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How Ciena makes the whole internet work, with CEO Gary Smith

Today, I’m talking with Gary Smith, CEO of the networking company Ciena. You probably aren’t familiar with Ciena — the company isn’t really a household name. But every internet user has relied on the company’s products; in fact, every internet user has used its products.  Ciena makes the hardware and software that make the fiber optic cables that connect the …

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Bitcoin tumbles below $98,000 in risk-off move as Nasdaq stocks are crushed

A bitcoin is on a screen showing the bitcoin-U.S. dollar exchange rate. Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez | picture alliance | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies tumbled to begin the final week of January, with the market in a cooling period after running to a new record and pulled lower by the DeepSeek-driven sell-off in tech stocks. The price of bitcoin fell 5% to $98,432.54, …

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