TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

Good morning! I’m Erin, and I’ll be taking the helm of The Download for the next little while. I also write Clocking In, our future of work newsletter, which you should check out. Without further ado, here are today's most important stories in emerging technology.

Sprint and T-Mobile will become one The long-sought corporate fusion will shake up the mobile telecoms landscape in the US—if Washington lets it happen, that is. And then there were three: T-Mobile CEO John Legere announced the move via Twitter on Sunday. The new company (which will keep the T-Mobile name) will compete against AT&T and Verizon for dominance in the wireless market. Some background: Sprint and T-Mobile have tried this before. The first go-around failed in 2014 after pushback from regulators in the Obama administration. Attempt #2 fell apart last year because the two sides couldn’t agree on how the new company’s leadership should look. Why now? Two words: 5G and Trump. By combining forces, the new T-mobile aims to be the first company to bring widespread 5G wireless to consumers. And with Trump seen as more opento large corporate mergers, they are hoping that this time regulators will let it happen.