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T-Mobile Cut a Cable to Expel Chinese Hackers

TechCrunch reports, citing Bloomberg, that T-Mobile identified and expelled Chinese government-backed hackers from its network in 2024 by physically severing a network cable to isolate a compromised system. The intrusions were part of a wider Salt Typhoon campaign that targeted hundreds of telecoms, internet companies and datacenter providers to collect phone records and information on senior U.S. officials. T-Mobile’s cybersecurity chief Jeff Simon and colleagues reportedly located the compromised box at a Bellevue, Washington data center and cut the external connection. Other affected companies cited include AT&T, Verizon, Viasat, Charter and Windstream.

Non-endemic brands target Amazon via retail media

Kiri Masters requested her Amazon advertising data and discovered nearly 400 advertiser audiences that included many non-endemic brands (banks, insurers, airlines, streaming services). The piece argues retail media networks (RMNs) are increasingly attractive to advertisers that do not sell on the retailer, driven by harder-to-access consumer data elsewhere, DSPs expanding offsite reach (notably Amazon DSP), and improved measurement (e.g., Amazon Marketing Cloud). Examples cited include Home Depot’s Orange Apron Media beta with Pinterest, Kroger running Chevrolet’s Equinox EV via Yahoo DSP, and Dick’s Sporting Goods exploring financial-services partnerships. Industry sources and forecasts (eMarketer, IAB, academic commentary) are used to frame this as a structural growth opportunity for sophisticated RMNs able to service non-endemic demand.

Top Student Discounts for Streaming, Internet, Wireless

This August 2026 listicle enumerates student discounts across streaming services, home internet, wireless carriers, and security/VPN providers. It highlights offers such as Walmart+ Student (membership at $6.47/month or $49/year with a 30-day trial), Amazon’s Prime for Young Adults (50% off), Sling TV ($10 off for six months), Peacock student pricing ($5.99/month for 12 months), and NFL Sunday Ticket student pricing ($119 season pass). The article also catalogs carrier/student internet offers from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Mint Mobile, US Mobile, Tello, and Metro by T-Mobile, and security/VPN deals from ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and Norton. Many offers require student verification via services like SheerID or Student Beans and are commonly promotional introductory rates that may revert to regular pricing after the offer period.