Pentagon pays Starlink for Ukraine service
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Musk will not be allowed to order Ukraine to surrender

The Pentagon has announced that it will purchase Starlink satellite internet terminals from SpaceX to provide communication capabilities to Ukraine as it defends itself against a full-scale Russian invasion.

Telcos wants Big Tech help to pay for 5G upgrades
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Want EU to make it happen

Big tech companies accounting for more than five per cent of a telecoms provider's peak average internet traffic should help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband across Europe, according to a draft proposal by the telecoms industry. 

Cisco WANs hit by expired security certificate
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Don't turn it off and then turn it on again

Cisco's wide-area network customers have been hit with the fall out of the company having an expired security certificate and turning the equipment off and back on again makes matters worse.

VPN use and searches surge in Utah
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Who did not see that coming?

Utah citizens are rushing to open VPN accounts as a means to circumvent Utah's new law requiring porn sites to verify users' ages.

Europeans take on Musk in space
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Will build a rival satellite constellation 

A consortium of nearly every major European satellite company has announced a bid for a proposed satellite constellation to provide global communications.