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AT&T to eliminate landlines by 2029

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By 2029, AT&T expects to reach about 50 million total locations with its fiber service. AT&T said it will retire the old copper infrastructure while at the same time expanding its much faster fiber networks.

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Europe takes on Starlink with $11.5 billion IRIS² satellite constellation

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billion ) initiative to provide secure, resilient connectivity to businesses, governments, and citizens. The project underscores the EUs ambition to reduce its reliance on external players, ensuring uninterrupted communications while bolstering sovereignty and security in an increasingly contested geopolitical landscape. billion ($11.1

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9 steps to take to prepare for a quantum future

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Still, Gartner predicts that, by 2029, most conventional asymmetric cryptography wont be safe to use. But you dont have to wait until 2029 for quantum decryption to be a threat because of harvest now, decrypt later attacks. The first step, he says, is to look at perimeter security. Super secure sharing of keys.

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Kyndryl expands Palo Alto deal to offer managed SASE service

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Kyndryl has expanded its alliance with Palo Alto Networks to add secure access service edge ( SASE ) services to its managed services offerings. A secure web gateway (SWG), cloud-access security broker (CASB) and firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) are part of the Prisma SASE bundle. The latest version of Prisma SASE, version 3.0,

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AI dominates Gartner’s 2025 predictions

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By 2029, 10% of global boards will use AI guidance to challenge executive decisions that are material to their business. New security and risk solutions will be necessary as AI agents significantly increase the already invisible attack surface at enterprises.

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Could MCP supercharge the agentic AI revolution?

CIO Business Intelligence

Gartner predicts that by 2029, the technology will resolve 80% of common customer service issues resulting in a 30% reduction in operational costs. The company describes MCP as enabling developers to build secure, two-way connections between their data sources and AI-powered tools.

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More used Seagate HDDs disguised as new: Fraudsters make it tough to spot the difference

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The production date on the sticker is quite recent, the SMART values are fresh, and a warranty query shows a remaining warranty period until 2029. The company must balance its technological advancement with addressing security vulnerabilities in its products while maintaining customer trust.

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