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Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Neuberger speaks at a press briefing, in Washington

World Dec 27

Chinese hacking campaign hit a 9th U.S. telecom firm, White House says

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

World Jul 29

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony
Vandalism hits telecommunications operators in France during Paris Olympics

The scale of the impact is unclear, as is whether it has affected any Olympic activities.

By Associated Press

World Mar 04

A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea
Houthi rebels deny severing three Red Sea underwater cables

There has been concern about the cables being targeted in the Houthi campaign, which the rebels describe as an effort to pressure Israel to end its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

World Sep 20

Aftermath of the floods in Derna
Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, complicating search efforts

Libya's state-owned telecommunications company says the outage began when fiber-optic cables in eastern Libya were severed Tuesday. Internet and phone service were knocked out, with residents and journalists unable to reach those inside the city of Derna.

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Economy Jul 15

manhattan office building from below
Analysis: Here’s what it would take to turn empty office buildings into residential housing

With many employers switching to remote work, two engineering experts explain the feasibility of converting office buildings to residential spaces.

By Jenny Baker, Leah Mo, The Conversation

Sep 30

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How China’s high-tech ‘eyes’ monitor behavior and dissent

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

Technology is transforming China, helping improve life in some ways, but also collecting big data. The government is beginning to convert that data and surveillance footage into social credit scores, which critics say can be used to penalize those who…

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Jun 12

Watch 5:10
Why the AT&T mega-merger is a green light for other businesses

AT&T can complete an $85 billion purchase of Time Warner, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. Best known as a wireless provider, AT&T would acquire major content creators like HBO, CNN and Warner Brothers under the deal. The Justice Department…

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Aug 15

AT&T cooperated extensively with NSA, Snowden documents reveal

By Daniel Costa-Roberts

New documents released by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden show that telecommunications giant AT&T was for years the most cooperative and prolific provider of Internet and phone data to the NSA…

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Jun 23

Watch 6:00
Hate those robocall polls? The FCC is cracking down

By PBS News Hour

In the years since the federal "Do Not Call" registry, there's been a big rise in the number of robocalls -- automated and recorded calls and texts that barrage your phone repeatedly. Judy Woodruff interviews Tom Wheeler, chairman of the…

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Nov 14

Planes mimic cellphone towers to collect data

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is collecting data from thousands of cellphones through high-tech gear deployed on airplanes that mimics communications towers, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

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