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Science/Tech

Amazon Builds First Solo Subsea Cable Linking Maryland To Ireland

Today at 17:25 PM, via Slashdot

AWS today announced Fastnet, a subsea fiber-optic cable that will link Maryland’s Eastern Shore to County Cork, Ireland. The project marks Amazon’s first wholly-owned subsea cable system after previously participating in similar ventures through consortiums. The cable will carry data at speeds exceeding 320 terabits per second. Amazon did not disclose construction costs but expects the system...

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Win for electricity prices in South Africa

Today at 16:59 PM, via MyBroadband

The Pretoria High Court has ruled in favour of AfriForum, which challenged the secrecy around electricity cost of supply studies in South Africa.

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Dick Cheney, Powerful Former VP, Dies at 84

Today at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

Dick Cheney, who served four Republican presidents and became one of the most powerful and controversial vice presidents in American history as an architect of the post-9/11 war on terror, died at 84. His family said he died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Cheney served as vice president under George W. Bush for two terms beginning in 2001 and relentlessly...

Motoring

WATCH: A tale of two Ford Ranger bakkies

Today at 11:40 AM, via The Citizen

When it comes to choosing which Ford Ranger bakkie you would like to invest your money into, it’s not just a piece of cake.