Meta's $10B Cable, Telco Trouble, Google Hijacking, & Blueskys Ahead

The Lighthouse IT Podcast - December 13th, 2024 This week, Matt and Griff discuss Meta's ambitious $10B plan to build a world-spanning undersea fiber-optic cable. The countdown for TikTok continues as the Appeals Court has upheld the decision that TikTok must be sold or banned in the United States, although they now plan to appeal the Supreme Court. The Browser Company is now working on developing a web browser with AI tools integrated directly into it. Zoom is also planning on going in on AI to the point of shifting focus away from video conferencing for what it calls "Zoom 2.0". The Google App on iOS has begun to automatically convert website text into links to Google Search results without input from the user or site owner. Emerging details on the Chinese hack of major US telecommunications networks are raising major concerns among US officials over the security of telecommunication infrastructure. Finally, Bluesky now has nearly 25M daily active users, but the EU wants them to comply with their digital regulations, and many people have called them out as to the validity of their claims of being a decentralized platform. https://hub.lighthousesol.com/blog/lighthouse-it-podcast-2/meta-s-10b-cable-telco-trouble-google-hijacking-blueskys-ahead-367