Roamless Secures $12M To Expand Global eSIM Connectivity Platform

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Global connectivity provider Roamless has closed a $12 million Series A funding round, led by Rasmal Ventures, with participation from Shorooq, Revo Capital, Finberg, and JIMCO. This new capital brings Roamless’ total funding to $18 million, following a $…

bgr - With Apple's first foray into foldables reportedly on the way, going eSIM-only for the iPhone Fold may make room for things like improved battery life.

#hardware #mobiletech #apple #china #iphone #batteries #telecommunications #smartphone #foldable

A foldable iPhone is coming, and it may change how you see foldables forever

3 months / digitaltrends

The ‘iPhone Fold’ May Skip a Physical SIM in Favor of eSIM

3 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Apple's Creaseless iPhone Fold Could Become Its Most Expensive Phone Yet

3 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

2026 iPhone Fold could launch as eSIM only

3 months / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

The MacRumors Show: Galaxy Z TriFold vs. Apple's Foldable iPhone

3 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

iPhone Fold Rumors Point To eSIM-Only Design

3 months / bgr

Rumor suggest obvious: iPhone Fold to be eSIM only

3 months / appleinsider

iPhone Fold Will Be eSIM-Only, But Chinese Users May Have Other Ideas

3 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

OnePlus 15 finally gets FCC clearance after government shutdown delay—preorders live

Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - The device starts at $900 and comes with a free gift for a limited time.

#mobiletech #us #oneplus #technology #telecommunications #smartphone #qualcomm #snapdragon #fcc

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3 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

OnePlus 15 finally gets FCC clearance after government shutdown delay—preorders live

3 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

The wait is almost over for the OnePlus 15

3 months / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

OnePlus 15 launches US preorders after delayed FCC clearance

3 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones

Jagmeet Singh / techcrunch - On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain voluntary, and that smartphone makers would no longer be required to preload it on devices they sell.

#cybersecurity #techpolicy #apple #google #samsung #government #india #apps #privacy #telecommunications

Govt reversed mandate, users gain removal control (12)
SIM binding rules debated amid app reversal (1)
Tech giants resist forced app preinstallation (3)
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Govt reversed mandate, users gain removal control

India Pulls Its Preinstalled iPhone App Demand

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

India Withdraws Mandate to Pre-Install State-Run App on iPhones

3 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

India will no longer require smartphone makers to preinstall its state-run 'cybersecurity' app

3 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

India Drops Order Requiring Apple to Preload Government App on Smartphones

3 months / iclarified

India backs off mandatory 'cyber safety' app after surveillance backlash

3 months / therecord

India rolls back order to preinstall cybersecurity app on smartphones

3 months / techxplore

Users Can Now Remove India’s Preinstalled Cybersecurity App

3 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Centre Revokes Sanchar Saathi App Mandate For Smartphone Makers

3 months / inc42 / Palak Sharma

After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones

3 months / techcrunch / Jagmeet Singh

India reverses order to install government app on all smartphones

3 months / ft

India rolls back order to preinstall cybersecurity app on smartphones

3 months / go

India scraps order to pre-install state-run cyber safety app on smartphones

3 months / bbc

Apple pushes back on India's iPhone security app install order

appleinsider - Apple is planning to tell the Indian government it won't comply with an order to preinstall a state-backed app on iPhones, as doing so would introduce big security and privacy issues.India wants a security app preinstalled on new iPhones - Image Credit: A…

#techpolicy #apple #government #india #apps #security #privacy #telecommunications #smartphone #digitalprivacy

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Govt Mandate & Political Pushback (3)
Privacy & Security Debate (1)
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Apple Resists Mandate

Apple To Resist India Order To Preload State-Run App As Political Outcry Builds

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Apple to Resist Order in India to Preload State-Run App on iPhones

3 months / reuters / John Gruber

India orders mandatory security app on phones, Apple refuses to comply

3 months / techspot

Apple will refuse to preload state-run “snooping” app on iPhones, report says

3 months / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

Apple Resists India’s Cyber Safety App Mandate, Potentially Affecting Millions of Users

3 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Apple to Defy India’s ‘Undeletable’ App Mandate

3 months / idropnews / Chris Hauk

Apple Plans to Resist India's Order to Preload Government App on iPhone [Report]

3 months / iclarified

Apple will reportedly refuse India’s order to preinstall a government app

3 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Apple will reportedly refuse to pre-install India's state-mandated security app

3 months / engadget / Sarah Fielding

Apple pushes back on India's iPhone security app install order

3 months / appleinsider

Govt Mandate & Political Pushback

FirstFT: India orders government-developed app to be installed on all smartphones

3 months / ft

Opposition Calls Out Scindia on Sanchar Saathi, Protests Over Surveillance Fears

3 months / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

India plans to verify and record every smartphone in circulation

3 months / techcrunch / Jagmeet Singh

Privacy & Security Debate

Can the Sanchar Saathi App’s Security & Privacy Risks Be Justified?

