This Week in Tech – 9/03/2017
Stop Trying to Kill the Headphone Jack
Over a year ago, I wrote about how phone makers were starting to do away with headphone jacks…
Trump Cybersecurity Advisors Resign, Citing His ‘Insufficient Attention’ to Threats
A quarter of the members of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, whose purview includes national cybersecurity, have resigned…
Comcast Sues Vermont to Avoid Building 550 Miles of New Cable Lines
Vermont is trying to make Comcast bring TV and Internet to unserved areas…
Uber to Stop Controversial Tracking of Users After Their Trips Have Ended
The company says wants to focus on privacy and transparency…
Cummins Beats Tesla to the Punch by Revealing Electric Semi Truck
Diesel engine stalwart shows sleek electric big rig designed for short hauls…
SanDisk Crams 400GB Into a microSD Card
That means it can hold up to 40 hours of full HD video, in case you were wondering…
Rural America Is Building Its Own Internet Because No One Else Will
Big Telecom has little interest in expanding to small towns and farmlands, so rural America is building its own solutions…
Good lord, yes. Please stop trying to kill the headphone jack.