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Six companies dominate network traffic as speed and access grows

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In 2021, just six companies – Google, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple – generated nearly 57% of global network traffic, according to research by Sandvine, a network monitoring company. In December 2021, the. Ofcom, meanwhile, in its 2021. figures from Reuters. billion euros ($59.4

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T-Mobile investigating hack that affected 37 million customer accounts

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The hacker did not breach or compromise the company’s systems or network, the company said, and was not able to access data related to payment information, social security numbers, driver’s licenses, or other financial info. T-Mobile suffered a major hack in 2021 that exposed personal details of more than 50 million people.

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Microsoft’s ‘Verified ID’ will confirm that LinkedIn members actually work where they say they do

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The new verified identity service is a notable integration between the business social network and the company’s Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management group, which has been led by former Amazon Web Services executive Charlie Bell since late 2021.

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The impact of 5G and cloud on telco capex and opex

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5G network investments have essentially amounted to the largest round of spending the industry has ever gone through, which currently only brings us to the non-standalone version of the wireless technology. The largest change is the increased spending on cloud services, growing from 5% of total opex in 2019 to 12% in 2021.

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Reddit is going public. Will its unruly user base revolt?

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Reddit also recently signed a data licensing deal with Google , reportedly valued at about $60 million a year , to help train the search engine’s artificial intelligence models on the conversations happening on Reddit. The advent of AI large language models like Google Gemini has opened up new opportunities in licensing.

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Real estate startup Showdigs raises $7.4M as it looks to grow team and expand across U.S.

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Founded in 2018, the company makes it easier for property managers to schedule and show rental homes and apartments by connecting those managers with a network of licensed real estate agents through an Uber-like marketplace model. The startup plans to use the new cash to expand its team and launch the agent network across the U.S.

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More evidence the streaming wars are (kinda) over: You can watch Dune on Netflix

Vox

That’s so 2021. If so, you can head over to Netflix, which started streaming the 2021 movie this week. A very brief history of the streaming wars: For years, movie studios and TV networks were happy to sell Netflix their old stuff. Which is what WBD did earlier this year when it licensed a bunch of HBO shows to Netflix.