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Google achieves 50 Gbps fiber speeds on a live network

The search giant argues you'll need these blistering speeds sooner or later
What just happened? In a recent field test conducted jointly with Nokia, Google's experimental fiber broadband arm GFiber Labs achieved a mind-boggling 41.89 gigabits per second download speed on a live Google Fiber network in Kansas City.
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Users challenge distracting Google Maps pop-up ads that suggest "quick detours"

The good old days: When I was a young whipper-snapper driving off into unfamiliar territory, I had to buy a paper map. Yes, maps used to be printed on large sheets of folded paper that you could never refold. I would plan out my route in advance, and turn-by-turn directions were obtained by memorizing a list or by my navigator (aka wife, friend, brother) reading from my notes. Then, the internet ruined everything.
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Google discloses how they mistakenly erased $135 billion cloud customer account

Facepalm: One of Google Cloud's worst nightmares came true in early May, when an embarrassing snafu completely erased a customer's account and data backups. The unlucky victim was Australian pension fund UniSuper, which manages a staggering $135 billion in assets for over 600,000 members. The pension fund was essentially frozen for two weeks, unable to fully operate while it scrambled to recover from third-party backups.
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