moscow-based company might have links with the country’s administration. US federal agencies were prohibited from using Kaspersky anti-virus software on their computers back in September and now President Trump has signed a defense policy spending bill which includes a formal ban on using Kaspersky’s anti-virus.
U.S. federal agencies were prohibited from using Kaspersky’s software in September but with the bill now being signed into law, agencies that haven’t switched to other anti-virus products will now absolutely have to do so.
Kaspersky has repeatedly been accused of working with Russian intelligence. The company continues to deny the claims but the allegations have cost it a big chunk of the federal business.
They have attracted the attention of cybersecurity authorities in the UK as well who have also warned their country’s agencies against using Kaspersky anti-virus.
To be clear, Kaspersky has not been banned from conducting business in the United States. It’s still free to sell its product private companies but some of its customers are moving to other alternatives as well.
The company has been trying to rebuild its relationship with the U.S. government over the past few months. It even offered to make its source code available for review but apparently that didn’t help as well. Kaspersky said in a statement that it has serious concerns about this law and is now reviewing its options.
Kaspersky Software Hit With Federal Ban , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Many AT&T customers who have traveled out of the United States may have ordered the carrier’s Passport package at some point. It offers them coverage while they’re out of the country. AT&T has now revamped its Passport plans and they start at $60. It has replaced AT&T Passport Gold and Silver plans with Passport 1GB and 3GB.
Both the Passport 1GB and 3GB plans offer subscribers unlimited Wi-Fi access at participating hotspots via the AT&T Global Wi-Fi app. They also receive unlimited texting and $0.35 per minute of talk time to any country.
The big difference between the two plans is the amount of data allocation which is now pretty evident by their names. Passport 1GB offers 1GB of mobile data and you get the picture. If subscribers go over their allotted data limit, they will have to pay an overage fee of $50 per additional GB.
AT&T has started selling the Passport 1GB and 3GB plans now. Both of them can either be purchased as a one-time package or as a recurring charge for those who travel frequently can don’t want the hassle of subscribing and unsubscribing every time they’re taking a trip.
The full list of countries where these plans offer coverage is available on the carrier’s website.
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It was confirmed by Atari a few months back that it’s working on a new console called the Ataribox. The console has a wooden box like the 2600 console from quite a few years back. Atari has said that this product aims to offer a new experience while staying true to the company’s heritage. The idea is to appeal to both old and new Atari fans. According to a report, the Ataribox pre-orders are possibly going live tomorrow.
Atari has reportedly sent out emails to interested customers informing them that they will be able to place pre-orders for the Ataribox starting Thursday, December 14th. The company is going to release the console in 2018. It’s going to cost under $300.
The Ataribox is going to be powered by a custom AMD processor and Radeon graphics. It’s going to run Linux with a user interface that’s customized for TVs. It will be capable of running PC games, apps, playing music, browsing the internet, streaming, and more.
It will only be able to run games that a mid-range PC can handle. Don’t expect AAA titles to work on the Ataribox.
Atari was initially planning to sell the Ataribox through a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo but it’s unclear at this point in time if that’s the strategy it still wants to stick with. We should find out more tomorrow if Atari is going to start taking pre-orders for this console.
Ataribox Pre-Orders Go Live Tomorrow , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
China has seriously been working to advance its artificial intelligence technology and the country’s efforts have attracted the world’s attention. Google is one of the companies that’s deeply involved in AI research and development so it wasn’t surprising when the company announced that it’s going to set up a dedicated artificial intelligence lab in China.
Some might find it fascinating that Google has decided to build an artificial intelligence lab in China even though its services remain banned in the country. China banned Google’s services many years ago and while the company has gradually been building its presence in the country, there’s no sign of the government easing up restrictions on Google services anytime soon.
This isn’t the first facility of its kind that Google has built for artificial intelligence outside the United States. The company currently has similar facilities in London, Toronto, and Zurich, aside from the one in New York.
The Google AI China Center will also be supporting the artificial intelligence research community by sponsoring and funding AI conferences, workshops, and by closely working with the vibrant AI research community in China.
The facility will attract local talent from China and the region and it’s going to conduct “basic AI research” in several areas according to a report. The researchers will be supported by several hundred engineers based in China. Google says that it has already hired “top experts” to lead the effort.
Google To Set Up Artificial Intelligence Lab In China , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
The U.S. government called the arrests “highly irregular” and is demanding answers.
Nearly 4 in 10 Trump voters even said the allegations are credible in a new poll.
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