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The Gulf’s AI Boom Has an Undersea Cable Problem (wired.com)

2026-05-22 | by Chris Hamill-Stewart | get Undersea Cable Repair Kit → | tags: undersea cables, gulf ai, hyperscalers

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Iran demands Big Tech pay fees for undersea Internet cables in Strait of Hormuz (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-19 | get Undersea Internet Cable Adapter → | tags: iran, undersea cables, meta

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Iran demands Big Tech pay fees for undersea Internet cables in Strait of Hormuz (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-19 | get Undersea Internet Cable Adapter → | tags: iran, undersea cables, meta

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Iran will impose fees on subsea internet cables in Strait of Hormuz (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-18 | by Mostafa Salem | get Undersea Cable Security Kit → | tags: subsea cables, strait of hormuz, iran

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Iran Now Threatens Fees for Subsea Internet Cables in the Strait of Hormuz (slashdot.org)

2026-05-18 | by Posted | get Undersea Cable Security Kit → | tags: subsea internet cables, strait of hormuz, iranian law

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AI data centers require 36 times more fiber than designs with standard servers — severe glass shortages push cable lead times out to a full year (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-16 | by Luke James | get Fiber Optic Cable Kit → | tags: fiber optic cables, ai data centers, hengtong

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EU considers running undersea cable under the North Pole to link Europe to Asia — Polar Connect aims to bypass the Strait of Hormuz and Russia by 2030 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-13 | by Jowi Morales | get Undersea Cable Repair Kit → | tags: arctic, cable, cables

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There’s an internet choke point in the Middle East — is the solution in the North Pole? (theverge.com)

2026-05-12 | by Joshua Dzieza | get Satellite Internet Starlink → | tags: fiber optic cables, bab-el-mandeb strait, north pole

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Amazon’s ultrafast 30-minute deliveries are now available in more cities (theverge.com)

2026-05-12 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Amazon Prime Delivery Drone → | tags: amazon now, airpods, hdmi cables

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IRGC-linked media outlines plan to tax and control undersea internet cables in the Hormuz Strait — Iran's mouthpiece calls for a cut of $10 trillion of transactions that pulse through the cables daily (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-11 | by Mark Tyson | get Undersea Cable Security Kit → | tags: cables, internet, iran

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Big Tech is Moving Data Through the Gulf Using Fiber-Optic Cables Alongside Iraq's Oil Pipelines (slashdot.org)

2026-05-10 | by Posted | get Fiber Optic Cable Kit → | tags: amazon web services, snowflake, iraq pipelines

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Fiber Optic Cables Can Eavesdrop On Nearby Conversations (slashdot.org)

2026-05-09 | get Fiber Optic Eavesdropping Kit → | tags: fiber optic cables, distributed acoustic sensing, european geosciences union

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Deals: M5 MacBook Air new all-time lows (up to $220 off), AirPods Pro 3, MagSafe Battery, cables, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-08 | by Justin Kahn | get Apple MagSafe Battery Pack → | tags: macbook air, apple watch series 11, airpods pro 3

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Deals: MacBook Neo w/ delivery tomorrow at $590, M5 MacBook Air $220 off, 2TB M5 Pro $250 off, MagSafe cables, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-06 | by Justin Kahn | get MagSafe Charging Cable → | tags: macbook neo, m5 macbook air, apple watch

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Deals: M4 iPad Air $110 off, M4 MacBook Air $400 off orig. price, M5 MacBook Pro, Apple cables, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-05 | by Justin Kahn | get Apple M4 MacBook Air → | tags: apple, ipad air, macbook air

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Whatever you do, don't buy cheap DisplayPort cables for your PC - here's why (zdnet.com)

2026-05-04 | by Taylor Clemons | get Premium DisplayPort Cable → | tags: displayport, amd, nvidia

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Deals: Most affordable M5 Pro MacBook Pro $250 off, M5 Max $300 off, Apple Watch, Beats 240W cables $17, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-01 | by Justin Kahn | get Apple Watch Series 8 → | tags: macbook pro, apple watch, beats cables

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Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-01 | get USB-C Cable Tester → | tags: usb-c, thunderbolt 4, iokit

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Crucial Taiwan undersea cable severed by old shipwreck — backup microwave communications activated to keep population connected (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-30 | by Jowi Morales | get Satellite Internet Router → | tags: cables, china, internet

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Transmission Hardware Corona Performance and HVDC Submarine Cable EM Fields (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-04-30 | get EMF Shielding Tape → | tags: corona performance, hvdc cables, submarine cables

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UK spy agency releases malware-blocking gadget for HDMI and DisplayPort cables — SilentGlass blocks malicious traffic traveling between display and computer (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-23 | by Jowi Morales | get SilentGlass HDMI Security Adapter → | tags: gchq, silentglass, goldilock labs

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15 Cords and Adapters You Should Probably Throw Out (cnet.com)

2026-04-22 | by See Full Bio | get Cable Management Organizer Set → | tags: cables, ethernet, apple

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Deals: 1TB M5 MacBook Air, 2TB M5 Pro MacBook Pro new low, Apple black USB cables, chargers, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-21 | by Justin Kahn | get Apple USB-C Charging Cable → | tags: apple, macbook air, macbook pro

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China Successfully Tests Cable Cutting ROV 11,400 Feet Below Sea Level (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-20 | get Deep Sea ROV Model → | tags: china, cable cutting rov, undersea fiber optic cables

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U.S. tech companies ramp up government lobbying amid Iran war uncertainty (cnbc.com)

2026-04-17 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get Lobbying Strategy Guidebook → | tags: big tech, iran war, undersea cables

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New undersea cable cutter risks Internet’s backbone (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-16 | get Undersea Cable Repair Kit → | tags: undersea cables, chinese research ship, haiyang dizhi 2

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Deals: Most affordable M5 Pro MacBook Pro $150 off, Apple Watch from $219, black Apple USB cables from $7, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-15 | by Justin Kahn | get Apple Watch Series 8 → | tags: macbook pro, apple watch, usb-c cables

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China tests deep-sea electro-hydrostatic actuator that can cut undersea cables at a depth of 3,500 meters — state hails successful trial and hints at deployment readiness (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-15 | by Stephen Warwick | get Deep-sea Cable Cutting Tool → | tags: deep-sea electro-hydrostatic actuator, haiyang dizhi 2, undersea cables

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Deals: All 15-inch M5 MacBook Air models $150 off, Series 11 $99 off, Nomad leather iPhone 17 cases, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-10 | by Justin Kahn | get Nomad Leather iPhone 17 Case → | tags: macbook air, apple watch series 11, nomad iphone cases

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The cables powering the internet are under the ocean – and under threat (techspot.com)

2026-04-10 | get Undersea Ethernet Cable Repair Kit → | tags: submarine cables, telegeography, internet infrastructure