Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer hosts the “Morning Meeting” at 10:20 am ET. Here’s a rundown of Thursday’s highlights. 1. Stocks have Thursday, which is the last trading day of the week because the markets are closed on Friday for New Friday. Stocks fell sharply at the open after President Donald … Read more
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission updated its Summary List, adding “consumer-grade routers manufactured in other countries.” The move came as the Executive Branch determined that foreign-made routers are “at risk of supply damage that could damage the US economy, critical infrastructure and national security,” but also presented a “significant cyber security risk that could … Read more
Analyzing a slow network involves a lot of guesswork. You can blame your router for slow internet in the evening, adjust your DNS settings to see if your ISP’s DNS is causing the problem, or run a ping command to confirm that yes, something is slow. But ping only tells you the round trip time … Read more
Russia is in the midst of an intense, slow-moving effort to cut off its internet from the rest of the world, activists and experts say, with dire consequences for the millions of people who are slowly being cut off. Unlike Iran’s internet shutdown earlier this year, Russia’s shutdown is a minimal and transparent effort. It … Read more
Your Windows PC might be doing something you didn’t expect. As you read, work, or play, it sends bits of update files to other computers around the world. It sounds weird at first, but it’s not caused by a bug or malware. It’s part of Windows’ Delivery Optimization. Delivery Optimization is designed to make updates … Read more
One of the biggest reasons why people choose Netflix Premium is the promise of 4K streaming, which makes millions of subscribers pay more every month for the best picture quality available. When you, the paying consumer, sit down at your computer and see the “Ultra HD 4K” badge on a movie, you can reasonably expect … Read more
One of the biggest reasons why people choose Netflix Premium is the promise of 4K streaming, which makes millions of subscribers pay more every month for the best picture quality available. When you, the paying consumer, sit down at your computer and see the “Ultra HD 4K” badge on a movie, you can reasonably expect … Read more
Q: Is a 5G home network worth considering, and if so, which is the best? A: Local area networks traditionally meant one thing: wires. Whether it’s cable or fiber, someone had to wire your home. A new option – 5G home network – completely cuts the cable and provides services over the same cellular network … Read more