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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.
An IT worker discovered his parents' Wi-Fi-connected Keurig coffee maker had uploaded roughly 1TB and downloaded nearly 10GB of data over 10 days, saturating their network access point. He unplugged the device and replaced it rather than diagnose the cause, though most traffic stayed on the local network and a reboot likely would have resolved it.
Ripple Custody version 1.43 now supports the Canton Network, enabling banks and funds to hold and transfer Canton assets within their existing custody systems. The update, released on October 5, 2026, allows clients to connect their own validators, with signing keys remaining securely in their own vaults, ensuring control over transaction authorization. Institutions can custody Canton Coin (CC) and CIP-56 tokens, leveraging Canton’s privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain infrastructure used by major financial firms.
An IT professional named Nomad discovered his parents' smart coffee maker had generated 1TB of data traffic over 10 days while monitoring their home network remotely. Most of the traffic stayed within the home network rather than going out to the internet, but it was enough to overwhelm part of their Wi-Fi access point. Nomad attributed the issue to a likely bug in the device and decided to disconnect it rather than investigate further.
Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day 2026 includes discounts on Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 networking gear, including the TP-Link Archer AXE75 standalone router, now $89.99 instead of $119.99. TP-Link's Deco XE75 mesh system, which covers up to 7,200 square feet across three nodes, is also discounted as part of the sale.
Amazon has discounted the TP-Link LS1005G unmanaged 5-port gigabit Ethernet switch to $7.99, matching its lowest recorded price. The compact, fanless device requires no setup, plugging directly into a router to add four extra wired ports for devices like consoles, PCs, printers and NAS drives.
TP-Link's Deco 7 BE25 BE500 Wi-Fi 7 mesh dual-pack is now priced at $149.99 on Amazon, down from $199.99, while the triple-pack is listed at $198.19, a cut from $299.99. The system delivers combined speeds up to 5,012 Mbps, covers up to 4,600 or 6,600 square feet depending on pack size, and supports more than 150 connected devices.
Aaron Sorkin's film depicts Frances Haugen, a Facebook product manager, as she leaks internal documents to the Wall Street Journal and testifies before Congress, highlighting her efforts to expose platform issues. The movie combines real events with some timeline adjustments, notably placing key moments on January 6, 2021, instead of their actual dates.
Aaron Sorkin tells WIRED he spent years fielding pitches for a follow-up to The Social Network before finding his angle: former Facebook engineer Frances Haugen, who leaked internal documents to journalist Jeff Horwitz. Those documents became the Wall Street Journal's 2021 'Facebook Files' series, which detailed the company's internal knowledge of harms ranging from hate speech to body image issues that it allegedly downplayed while prioritizing growth.
Aaron Sorkin has written and directed 'The Social Reckoning,' a companion film to 'The Social Network' built around The Wall Street Journal's reporting with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. The movie traces Haugen's time at the company and uses her account to show how its pursuit of growth turned it into a societal hazard, with Mark Zuckerberg a prominent but secondary figure.
Some desktop PCs include two Ethernet ports to give users more networking flexibility, such as failover backup connections or access to separate networks. The dual ports can also enable link aggregation (also called NIC teaming or bonding), which combines two Ethernet links into one connection for added bandwidth and redundancy, provided both ends support and configure it.
When ISPs only offer device rentals, consumers face a decision between ongoing fees and upfront purchases. Buying a $200 modem/router can be more economical over time, especially with typical rental costs of $20 per month. If users can select their own equipment, they gain customization options, improved security, and greater privacy, though initial costs may be higher.