3 months / medianama / Azdhan

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3 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

New: India is expanding its anti-theft and cybersecurity program to include both new and used smartphones, aiming to curb device theft and online fraud — but raising privacy concerns. techcrunch.com/2025/12/02/i...

3 months / bsky / @journalistjagmeet.com / journalistjagmeet.com

The Indian government has ordered smartphone makers to preinstall its Sanchar Saathi app on all devices, a move that is raising fresh privacy concerns.

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

The Battle Over Africa's Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses

EditorDavid / slashdot - In his mid-20s, Lu Heng "got an idea that has made him a lot richer," writes the Wall Street Journal. He scooped up 10 million unused IP addresses, mostly form Africa, and then leases them to companies, mostly outside Africa, "that need them badly."[A]rou…

#china #antitrust #governance #internet #telecommunications #intellectualproperty #digitalprivacy #regulation

The Battle Over Africa's Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses

3 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

The Battle Over Africa’s Great Untapped Resource: IP Addresses

3 months / wsj / Alexandra Wexler

Amazon’s Leo Satellite Internet Introduces 1 Gbps ‘Ultra’ Antenna

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Amazon is moving forward with its satellite broadband ambitions by debuting a high-powered antenna under its newly named Amazon Leo brand.The post Amazon’s Leo Satellite Internet Introduces 1 Gbps ‘Ultra’ Antenna first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

#networking #amazon #space #business #broadband #internet #technology #telecommunications #satellite #starlink

You could soon get 1 Gbps internet from space thanks to Amazon Leo

3 months / digitaltrends

Amazon Leo is ready for testing and aimed squarely at Starlink’s dominance

3 months / fastcompany / Anna-Louise Jackson

Amazon’s Leo Satellite Internet Introduces 1 Gbps ‘Ultra’ Antenna

3 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Amazon’s Starlink competitor is launching with ‘world’s fastest satellite internet antenna’

3 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Amazon starts letting businesses test rebranded Leo satellite service as it plays catchup to Musk's Starlink

3 months / cnbc

Major web outage live: Cloudflare says ‘incident is now resolved’

digitaltrends - An issue with service provider Cloudflare saw several high-profile sites experience issues, but the problem is now fixed.

#cybersecurity #cloud #software #networking #infosec #internet #technology #telecommunications #cloudflare

Digital Ecosystem Vulnerabilities (2)
Outage Impact & Recovery (6)
Technical Breakdown & Post Mortem (5)
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Digital Ecosystem Vulnerabilities

Why does the internet keep crashing so often? First Google Cloud, then AWS, now Cloudflare.

3 months / mashable

Cloudflare Outage Impact On Google, Bing & Other Search Bots - Your Site Will Be Fine

3 months / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Outage Impact & Recovery

Major web outage: Cloudflare confirms ‘services are currently operating normally’

3 months / digitaltrends

Cloudflare Outage Hits Hard Across the Web, but Recovery Is in Progress

3 months / cnet / Katie Collins

Cloudflare Suffered Hours Long Outage (Which Brought Down Daring Fireball, Among Thousands of Other Sites)

3 months / theguardian / John Gruber

Major web outage live: Cloudflare says ‘incident is now resolved’

3 months / digitaltrends

Cloudflare Outage Takes Down Huge Chunk of the Internet, Slowly Coming Back Online

3 months / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Major Cloudflare outage is affecting Substack, X, ChatGPT, and more

3 months / theshortcut / Max Buondonno

Technical Breakdown & Post Mortem

Cloudflare explains Tuesday’s outage that temporarily took down ChatGPT

3 months / theverge / Richard Lawler

Cloudflare broke itself – and a big chunk of the Internet – with a bad database query

3 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Cloudflare 18 November 2025 Outage Post Mortem

3 months / cloudflare

Widespread Cloudflare outage blamed on mysterious traffic spike

3 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Cloudflare outage cause revealed: This is what happened.

3 months / mashable

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"Mysterious Traffic Spike" eh? The conspiracist part of my brain has been feeling for a while like all the major cloud providers have been being systematically probed ever since Lord Orange returned to power.

