Underwater cables are a vital piece of the AI buildout and internet — investment is booming

[ad_1] Over 95% of international data and voice call traffic travels through nearly a million miles of underwater communication cables. These cables carry government communications, financial transactions, email, video calls and streaming around the world. The first commercial telecommunication subsea cable was used for telegraphs and was laid across the English Channel between Dover, England … Read more

Erasing personal data from the devices you discard is a booming business

[ad_1] Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images “Our first concern is always data, data, data, data,” said Sean Magann, chief commercial officer for Sims Lifecycle Services. Magann was emphasizing a primary focus of Sims and other IT asset disposition, or ITAD, providers, whose business is managing end-of-life, used and discarded IT equipment, such as smartphones, … Read more