Network Break 396: T-Mobile, SpaceX Strike Internet Deal; Meta Settles Tracking Suit; Dell Notches Record Quarter

Take a Network Break! This week we explore an announcement from SpaceX and T-Mobile to provide satellite-based Internet service to T-Mobile smartphones (though it’s going to take awhile). We also discuss a new co-packaged optics switch from Broadcom, a whistleblower takes Twitter to task for poor security and a relaxed approach to spam, and a Meta lawsuit settlement over location tracking. Intel strikes a deal with a finance company to help build silicon fabs, Dell has a record financial quarter, and insiders say VMware is slowing down deals ahead of joining Broadcom. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: ITProTV Start or grow your IT career with online IT training from ITProTV. Learn IT, pass your certs, and get a great job! Visit itpro.tv/NETWORKBREAK for 30% off all plans. Use promo code NETWORKBREAK at checkout. Tech Bytes: Augtera Today on the Tech Bytes podcast we’re talking AI Ops with sponsor Augtera. You’re probably hearing about AI Ops all over the place, but Augtera is taking a domain-speific approach by focusing on networking. To tell us more we’re joined by Rahul Aggarwal, founder and CEO of Augtera. Show Links: How Google Cloud blocked the largest Layer 7 DDoS attack at 46 million rps – Google Forget 5G wireless, SpaceX and T-Mobile want to offer Zero-G coverage – Ars Technica SpaceX + T-Mobile Update – YouTube T-Mobile Spectrum Details – Twitter Broadcom and Tencent Partner to Accelerate Commercialization of Co-Packaged Optics Network Switch – Broadcom Twitter savaged by former security boss Mudge in whistleblower complaint – The Register Twitter Whistleblower Disclosure – Document Cloud Meta reaches $37.5 mln settlement of Facebook location tracking lawsuit – Reuters Lundy v. Facebook Inc., 18-cv-06793-JD – Casetext Search + Citator Intel Introduces First-of-its-Kind Semiconductor Co-Investment Program – Intel Samsung to spend $74 bn on chip production lines in Korea – KED Global Dell Technologies Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Results – Dell Technologies Dell fans slowdown fears w...

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Network Break keeps you informed with fast, focused analysis of IT news, products, tech trends, and business outcomes. Blending sharp commentary with a touch of humor, hosts Drew Conry-Murray & Johna Till Johnson sift through the weekly landslide of press announcements, product launches, financial reports, and marketing decks to find the stories worth talking about. You come away with the information and context to make smart decisions in your organization and career … all in the span of a (longish) coffee break.