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    • Google Stadia is no longer a viable option

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    By Diana Muratov

    Stadia, Google’s cloud gaming service that debuted in 2019, will be phased out early next year due to weak user adoption and a larger set of cost-cutting initiatives at the firm. Stadia, a service that partnered with AT&T and Verizon, will be shut down on January 18, 2023, with full refunds granted, according to Phil […]

  • Telecommunications

    • Lumen seeks new trans-Atlantic subsea cable route from Google

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    By Diana Muratov

    In July 2021, exec Laurinda Pang told Fierce Lumen was planning to ramp its focus on Europe, plotting investments in key growth areas.  Lumen Technologies has stated that it will invest in a fibre pair on Google’s Grace Hopper underwater cable, giving it a sixth trans-Atlantic route choice. Lumen’s previous investment in Google‘s Dunant subsea […]