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Carrier Global announced plans to build a $600 million manufacturing plant in Texas dedicated to producing cooling systems for data centers. The company described it as the largest single investment in its history, tied to rising demand from customers operating AI-focused data centers.
Allie and Hunter Taylor, who met as children and later married, launched baby carrier brand Mabē in November 2023 after struggling to find a carrier that was both stylish and affordable. The couple self-funded their first inventory order rather than seeking outside investors, and the product reportedly generated $500,000 in sales within under a minute of going live.
A physical packet from the 2001 implementation of RFC1149, the humorous internet standard for transmitting IP datagrams via carrier pigeon, is being auctioned at Christie's. The current bid stands at USD 2,600, according to a Slashdot reader who shared the auction link.
A Show HN post introduces version 2.0 of carrier-explode, a tool that extracts and decodes carrier configuration settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware. Users can look up APNs, VoLTE, Wi-Fi Calling and 5G settings per carrier, compare two versions or carriers side by side, and see differences between firmware builds. The project offers data via an API in JSON format or as a daily CC0-licensed dataset, with documentation in its wiki.
Apple has pushed a new carrier settings update, version 72.0.3, to iPhone 18 Pro Max users running the iOS 27.2 beta on AT&T, following last week's fix for devices on the stable iOS 27.0 release. The update addresses the same issue in which some users lost cellular service entirely, with affected phones showing an 'SOS' status indicator.
SpaceX is purchasing wireless spectrum licenses to support a mobile network built around its Starlink satellite system. The move would let the company offer direct cellular connectivity, positioning it to compete with established telecom carriers.
Apple confirmed a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max users on AT&T have lost cellular service entirely, unable to call, text or use mobile data. The company has pushed a carrier settings update and iOS 27.0.1 to prevent further cases, but affected users must get a device replacement from Apple or AT&T to restore service.
Apple has acknowledged a bug affecting a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max users on AT&T's network, causing devices to display an 'SOS' symbol and lose calls, texts, and data service. The company says iOS 27.0.1, released earlier this week, along with a new carrier settings update, should help prevent the issue, though it hasn't fixed phones already affected.
Some iPhone 18 Pro Max owners on AT&T's network reported losing all cellular connectivity, including the ability to dial 911, according to MacRumors, which estimates thousands of customers affected. Apple is rolling out an iOS 27.0.1 update alongside a separate carrier-settings patch to prevent the issue going forward, but says these fixes won't restore service on phones already affected. Apple told CNET it will give free replacement devices to those customers, who should contact Apple Support or AT&T.
Christie's is auctioning a physical scroll that was transmitted by carrier pigeon in 2001 as part of a real-world implementation of RFC 1149, the 1990 joke internet standard written by David Waitzman. Members of Norway's Bergen Linux User Group printed IP packets as hex strings, attached them to pigeons, and flew them roughly three miles between lofts, sending nine packets and receiving four replies. This particular packet was later framed and given to Waitzman himself.
A Reddit leak combined with reporting from The Mobile Report outlines T-Mobile's unannounced T-Mix plan lineup, showing 15 total plans split into Standard, More, and Loaded tiers, each with regular, 55+, First Responder, Military, and Student variants. The leaked pricing, which excludes AutoPay or other discounts, shows costs ranging from roughly $55 to $180 depending on tier and number of lines, with some discounted plans capped at two lines.
T-Mobile has increased its separately billed Regulatory Programs & Telco Recovery fee by $1, continuing a trend of raising this charge over the past two years. The fee, first introduced in 2004, is now billed apart from the advertised plan price on all current T-Mobile plans except legacy ones, reversing the carrier's earlier practice of folding fees into listed prices starting in 2017.