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Yes, a Pigeon is Faster for Data Transfer than Gigabit Fiber Internet
By Mark Tyson published
A decade ago, a pigeon with a 4 GB memory stick outran an ISP’s ADSL service. A 2023 rematch features a bird with 3 TB of flash drives vs gigabit internet.

Amazon AWS To Charge for Public IPv4 Address Next Year
By Mark Tyson published
AWS is introducing hourly charges for services with public IPv4 addresses. From next Feb users will be charged half a cent per address per hour.

Nintendo Switch Helps FBI Locate Abducted Teenager
By Mark Tyson published
A 14-year-old was abducted and taken from Virginia to Arizona. Location data from her Nintendo Switch console facilitated her rescue.

FCC Holds ISPs' Feet to the Fire With Broadband 'Nutrition Labels'
By Brandon Hill published
The FCC has instituted new broadband "nutrition labels," forcing ISPs to be more transparent about services offered.

Record 1.84 Petabit/s Data Transfer Achieved With Photonic Chip, Fiber Optic Cable
By Mark Tyson published
Current worldwide internet bandwidth is said to be approximately 1 petabit/s, and this technology could almost double that over a single cable.

Google Fiber Gaining 5 Gbps and 8 Gbps Internet Tiers in Early 2023
By Mark Tyson published
5 Gbps and 8Gbps services will cost $125 and $150 per month, respectively. Announcement comes in the wake of Google teasing 20 Gbps service tests.

DDoS Attack Against Minecraft Server was Largest Ever Seen by Cloudflare
By Mark Tyson published
The 2.5 Tbps attack via a Mirai botnet variant didn't have a noticeable effect on the gaming server, thanks to Cloudflare filters.

Google Tests GFiber Speeds of Over 20 Gbps in Kansas
By Mark Tyson published
Google currently offers 1 and 2 Gbps fiber services, but is going to “dramatically expand our multi-gigabit tiers,” in the coming months.
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