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“We now have enough evidence from early adopters to suggest that 5G is going to be a long slog, even after the COVID-19 pandemic is resolved,” MTN Consulting CEO Matt Walker wrote. Read more.

“It’s heartbreaking to talk to a grandmother who lost pictures of her grandkids. This is as dramatic, if not more, than talking to a business who might go down because they lost all their data,” Cybereason’s Yonatan Striem-Amit said. Read more.

Intel lures Pat Gelsinger to replace retiring CEO Bob Swan; Cisco coughs up more for Acacia; and Lacework collects cash to battle Palo Alto Networks. Stream now.