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Oliver Buchannon
Jason Presement
Issue #123

May 15, 2026

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15 min read

Issue #123

Bell fired workers fight back, Starlink takes cable subs, and Cloudflare blames AI for 1,100 layoffs at record revenue, 30 stories this week

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #122

May 8, 2026

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22 min read

Issue #122

Copper thieves, $4.25B fiber deals, and the Pentagon picking AI sides, and 48 other stories

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #121

May 1, 2026

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27 min read

Issue #121

Legacy cable threatened by fiber dominance | FCC rules boost Starlink capacity | Fibre rates threaten independent ISPs | Data centre approvals outpace regulation | T-Mobile blends 5G with Starlink | Amazon sidesteps FCC ban for satellites | AI detects cancer years earlier | Can chickens run around headless? and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #120

Apr 24, 2026

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17 min read

Issue #120

Amazon’s Eero dodges FCC | AI growth is straining global transport network capacity | Rogers blames outdated rules for cuts and cancellations | Has telecom already entered the era of AI agents? | Can Starlink qualify as a BEAD broadband provider? | New bill could unlock satellite launches from Canada | Why SpaceX may never become a trillion-dollar rival | AI scam test reveals shockingly convincing deception tactics | Condom prices may surge 30% amid Iran conflict, and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #119

Apr 17, 2026

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16 min read

Issue #119

$54M project replaced by AI for pennies | The end of clicking: AI takes over interfaces | AI won’t cause chaos, just constant attacks | Telcos must reinvent themselves for the AI era | “Best network”, no longer a winning strategy | Amazon’s $11B move to control global connectivity | Governments are building the future completely fragmented | Space-based computing is officially real | AI is quietly reshaping how we raise kids | New study confirms lobsters feel pain, and more

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #118

Apr 10, 2026

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40 min read

Issue #118

CRTC's 4th Broadband Fund Call | Canada's telecom race to zero | Jassy: Amazon's rural focus | Telecoms cutting back on CAPEX | Fiber scarcity affecting DC builds | Who controls the control plane? | FCC Router Ban - 109M at risk | Starlink is faster, but not fast enough | Time to start treating space as infrastructure | Starlink winning urban as well | No one will insure nuke-powered sats | NASA lasered 100Gb from space | Every Canadian Data Centre, mapped | Japan's robots are filling jobs | Global Worker Engagement survey | Headless human clones | A Teen Allergic to Water and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #117

Apr 3, 2026

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34 min read

Issue #117

Vendors hit hardest by FCC rules | Fiber is being revalued as core infrastructure | Starlink threatens traditional broadband providers | Telcos evolve into core AI infrastructure layer | Artemis 2 tests next-gen lunar mission tech | Starlink satellite breakup raises debris concerns | Space-based data centers raise legal uncertainty | Leaked AI model rattles cybersecurity markets | New report tracks digital infrastructure market trends | Solar radiation risks raise questions for Artemis II and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #116

Mar 27, 2026

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39 min read

Issue #116

Instagram, YouTube ruled addictive | US foreign router ban explained | Nationwide public fiber network proposed | Telcos underinvesting in cybersecurity? | Nvidia claims networking crown | Internet cables detect moonquakes | Russia launches Starlink rival | Amazon battles SpaceX over satellites | Alberta data centres face water stress | Canadians skeptical of AI data centres | AI skills gap rapidly widening | AI disruption threatens telecom industry | Musk unveils $25B chip factory | Amazon plans smartphone comeback | China approves brain chips | Why humans have chins and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #115

Mar 20, 2026

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36 min read

Issue #115

Telcos must rethink role in AI-cloud | Nvidia GTC Keynote | Wi-Fi 9 to enable next-gen wireless | AI demand shifts from network to hyperscalers | Trump wants 6G for 2028 Olympics | AI inference grids | Blue Origin's constellation for space data centers | Starlink hits 10,000 | Kepler launches NVIDIA-powered cloud | Nova Scotia selected as sovereign launch site | Starlink proven in extreme Arctic | Family rejects $26M to allow data center project | BCE invests $1.7B in Sask AI data center | OpenAI experts opposed risky adult chatbot features | Palantir shows military chatbot planning | Scientists hide messages using negative light physics | Doctor finds genetic cause of family tooth disorder and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #114

