Verizon is preparing to lay off more than 13,000 employees, or about 13 percent of its workforce. In a message to employees, Verizon CEO Dan Schulman says that the reductions come as part of plans to cut costs and “reorient” the company “around delivering for and delighting our customers,” as first reported by The Wall […]

After one of the biggest telecom hacks in US history, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moved to enforce strict standards on carriers' cybersecurity measures. On Thursday, the agency is set to vote to roll back those requirements, arguing they were an unnecessary overstep of its authority. The China-linked Salt Typhoon hack revealed last year impacted […]

Chris Welch / Bloomberg:
The CSA says that Matter 1.5 will add support for video cameras; Samsung has pledged its support, but Amazon and Google have not committed to interoperability  —  The Matter smart home standard will soon allow mixing and matching of video cameras.  But will Amazon and Google take part?

Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Internal memo: Verizon CEO Dan Schulman says the company will begin notifying the 13,000+ employees impacted by its largest-ever round of layoffs  —  New CEO launches company's largest-ever round of cuts and says Verizon must reorient around ‘delighting’ customers

Jason Parham / Wired:
Pornhub parent company Aylo sent letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft urging that they adopt device-based age verification across their app stores and OSes  —  The company sent letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft pushing for an alternative way to keep minors from viewing porn …