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Google Fi impacted by T-Mobile outage

As of Monday evening (PT), the T-Mobile network in the US is suffering an outage that’s impacting MVNO customers, including those on Google Fi. The T-Mobile outage does not affect all users, but the geographic impact is nationwide in “several areas.” This network problem started around 6 p.m. PT, with a T-Mobile executive at 8:46 p.m. citing a “3rd party fiber interruption issue.” The…
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Top 5 stories of the week: AI continues to reign supreme

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Once again, AI topped the headlines this week, keeping our AI editor Sharon Goldman busy as ever. Notably, tech behemoths Google, Microsoft and IBM are staking big claims in the technology —…
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T-Mobile outage impacting many customers, forcing iPhones into ‘SOS’ mode

T-Mobile is suffering what appears to be an increasingly widespread outage in the United States. The carrier has (vaguely) acknowledged the issues via its support account on Twitter, but there’s no timetable on when services will be restored for users. T-Mobile’s outage and iPhone “SOS” mode Downdector, a website that aggregates complaints of outages including user reports, indicates that…
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Report: Google custom silicon work continues with ARM server chips

Following “Argos” VCU chips that help YouTube process videos more efficiently and Tensor, Google is working on custom server chips. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other tidbits. Sign up here! According to The Information, there are two 5nm, ARM-based server chips in development. Maple is “based on an existing…
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Why won’t my Chromecast with Google TV turn on? How to troubleshoot and what to look for

The beauty of the Chromecast with Google TV is that it just works – mostly. Even with a simple and straightforward design, sometimes there are issues to run into. One big one is the Chromecast with Google TV not even turning on and playing weird sounds. Here’s how to fix it. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter that highlights the biggest Google stories with added commentary and other…
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