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‘SOS Mode’: Verizon Outage Leaves Thousands Without Service In Major US Cities ‘SOS Mode’: Verizon Outage Leaves Thousands Without Service In Major US Cities
‘SOS Mode’: Verizon Outage Leaves Thousands Without Service In Major US Cities "SOS"? Not so much. Thousands of Verizon customers fell victim to a nationwide service outage that disrupted cell and data service in many of the country's major cities. The outage was reported by Downdetector, which identified outages across major US cities that included New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, and other localities.  Downdetector, reports of Verizon outages peaked around mid-day on Saturday, with many users experiencing their phones stuck in "SOS mode," indicating emergency call-only status with no normal network connectivity. The Verizon outages repor…

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by Zak Failla
Business
AOL Ending Iconic Dial-Up Internet Service After 34 Years: Here's When AOL Ending Iconic Dial-Up Internet Service After 34 Years: Here's When
AOL Ending Iconic Dial-Up Internet Service After 34 Years: Here's When AOL will shut down its once-iconic dial-up internet service after nearly 35 years of helping millions of Americans get online. The company quietly announced it will discontinue dial-up internet on Tuesday, Sept. 30. AOL will also end its AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser, which were designed for older systems and slow-speed connections.  The change will not affect other features in customers' AOL plans. "AOL routinely evaluates its products and services and has decided to discontinue dial-up internet," the company said. "This service will no longer be available in AOL pl…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
Paige Bueckers Could Make 13x Her WNBA Salary On Social Media, Study Finds: Here's How Paige Bueckers Could Make 13x Her WNBA Salary On Social Media, Study Finds: Here's How
Paige Bueckers Could Make 13x Her WNBA Salary On Social Media, Study Finds: Here's How Women's basketball rookies may be making less money on the court, but they're beating their male counterparts online. Doc's Sports Service, a sports betting news outlet, ranked the top 50 NBA and WNBA draft prospects in 2025 by their estimated online income. The results show that many WNBA players are supplementing their dramatically lower base salaries with endorsements and other advertising deals. Former UConn star Paige Bueckers, drafted No. 1 overall by the Dallas Wings, could bring in more than $1 million per year from her Instagram and TikTok accounts. That's four times more…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
Paige Bueckers Helping College Students, Athletes Master Finances With Newest NIL Deal Paige Bueckers Helping College Students, Athletes Master Finances With Newest NIL Deal
Paige Bueckers Helping College Students, Athletes Master Finances With Newest NIL Deal One of the biggest stars in women's basketball is dishing out a different type of assist: helping college students with financial literacy. UConn guard Paige Bueckers has teamed up with Intuit for her latest name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal. The sponsorship is part of the financial technology company's "Intuit for Education" initiative. Bueckers, 23, has been a pioneer in the relatively new NIL world in college sports, securing a broad portfolio of deals with major brands such as Nike, Gatorade, Bose, Verizon, and Chegg. "I'm extremely grateful for the people investing in me," Bueckers…

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by Chris Spiker
News
FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks
FBI Issues Text Message Warning Amid Cyberattacks Federal authorities are advising Americans to use encrypted messaging applications to protect their communications from potential foreign surveillance. The warning from the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) comes amid recent cyberattacks on major telecommunication companies. The Wall Street Journal reported that China hacked AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies to spy on customers. Jeff Greene, executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA, told NBC News, "Encryption is your friend, whether it's on text messaging or if you have the capaci…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
CT Frontier Customers Will Get $860K In Bill Credits Over Service Failures CT Frontier Customers Will Get $860K In Bill Credits Over Service Failures
CT Frontier Customers Will Get $860K In Bill Credits Over Service Failures Connecticut consumer protection authorities have reached an agreement with Frontier Communications to reimburse customers $860,000 for repeated failures to meet state customer service standards, officials said. The settlement between the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel and the Texas-based telecommunications firm follows the company’s failure to address out-of-service repairs promptly and to meet scheduled maintenance appointments from January 2015 to December 2023, according to a release. The money will be issued to customers as bill credits. However, it remains unclear how much each…

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by Josh Lanier