The iPhone maker said a proposal in Congress would weaken a privacy-protection tool it rolled out last year, adding that the change could benefit “irresponsible” companies profiting from user data. Read More

T5 Data Centers plans to build a 140-acre, 200 megawatt campus in Georgia, adjacent to Fort Gordon and the U.S. Army’s Cyber Command Headquarters. The new campus taps into a cluster of advanced cybersecurity initiatives based in Augusta, Read More

Microsoft agreed to buy Activision Blizzard in an all-cash deal valued at $68.7 billion, using its largest acquisition by far to grab a videogame heavyweight that has been roiled by claims of workplace misconduct. Read More

Development in the Dallas market is driven by major wholesale data center providers, who have been creating multi-building campuses to support long-term growth. A new DCF special report examines market supply and demand trends. Read More

A Chinese-built mobile app that is mandatory for all participants in the Winter Olympics contains security flaws that could make it easy for a hacker to steal sensitive personal information, cybersecurity researchers in Canada warn. Read More

From around the world today: a new data center project, a new backbone deployment, an interconnection, and some brand new fiber: … [visit site to read mor Read More

As you’ve probably heard, an undersea volcano in the Pacific near the island of Tonga exploded over the weekend, the largest such event in at least a generation or so. But you didn’t hear it from Tonga, because that explosion took out the island’s subsea communications links. … [visit site to read mor Read More

The scrutiny on Icon Aircraft comes as Washington and Beijing vie to control technologies seen as critical for future competitiveness. Read More

Residents fear groundwater contamination from coal ash, but Springfield’s City, Water, Light and Power says closing ash ponds will actually endanger water supply. EPA coal ash announcement turns up the heat on Illinois municipal utility is an article from Energy News Network, a nonprofit news service covering the clean energy transition. If you would like...

Carriers said in a letter to U.S. officials that current FAA flight-safety measures to accommodate the new wireless service could result in a significant disruption of their flight schedules this week. Read More