TechnologyEnglish · 5 hours ago

The world’s first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being dismantled after almost 40 years

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The world’s first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being dismantled after almost 40 years

TechnologyEnglish · 5 hours ago

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Say Goodbye to the Undersea Cable That Made the Global Internet Possible

History was unmade last year, as engineers began the massive project of ripping the first-ever transoceanic fiber-optic cable from the ocean floor. Just don’t mention sharks.

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-https://web.archive.org/web/20260225105601/https://www.wired.com/story/say-goodbye-to-the-undersea-cable-that-made-the-global-internet-possible/?src=longreads

-https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.wired.com/story/say-goodbye-to-the-undersea-cable-that-made-the-global-internet-possible/

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