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Cloudflare Outage Darkens Vast Portions of the Web

Cloudflare Outage Darkens Vast Portions of the Web
Cloudflare Outage Darkens Vast Portions of the Web
November 18, 2025  |  Connected Economy

Cloudflare has resolved an outage that shut down multiple high-profile websites on Tuesday (Nov. 18). The internet infrastructure provider said in a 19:28 UTC update on...

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Yahoo Finds AOL Buyer as Dial-Up Internet Dies Off
Yahoo Finds AOL Buyer as Dial-Up Internet Dies Off
October 02, 2025  |  Partnerships

AOL’s owner has reportedly found a buyer for the one-time internet service titan. Yahoo, backed by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, is in advanced...

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Meta Expands Voice-Powered AI with Llama 4
Meta Expands Voice-Powered AI with Llama 4
March 07, 2025  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta Platforms Inc, the social media giant behind Facebook, is ramping up its efforts in the voice-powered AI space. According to the Financial Times, Meta...

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Big Tech’s Undersea Cable Empire is Building Tomorrow’s Digital Economy
Big Tech’s Undersea Cable Empire is Building Tomorrow’s Digital Economy
October 01, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Innovation can’t exist without foundational infrastructure networks to support it. Last week, PYMNTS reported that the Global AI Infrastructure Investment Partnership, which is spearheaded by Microsoft, BlackRock...

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FCC Opens Digital Commerce Fast Lane With New Satellite Spectrum
FCC Opens Digital Commerce Fast Lane With New Satellite Spectrum
September 27, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Chances are, you are reading this online. PYMNTS, after all, is a digital publication. And with the news Thursday (Sept. 26) that the U.S. Federal...

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Verizon Acquires Frontier for $20 Billion as Connected Economy Evolves
Verizon Acquires Frontier for $20 Billion as Connected Economy Evolves
September 06, 2024  |  Partnerships

The future of connectivity is the future of commerce, as well as payments and financial services. And with the Thursday (Sept. 5) news that Verizon...

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France Suffers Attack on Broadband Services Amid Olympic Games
France Suffers Attack on Broadband Services Amid Olympic Games
July 29, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Amid a worldwide data breach surge, France is dealing with an older-school type of cyberattack. As Bloomberg News reported Monday (July 29), vandals have cut...

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Low-Orbit Economy Could Be High Stakes for Global Money Movement
Low-Orbit Economy Could Be High Stakes for Global Money Movement
June 24, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Access to the connected economy is the first step in contributing to it. And with the news last week that Starlink, a subsidiary of Elon...

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