There’s an internet choke point in the Middle East — is the solution in the North Pole?

The Verge
By Joshua DziezaMay 12, 2026, 10:30 am101 pts
The vast majority of the world's data - emails, financial transactions, the internet - is carried by fiber optic cables that run along the ocean floor and converge at a few narrow choke points. Periodically, policymakers will release reports noting that this arrangement seems risky, but these routes are the…

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