4 d. ago Massive Google Cloud outage disrupts popular internet services

NEW YORK — Popular online services across the globe were disrupted Thursday due to ongoing issues at Google Cloud. Tens of thousands of users of Spotify, Discord and other platforms began noticing issues with their services early in the afternoon, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages. Outage reports for music streamer Spotify in particular, peaked […]

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4 d. ago Internet ‘nutrition labels’ would boost consumer literacy when comparing plans: prof

The CRTC should move forward with implementing its proposed “nutrition label” requirement to help shoppers compare home internet plans, despite opposition from some providers, an internet researcher says. The change would make it mandatory for internet service providers to list certain metrics — such as those describing price and speed — for plans they offer […]

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1 week ago Musk’s Starlink gets key license to launch satellite internet services in India

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has granted a key license to Elon Musk’s Starlink, bringing the satellite provider a step closer to launching its commercial internet services in the country, a top Indian government official said on Friday. “Yes. License has been granted,” said the official with direct knowledge of the matter at the department […]

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1 week ago Musk threatens to decommission a key space station link for NASA

As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world’s richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station. After Trump threatened to cut government contracts given to Musk’s SpaceX rocket company and his Starlink internet satellite services, Musk responded […]

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2 w. ago South Africa denies bending the rules to give Musk’s Starlink preferential treatment

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s minister of communications on Tuesday denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was not proposed to benefit the Starlink business of white South African-born tech billionaire Elon Musk. Under South African law, foreign-owned companies are required to sell 30% of their subsidiaries to […]

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3 w. ago Bell Canada customers could get credit from this week's giant outage

If you were impacted by the internet outage on the Bell network on Wednesday, there might be a way for you to be compensated.The outage, which affected Bell, Telus and other Canadian service providers, was felt in multiple provinces shortly after 9 a.m. EDT on May 21.It seemed to primarily impact wireline internet services, with mobile internet still working for some Canadians. Wholesale providers like TekSavvy, which uses Rogers lines, appeared to be having issues as well.Although a Rogers spokesperson said it wasn't seeing an outage, there were mixed reports from customers. Some said their connection was fine, while others said they experienced an outage or slower-than-usual speeds.Downdetector showed internet issues with Rogers customers in B.C., Ontario, and Quebec, while Bell reported disruptions in Quebec and Ontario. Telus confirmed issues with wireless services in Alberta, B.C. and Eastern Canada.Amid the internet outage, Canadians were asking Bell wh...

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3 w. ago Bell says full internet, mobile service restored after outage in Ontario and Quebec

Bell says an hours-long outage that affected internet and cellular service for hundreds of thousands of customers across Ontario and Quebec on Wednesday morning was caused by a “technical issue.” The company said its services were fully restored by 11 a.m. after many users across both provinces began to notice the disruption around two hours […]

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3 w. ago Bell outage leaves some Ontario, Quebec customers without internet, cell service

A widespread internet and mobile outage has left some Bell customers without service on Wednesday morning. Bell Canada confirmed on social media shortly before 10 a.m. that some customers across Ontario and Quebec may be experiencing an internet service disruption. It said around 11:30 that the outage was also affecting mobile service. The company said […]

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3 w. ago Bell outage leaves some Ontario, Quebec customers without internet service

A widespread internet outage has left some Bell customers without service on Wednesday morning. Bell Canada confirmed on social media shortly before 10 a.m. that some customers across Ontario and Quebec may be experiencing an internet service disruption. The company said it is working to restore service as quickly as possible. “Our network team is […]

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3 w. ago Panne majeure: des milliers de clients de Bell privés d'internet et de services mobiles pendant plusieurs heures

Des milliers de clients de Bell rapportent être privés d'internet mercredi matin.

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3 w. ago Exolaunch Procures Launches on SpaceX Falcon 9 Rideshare Missions through 2028

With over 400 diverse satellites deployed by Exolaunch across 20 missions with SpaceX to date, the companies are set to continue collaborating on small satellite launches through 2028 DENVER & BERLIN — Exolaunch, the global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration, and deployment technologies, is announcing new, multi-year launch contracts with SpaceX that extend […]

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