Telecommunications News: 9 August 2025 - 3 September 2025

Verizon data usage alerts under fire: NJ couple says warnings were ‘completely wrong’ — what carriers admit about delays, and how to protect yourself (Nov. 10, 2025)
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Verizon data usage alerts under fire: NJ couple says warnings were ‘completely wrong’ — what carriers admit about delays, and how to protect yourself (Nov. 10, 2025)

An NJ.com consumer column making the rounds this week spotlights a retired New Jersey couple who say Verizon’s data‑use warnings didn’t match reality. Here’s what the story means for millions of wireless customers, what the carriers themselves acknowledge about alert accuracy, and
November 10, 2025
The Long-Range IoT Revolution: How LoRaWAN is Transforming Smart Cities and Farms
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The Long-Range IoT Revolution: How LoRaWAN is Transforming Smart Cities and Farms

Over 350 million LoRaWAN devices and sensors were connected globally as of mid-2024, with projections to exceed 3.5 billion by 2030. The LoRa Alliance was founded in 2015, LoRaWAN was officially approved as a global ITU standard in late 2021, and the
August 15, 2025
Inside the Private 5G Revolution: How Dedicated 5G Networks Are Transforming Industry by 2025
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Inside the Private 5G Revolution: How Dedicated 5G Networks Are Transforming Industry by 2025

Private 5G networks are exclusive, on-premises wireless fabrics owned and operated by a single organization, offering direct control over security, policies, and customization. In the United States, private 5G commonly uses the CBRS band (3.55–3.7 GHz) with a tiered licensing system enabling
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Technology News

  • Apple x Issey Miyake Design a $230 iPhone Pocket Inspired by a Piece of Cloth
    November 11, 2025, 9:36 PM EST. Apple teams up with Issey Miyake to debut a premium iPhone pocket accessory priced at $230. Drawing on Miyake's fabric-inspired aesthetics, the piece blends lightweight, cloth-like texture with practical protection, highlighting the growing fashion-tech crossover. The limited-run design targets collectors and style-conscious users, signaling how luxury materials and brand collaborations are redefining everyday devices.
  • What caused the AWS outage - and why the internet felt the ripple effect
    November 11, 2025, 9:34 PM EST. An AWS outage on Monday was caused by a DNS misstep at its vast Northern Virginia data center, illustrating how a single backbone can ripple through the internet. The error didn't take apps offline out of nowhere; it blocked services from Snapchat and Reddit to Lloyds, Halifax, Roblox, and Fortnite by making these platforms unreachable even if they were online. AWS operates a framework that stores data, runs databases, and channels traffic for about a third of the web, so failures here can cascade to countless users. Experts note it highlights the risk of relying on one provider, with only Azure and Google Cloud as main alternatives, plus smaller rivals like IBM and Alibaba. Some argue Europe should build its own cloud, while others say the market isn't fixed overnight-the solution may be diversification, redundancy, and better incident response.
  • Understanding Emergence in Complex Systems with Abductive AI
    November 11, 2025, 9:32 PM EST. Abductive reasoning, now computationally feasible with AI, offers a new pathway for uncovering emergent phenomena in complex systems. Traditional approaches struggle to explain how local interactions produce global patterns; abductive AI can generate plausible explanations, hypotheses, and testable conjectures that bridge data and theory. By iterating between observations and best-possible explanations, this approach accelerates discovery, aids model-building, and reveals hidden drivers of emergence across networks, ecosystems, and social systems. The result is a toolkit that complements deductive and inductive methods, enabling researchers to spot novel regimes, validate ideas, and refine models through targeted experiments. Abductive reasoning, emergence, complex systems, and AI-assisted discovery are central themes for a more proactive science of complexity.
  • Apple unveils the iPhone Pocket: a ribbed wearable by Issey Miyake
    November 11, 2025, 9:28 PM EST. Apple surprised buyers with a new gadget: the iPhone Pocket, a wearable pocket designed to enclose an iPhone and stow everyday items. Created in collaboration with the studio of the late Issey Miyake, it uses a stretchable 3D-printed material and a ribbed open structure that subtly reveals the display. The design nods to the old iPod Socks but adds a practical strap option for hands-free carrying. Apple calls it a natural companion to its devices, with a palette meant to mix with all iPhone colors. The limited-edition release starts Friday, priced at $150 (short strap) or $230 (long strap), shipping in select regions. A quirky blend of fashion and tech for carrying an iPhone, AirPods, and more.
  • SoftBank exits Nvidia stake as it pivots to OpenAI with a $30B commitment
    November 11, 2025, 9:24 PM EST. SoftBank Group has fully exited its Nvidia position, selling 32.1 million shares for about $5.8 billion, to redirect capital toward OpenAI. CEO Masayoshi Son is steering a decisive pivot, embracing a cycle of divesting and reinvesting to fund a growing OpenAI stake that now tops $30 billion, with potential to reach $34.7 billion depending on year-end restructurings. Nvidia stock dipped after the disclosure, while SoftBank highlights gains from its OpenAI exposure as the driver of quarterly profit, rather than chip investments. This marks SoftBank's second complete exit from Nvidia since 2019, underscoring a strategic shift to back high-conviction AI bets and possible future public listings tied to OpenAI's growth.