Mar 13, 2026

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40 min read

Issue #114

Telus investigates massive breach | CRTC bans switching fees for carriers | Google exits FTTH | Telcos push edge compute to cell towers | Internet Society urges overhaul of CRTC | Bell drops another dispute with Telus | X investigates Grok's offensive responses | Olds DC rejected | Starlink lowers satellites | Planners push shared utility corridors strategy | FCC criticizes Amazon's launch cadence | Drone threats to data centers | OpenAI sued by Tumbler Ridge parents | Amazon's internal review on major outages | US pilot program for flying cars, and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #113

Mar 6, 2026

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33 min read

Issue #113

Canadian ISP SMBs reveal shifting competitive realities | FTTH market consolidation wave expected in 2026 | Google pushes AI deeper into telco networks | Bell and Telus settle fiber sharing standoff | Bell launches 5G Advanced hinting toward 6G | AI becomes telcos’ latest bid for relevance | Aggressive $25 fiber pricing sparks broadband price war | Canada moves toward massive national energy corridor | MEF’s new push toward AI-native internet services | AT&T rapidly removing Nokia gear from network | Starlink preparing next-generation direct-to-device satellite constellation | TELUS bets on satellite cellular coverage nationwide | Drone strikes expose vulnerability of global cloud infrastructure | Pentagon deal backlash drives surge in ChatGPT uninstalls | VCs fear AI could wipe out startups | Startup claims technology to stop lightning strikes | Scientists finally explain why basketball shoes squeak and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #112

Feb 27, 2026

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36 min read

Issue #112

2026 CRTC Market Report | Is cable finally pivoting to fiber? | BEAD-funded LEO must prove real performance | Europe’s telcos unite for sovereign edge cloud | Terrestar pushes Canada toward satellite sovereignty | Ottawa challenges OpenAI’s safety oversight framework | AI tools now auditing AI-written code | Starlink targets 150Mbps direct-to-phone connectivity | Amazon Leo prepares to enter home broadband | Arctic emerges as next space frontier | Canada moves to build its own GPS | Hydro-Québec hikes power rates for data centers | Public backlash grows against surveillance cameras | Webb uncovers massive auroras on Uranus and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #111

Feb 20, 2026

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35 min read

Issue #111

OpenVault Q424 Broadband Report | DSP Leader Industry Vision Report 2026 | New - in depth regulatory summaries | Amazon opens LEO modem to third parties | Bell halts western rollout over wholesale dispute | Texas Sues TP-Link over 'Web of deception' |Starlink adds one million users in 53 days | U of T spinout alleges $150M breach | Quebec to charge data centres premium rates | Spotify engineers rely fully on AI tools | Ring’s pet tracking raised surveillance concerns | Canada weighs risks of youth social media ban | Creepy humanoid robots show off kung-fu moves and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #110

Feb 13, 2026

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38 min read

Issue #110

Telus has a new CEO | FCC OKs 4,500 new satellites for Amazon | Why does Thread Matter? | Where is AI tearing through corp America? | Bell wants a DC Campus in Saskatchewan | Open standards for MDUs | Identity token management for CSPs | More States considering DC pause | Why is Elon pivoting to the Moon? | Billing issues drive 2.5x churn | ASTMobile 2,400 sq' BlueBird 6 | Telus outspends peers in spectrum auction | Starlink, Amazon Leo, TeraWave - what's different? | AirPod Pro 4 with earbud cameras? | What supercharged Uranus with radiation and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #109

Feb 6, 2026

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37 min read

Issue #109

Charter’s new invincible WiFi | Hidden risk inside US Fiber Networks | One milllllion orbital data centres from SpaceX | Best WiFi - Rogers, Bell or Telus? | ATT, AWS and Amazon LEO Collaborate | Starcloud wants 88,000 satellites | DOCSIS fighting vendor lock-in | XGS-PON Dominates | Canada’s best 5G.. enough already? | FCC: Internet Access Services report | Overhead utility line monitoring | Subsea is the new security frontier | Global satellite performance report | Terrestar: Hybrid IoT and new D2D | BC’s 400MW DC competition | Canadian’s many concerns about AI | Bell’s ‘sovereign digital spine’ | OpenClaw runs amok! | Toronto’s Waabi enabling robotaxis | World first biometric AI robot - 92% human-like walking and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #108

