Trump’s voter-fraud panel asked all 50 states for registered voters’ personal information — here’s how they’re responding

The Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity asked all 50 US states for information on individual registered voters and plans to make that data public. The group was formed in response to President Donald Trump’s claims that nearly three million unlawful votes were cast in the 2016 presidential election, causing him to lose the popular […]

THE ANDROID MESSAGING EVOLUTION: How Google is responding to messaging app dominance (GOOG, GOOGL)

BI Intelligence The communications market is in the midst of an all-out war. The deluge of messaging apps, such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, WeChat, and Viber, have over-run the segment traditionally owned by SMS and a massive revenue generator for wireless carriers. And consumers are beginning to view these chat apps not as messaging platforms but as […]

How insurers can get better at responding to natural disasters

AFP As communities recover from the havoc wreaked by Cyclone Debbie, it’s time to accept that disasters will become more intense due to climate change and the cost of insurance will continue to rise. Insurers have a unique insight into the risk and costs associated with climate change. If insurers better informed households about the […]

Responding to the competition, AT&T announces a new unlimited data plan

It’s been a hectic weak in wireless. First Verizon, the U.S.’s largest carrier by number of subscribers, announced it would begin offering an unlimited data plan. Following the news, T-Mobile added high-definition video and hotspot to its existing unlimited plan. Then Sprint, not to be outdone by the competition, raised throttling limits on its plans. Now […]