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AI infrastructure stocks rally on deal announcements from Qualcomm, Corning (cnbc.com)

2026-09-08 | by Isabel O'Brien | get Cable Matters OM4 LC to LC fiber optic patch cable → | tags: qualcomm, corning, ai data centers

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The Cables That Connect the World (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | get Tubes A Journey to the Center of the Internet Andrew Blum → | tags: fiber-optic cable, strait of gibraltar, ceuta

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AT&T Sues Charter Over ‘Fiber’ Internet (cnet.com)

2026-08-28 | by Joe Supan | get Motorola MB8611 cable modem → | tags: att, charter, spectrum

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Undersea cable to Antarctica through Drake Passage is viable, researchers find — 1,600km route to Chile could spell an end to research data leaving in 'suitcases full of hard drives' (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-24 | by Luke James | get LaCie Rugged portable SSD → | tags: drake passage, antarctic research bases, chile

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Thunder + fiber-optic cabling used for seismic imaging (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: seismic imaging, thunderquakes, fiber-optic cabling

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Broadband Cables Are Surprisingly Good at Detecting Earthquakes (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: fiber optic cables, earthquake detection, broadband cables

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Fiber-Optic Internet Cables Measure Earthquakes More Accurately Than the Government’s Alert System, Study Finds (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: fiber optic cables, earthquake detection, government alert system

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The Government’s Earthquake Warning System Has a 30% Accuracy Rate. Scientists Found Something Better (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: fiber optic cables, earthquake warning system, government

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A Remote Indigenous Community Built One of Canada’s Fastest Fiber Networks (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-07-30 | by Rachel Berkowitz | tags: fiber-optic network, western james bay telecom, fort albany first nation

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Corning tumbles 16% after earnings, leading rout in optical stocks (cnbc.com)

2026-07-28 | by Cj Haddad | tags: corning, fiber-optic, china

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This tiny fiber-optic plug could make laser weapons battlefield-ready (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: attalon, fiber-optic, laser weapons

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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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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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The Surprisingly Long Life of the Vacuum Tube (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-11 | by Brian Potter | get Vacuum Tube Kit → | tags: vacuum tube, semiconductors, ccd sensors

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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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Corning CEO to Cramer: Deals with 2 unnamed hyperscalers 'larger' than $6B Meta pact (cnbc.com)

2026-05-07 | by Zev Fima | get Corning Gorilla Glass Screen Protector → | tags: corning, nvidia, hyperscalers

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Nvidia partners with Corning to build the fiber optic backbone for next-gen AI data centers (techspot.com)

2026-05-06 | get Corning Optical Fiber Kit → | tags: nvidia, corning, fiber optic

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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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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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The Free Market Lie: Why Switzerland Has 25 Gbit Internet and America Doesn't (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | by Stefan Schüller | get Swiss Gbit Internet Router → | tags: switzerland, 25 gbit internet, fiber optic

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Fiber HDMI cables enable full-bandwidth 8K over runs up to 990 feet (techspot.com)

2026-03-29 | get High-Speed 8K HDMI Cable → | tags: fiber-optic strands, hdmi, active optical cable

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$500 fiber optic HDMI cable delivers flawless 48 Gbps performance across a staggering 990 feet — crushes 8K at 60 Hz and 4K at 120 Hz over long distances (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-28 | by Hassam Nasir | get Fiber Optic HDMI Cable → | tags: fiber optic hdmi, ruipro, active optical cable

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Earthquake scientists reveal how overplowing weakens soil at experimental farm (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-25 | by Gillian Dohrn | get Soil Stabilization Kit → | tags: harper adams university, university of washington, agroseismology

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Fiber internet provider says it can detect leaking water pipes using existing infrastructure, prevented loss of 2 million liters a day over three months — Lightsonic tech detects underground vibrations, machine learning isolates the source (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-14 | by Jowi Morales | get Lightsonic Pipe Leak Detector → | tags: fiber optic cables, distributed acoustic sensing, lightsonic

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Google sells partial stake in fiber business, becomes minority owner of new venture (cnbc.com)

2026-03-12 | by Jennifer Elias | get Google Fiber Startup Kit → | tags: google fiber, astound broadband, stonepeak

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U.K. internet provider's bailout cancelled because rats chewed through its fiber optic cables — biodegradable cable jackets use soy- or corn-based materials, attracting hungry rats (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-31 | by Jowi Morales | get Bioplastic → | tags: fiber, fiber optic, hardware