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Many rural areas could soon lose cell service
Rural and Indigenous communities are at risk of losing cell service thanks to a 2019 law intended to strip US telecom networks of...
Melting ice makes Arctic a target for a new deep sea internet cable
Each day an estimated 95 percent of the world’s data travels across the roughly 900,000 miles of submarine fiber optic cables...
This summer could push US energy grids to their limits
A worrying new report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) estimates over two-thirds of North America will see...
Inside the little-known group that knows where toxic clouds will blow
In Overmatched, we take a close look at the science and technology at the heart of the defense industry—the world of soldiers and spies....
This alternative to lithium-based batteries could help store renewable energy
The Department of Energy is providing a nearly $400 million loan to a startup aimed at scaling the manufacturing and deployment of a...
Disruptive water main breaks happen more often than you think
This week, a major water main break in Times Square, New York created waves of disruptions at the city’s busiest subway station. Sheets...
The US charts a plan for universal internet access by 2030
President Biden announced on Monday apportioning plans for the $42 billion aimed at ensuring universal high-speed broadband within the US...
This company put a huge cell-tower-like satellite in space
This week, a company called AST SpaceMobile announced that it had successfully transmitted a 4G LTE signal from its BlueWalker 3 satellite...
Join thousands of people watching I-95 repairs in 24/7 livestream
On June 11, an elevated, northbound section of the I-95 near Philadelphia collapsed, killing one person. Construction efforts are underway...
Look inside London’s new Super Sewer, an engineering marvel for rubbish and poo
There is an enormous and serpentine new concrete-lined tunnel beneath London. For most of its 15.5-mile journey, it mirrors the curves of...
