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  Google Fiber is coming to Provo, Utah by late 2013

  By T.C. Sottek on April 17, 2013 03:40 pm + 147 comments

  Following its April announcement that Google Fiber will land in Austin, Texas, Provo officials Continue reading…

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  Google to blanket Kansas City with superfast internet: 180 neighborhoods register for Fiber

  By Louis Goddard on September 10, 2012 05:32 am + 52 comments

  At least 180 Kansas City neighborhoods on both sides of the Kansas / Missouri state line have Continue reading…

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  The rise of high frequency trading: making money from milliseconds

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 13, 2012 05:21 am + 14 comments

  Dymaxion, Tradeworx, Spread Networks, "dark fiber" — today’s markets are governed by the Continue reading…

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  Facebook invests in underwater fiber optic cable project in Asia

  By Andrew Webster on July 5, 2012 02:20 pm + 8 comments

  A new 10,000 kilometer long underwater cable system is being constructed to help connect countries Continue reading…

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  Verizon says the internet will 'change forever' June 18th in FiOS teaser video

  By Chris Welch on June 15, 2012 11:28 pm + 104 comments

  Apple might have dominated the news cycle this week, but it's clear that other players in the tech Continue reading…

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  Google Fiber-branded set-top box shows up in FCC database

  By Andrew Webster on June 5, 2012 01:27 pm + 13 comments

  A new FCC filing has revealed an IP set-top box complete with a Google Fiber label. Called the Continue reading…

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  Verizon raising top FiOS speed to 300Mbps, new prices coming soon

  By Adi Robertson on May 30, 2012 10:56 am + 74 comments

  As rumored, Verizon is raising the speeds of its fiber optic internet packages. The company is Continue reading…

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  Valkyrie robot could use lasers to cut through ice and explore the moons of Jupiter

  By Andrew Webster on April 20, 2012 09:37 am + 23 comments

  NASA-funded Stone Aerospace is developing a new kind of robot that could one day use lasers to cut Continue reading…

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  Verizon to stop adding DSL customers in FiOS areas, cutting pay phones and phone cards

  By Adi Robertson on April 19, 2012 10:38 am + 14 comments

  On Verizon's earnings call today, the company said that it would be cutting back sharply on legacy Continue reading…

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  BT Infinity broadband doubling download speeds at no extra cost

  By Adi Robertson on April 11, 2012 09:01 am + 74 comments

  UK broadband service BT Infinity is increasing its speeds for customers starting tomorrow. Infinity Continue reading…