3 months / bsky / @p3.paisleypeinforte.co.uk / p3.paisleypeinforte.co.uk

Widespread Cloudflare outage blamed on mysterious traffic spike arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

3 months / bsky / @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social / jenlucpiquant.bsky.social

Cloudflare Outage Takes Down Huge Chunk of the Internet, Slowly Coming Back Online

3 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they'll get built

techxplore - The forecasts are eye-popping: utilities saying they'll need two or three times more electricity within a few years to power massive new data centers that are feeding a fast-growing AI economy.

#cloud #energy #government #datacenter #environment #technology #telecommunications #regulation

341MW 전력용량으로 수십만장의 GB300 NVL72 서버랙을 굴리는 비트코인 채굴 업자가 거액의 적자를 내는 코인 채굴 때려치고 AI 데이터센터로 전업 발표. 이미 전력을 확보했기 때문에 AI 데이터 센터 전력 규제에 걸리지 않는다고. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

3 months / bsky / @purengom.com / purengom.com

Power: The answer to and source of all your AI datacenter problems

3 months / theregister / Tobias Mann

Major Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI, plans to fully abandon crypto mining by 2027 as miners convert to AI en masse — Bitfarm to leverage 341 megawatt capacity for AI following $46 million Q3 loss

3 months / tomshardware

Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they'll get built

3 months / techxplore

Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they'll get built

3 months / go

WhatsApp to Enable Messaging Interoperability With Two Other Apps in the EU

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Meta will soon enable messaging interoperability in WhatsApp for EU users. BirdyChat and Haiket are the first third-party messaging apps that will be supported.The post WhatsApp to Enable Messaging Interoperability With Two Other Apps in the EU appeared f…

#apps #europe #telecommunications #instantmessaging #digitalmarketsact #eu #regulation

Users in Europe who have opted in to the third-party integration will be able to share messages, images, voice messages, videos and files.

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

WhatsApp to launch third-party chat integration in Europe soon

3 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

WhatsApp third-party chat support is coming to EU users

3 months / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

WhatsApp to Enable Messaging Interoperability With Two Other Apps in the EU

3 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

WhatsApp enables interoperability with two other messengers in the EU

3 months / engadget

WhatsApp Launching Third-Party Chat Support Across EU Countries

3 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

WhatsApp is launching third-party chat integration in Europe

3 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

Amazon’s Starlink Rival Renamed ‘Leo’ as Blue Origin Lands Rocket at Sea

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Amazon has renamed its satellite internet program from Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo, as the company continues building a low Earth orbit network intended to bring high-speed connectivity to underserved regions. There are now over 150 Amazon Leo satellites…

#amazon #space #business #aerospace #technology #telecommunications #satellite #starlink

Amazon’s Starlink rival just got a new name: Amazon Leo

3 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Amazon Renames 'Project Kuiper' Satellite Internet Venture To 'Leo'

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Amazon’s Starlink Rival Renamed ‘Leo’ as Blue Origin Lands Rocket at Sea

3 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Starlink rival ‘Project Kuiper’ rebrands to Amazon Leo

3 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Amazon rebrands its Starlink competitor to Amazon Leo

3 months / engadget

Verizon may cut 15,000 jobs next week

engadget - The Wall Street Journal reported that Verizon plans to cut about 15,000 jobs over the next week. Sources told the publication that Verizon is attempting to reduce costs as it faces more competition for wireless service and home internet customers. At the …

#business #jobs #economy #layoffs #technology #telecommunications

Verizon may cut 15,000 jobs next week

3 months / engadget

Verizon Eyes Layoff That May Cut 15,000 Jobs

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Verizon to cut about 15,000 jobs as it restructures under new CEO

3 months / fastcompany / Reuters

Verizon To Cut About 15,000 Jobs

3 months / slashdot / msmash

Samsung tri-fold phone leak reveals name, iPad-like screen size, and launch date

techspot - The handset's specs come from reliable, long-time leaker Evan Blass, who has confirmed that Samsung is sticking with the previously rumored name of the Galaxy Z TriFold for the final retail branding.Read Entire Article

#hardware #mobiletech #samsung #android #gadget #technology #telecommunications #oled #smartphone #foldable

Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold possibly launching on December 5

3 months / mobilesyrup / Dean Daley

Samsung’s Trifold phone might get an on-the-nose name and heavy specs

3 months / digitaltrends

Samsung tri-fold phone leak reveals name, iPad-like screen size, and launch date

3 months / techspot

Samsungs trifold phone has exactly the name you expected

3 months / mashable

Samsung’s trifold gets a name and ‘confirmed’ specs

3 months / theverge / Thomas Ricker

iPhones might soon get enhanced messaging and navigation even off the network grid

digitaltrends - Apple is reportedly expanding its satellite ecosystem beyond emergency use, introducing a new framework that lets developers add satellite connectivity to their apps.

