Egypt is one of the internet’s most prominent choke points thanks to 16 subsea cables carrying ~17% of the world’s internet traffic touching land in the country (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
USB Promoter Group says USB 4 version 2 will enable speeds up to 80Gbps, using existing 40Gbps USB Type-C passive cables and new 80Gbps USB Type-C active cables  —  USB 4 version 2 promises 80 Gbps speeds  —  The next version of USB could be one of the fastest connectors we’ve seen yet.

Matt Burgess / Wired:
Pornhub is testing a chatbot that redirects users searching for CSAM to a service where they can get help; the bot intervened ~174K times during the first month  —  Pornhub is trialing a new automated tool that pushes CSAM-searchers to seek help for their online behavior.  Will it work?

Matt Burgess / Wired:
The 2020 EncroChat hack led by French and Dutch police is facing growing legal challenges across Europe and the fallout could have global implications for E2EE  —  When police infiltrated the EncroChat phone system in 2020, they hit an intelligence gold mine.  But subsequent legal challenges have spread across Europe.

Matt Burgess / Wired:
Analysis: multiple major Russian cities appear to have faced widespread GPS disruption during the past week, as part of efforts to evade Ukraine’s drone attacks  —  Navigation system monitors have seen a recent uptick in interruptions since Ukraine began launching long-range drone attacks.

Matt Burgess / Wired:
Analysis: multiple major Russian cities appear to have faced widespread GPS disruption during the past week, as part of efforts to evade Ukraine’s drone attacks  —  Navigation system monitors have seen a recent uptick in interruptions since Ukraine began launching long-range drone attacks.

Matt Burgess / Wired:
Analysis: multiple major Russian cities appear to have faced widespread GPS disruption during the past week, as part of efforts to evade Ukraine’s drone attacks  —  Navigation system monitors have seen a recent uptick in interruptions since Ukraine began launching long-range drone attacks.