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Major American cloud companies are using fiber-optic cables alongside Iraq's oil pipelines to move data through the Gulf.

GeopoliticsTechnologyInfrastructureMay 11, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses how major American cloud companies are using fiber-optic cables alongside Iraq's oil pipelines to move data through the Gulf. This raises concerns about the intersection of data infrastructure and geopolitical tensions in the region.

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Major American cloud companies are using fiber-optic cables alongside Iraq's oil pipelines to move data through the Gulf.
Parent: Data InfrastructureEntity: Fiber-Optic CablesImpact: neutralDate: May 11, 2026Target: The use of fiber-optic cables for data transmission in conflict zones

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📰 Big Tech is Moving Data Through the Gulf Using Fiber-Optic Cables Alongside Iraq's Oil Pipelines Major American cloud companies with data centers in the Persian Gulf "are channeling data out of the war zone through fiber-optic cables that an Iraqi telecom has strung alongside crude-oil pipelin... 📰 Source: Slashdot 🔗 Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/10/2136216/big-tech-is-moving-data-through-the-gulf-using-fiber-optic-cables-alongside-iraqs-oil-pipelines?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #DataScience
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Big Tech is Moving Data Through the Gulf Using Fiber-Optic Cables Alongside Iraq's Oil Pipelines https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/05/10/2136216/big-tech-is-moving-data-through-the-gulf-using-fiber-optic-cables-alongside-iraqs-oil-pipelines?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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