#mobiletech #apple #iphone #apps #technology #telecommunications #smartphone #satellite #developertools

Apple Has New iPhone Satellite Features in the Works, Report Says

3 months / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Apple's quiet satellite strategy is starting to look like a long-term play for global coverage

3 months / techspot

Apple is Developing New Satellite Features for iPhone and Apple Watch

3 months / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Apples iPhone might soon be able to send photos via satellite connection

3 months / mashable

The next iPhone could be satellite-powered

3 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

iPhones might soon get enhanced messaging and navigation even off the network grid

3 months / digitaltrends

Apple Plans On Bringing Exciting New Satellite Features To The iPhone

3 months / bgr

Apple reportedly plans ambitious satellite-powered iPhone features

Anthony Ha / techcrunch - While Apple’s iPhone already supports texting, calling emergency services, and contacting roadside assistance via satellite connectivity, the company may have many more satellite-powered features in the works.

#mobiletech #apple #iphone #technology #emergencyservices #telecommunications #smartphone #satellite #safety

Apple Explores New Satellite Features for Future iPhones https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/11/09/2353232/apple-explores-new-satellite-features-for-future-iphones?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

3 months / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

Apple Explores New Satellite Features for Future iPhones

3 months / slashdot / EditorDavid

Apple developing new iPhone satellite features for offline maps, photos, and 5G coverage

3 months / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

The Satellite Features on iPhones Will Actually Get Good Soon, Report Says

3 months / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Apple reportedly plans ambitious satellite-powered iPhone features

3 months / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

Apple is reportedly working on more satellite features for iPhone

3 months / engadget / Jackson Chen

Apple has big plans for more satellite features in future iPhones

3 months / appleinsider

SpaceX’s Starlink secures more spectrum and airlines as it passes 8 million customers

Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - The internet provider has bought more 'direct to cell' spectrum licenses from EchoStar and struck a deal with the owner of British Airways.

#space #business #broadband #internet #technology #telecommunications #elonmusk #satellite #starlink

T-Mobile launches satellite based text-to-911 service for remote areas

4 months / digitaltrends

SpaceX’s Starlink secures more spectrum and airlines as it passes 8 million customers

4 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

Starlink Reaches 8 Million Active Users in Over 150 Countries

4 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

SpaceX acquires $2.6 billion more in spectrum licenses from EchoStar

4 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

Amazon Builds First Solo Subsea Cable Linking Maryland To Ireland

msmash / slashdot - AWS today announced Fastnet, a subsea fiber-optic cable that will link Maryland's Eastern Shore to County Cork, Ireland. The project marks Amazon's first wholly-owned subsea cable system after previously participating in similar ventures through consortiu…

#cloud #networking #amazon #business #datacenter #internet #europe #technology #telecommunications

AWS to build Fastnet subsea internet cable that will link the US and Ireland

4 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Amazon Builds First Solo Subsea Cable Linking Maryland To Ireland

4 months / slashdot / msmash

Amazon’s Cork-Maryland subsea cable set to operate from 2028

4 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Amazon's new subsea internet cable Fastnet will have the capacity to stream 12.5 million HD movies simultaneously

4 months / cnbc

Bending Spoons raises $710M at $11BN, one day after buying AOL

John Reynolds / tech - Bending Spoons, the Italian tech conglomerate which typically acquires and tries to revive tech brands, has raised $710m in an equity fundraising round at an $11bn valuation, it said today.The announc...

#startups #digitaltransformation #investment #privateequity #business #finance #acquisitions #media #technology #telecommunications

Italian software company Bending Spoons is the new owner of AOL

4 months / techspot

Bending Spoons raises $270m at $11bn valuation

4 months / sifted

Bending Spoons raises $710M at $11BN, one day after buying AOL

4 months / tech / John Reynolds

Bending Spoons scoops up AOL in $2.8B debt-fueled deal

4 months / theregister / Richard Speed

Bending Spoons to acquire early internet pioneer AOL

John Reynolds / tech - Bending Spoons, the acquisitive Italian software conglomerate, is acquiring AOL, one of the internet’s most well known early companies.Bending Spoons is buying AOL from Yahoo, which is backed by priva...