Jan 30, 2026

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37 min read

Issue #108

Meta locks $6B fiber supply | 40% AI investments will evaporate | Fiber shortage: 60-week wait times | SpaceX demands grants, zero guarantees | Your emails detour through US | Telcos split: dumb pipes vs AI | Starlink vs AST: winner takes all | Olds proposes $10B data centre | Rats eat fiber, derail rescue | Alien megastructures could actually exist | Salt Typhoon: Telcos completely unprepared | Secret AI data center location | Musk's Grok investigated for images, Creepy humanoid robot learns from mirror selfies and more!!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #107

Jan 23, 2026

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36 min read

Issue #107

FBA's 2025 Fiber Cost Report | Telus Accuses Bell of Degrading Wholesale Service | Telecom Executives Among Highest Paid CEOs Canada | Trump Wants Tech Companies Buy Unused Power | Verizon Outage: Analysts and More Weigh In | Claude Taking AI World by Storm | Blue Origin Introduces 6 Tbps Space Network | Musk and Ryanair's O'Leary Trade Starlink Insults | Pet Cow Scratches With Broom, and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #106

Jan 16, 2026

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38 min read

Issue #106

Telus buyouts signal shift to automation | Rogers still leads in customer complaints | FCC votes to supercharge WiFi | Virgin Plus internet quietly shut down | Did Billy Bob lie to us? | CRTC demands clearer telecom service info | Iran shows Starlink can be jammed | Microsoft wants Big Tech to pay | Meta turns to nuclear for AI power | Ötzi the Iceman mummy had an STI and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #105

Jan 9, 2026

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36 min read

Issue #105

AWS racing ahead on Hollow Core Fiber | CRTC petition puts ‘junk fees’ on trial | Kepler enters space race | Amazon’s network autonomy exposes telco gap | 6 GHz opens floodgates for Wi-Fi | Grok AI triggers major content crisis | Fiber becomes security layer, not just pipe | Hello, Dr. ChatGPT | Nordspace clears another hurdle | AI demand crashing memory supply chains | 50 mind-blowing science facts, and much more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #104

Jan 2, 2026

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29 min read

Issue #104

AI is coming for jobs next year | Canada’s top ISPs ranked for gamers | Say goodbye to your landline forever | Ontario’s $200B bet rides on mapping | Starlink Lowers LEOs | Amazon might be lowering your electricity bill | China’s targeting Starlink with lasers and drones | Samsung eyes direct link to Starlink | Brookfield dives deep into AI infrastructure | Meta just bought Manus | Japan’s new laser can destroy drones | Social media apps may get warning labels | LiveScience Christmas Crossword Puzzle and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #103

Dec 26, 2025

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36 min read

Issue #103

Survey Results and Prize Winner | AI is breaking the fiber supply chain. | Running out of fiber. Fast. | Big Tech just jumped the energy queue. | Google just bought your next power plant. | AI data centers are bleeding memory dry. | Space broadband, no new phone needed. | America wants space. All of it. | AI is minting billionaires overnight | Cats meow more at men

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #102

Dec 19, 2025

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43 min read

Issue #102

Bell Internet Bills Keep Rising | Australia Bans Social Media for Kids | Solar Storm Threatens Starlink | Biggest Outages of 2025 Revealed | AI Data Centers Drive Silver Surge | China's Qianfan Nears Global Coverage and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #101

Dec 12, 2025

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37 min read

Issue #101

AI just launched into orbit — literally. | Amazon’s satellite project is behind — will the FCC kill it? | Oracle's AI bets spark fears of a bursting bubble. | Satellites are ruining space telescopes, NASA warns. | Canada’s Arctic is getting its own encrypted internet and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #100

Dec 5, 2025

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44 min read

Issue #100

Thank You! and some stats | Survey Says - Broadband in expensive | DCs in space - "terrible, horrible, no good idea" | Cisco says SPs buying again | Starlink gets $661M in BEAD | AT&T suing T-Mo over Easy Switch App | VLEO: the new frontier | AI Anxiety in the workplace | Cable is the new copper | Is AI Infra Canada's secret weapon? | Life advice that sounds good, but will destroy you.. and LOTS more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
Issue #99

Nov 28, 2025

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33 min read

Issue #99

Amazon Leo debuts gigabit “Ultra” | T-Mobile’s new switching app | The Data Center resistance has arrived! | The 2026 Telecom landscape | New Forever Chemicals. Blame Data Centers | Bell says “overly frothy” offers are done | NERC 2025-26 WRA | Cooling chips with lasers | Alexa+ Comes to Canada | Foul-foul mouthed AI tedd bear | Butt-breathing could be a thing, and more!

Jason Presement
Jason Presement
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