In Europe it was night and in the Americas it was still Friday afternoon when Google services went off line for a few minutes. The immediate consequence was a drop of about 40% of the Internet traffic, which means that it almost halved. The various Google services have returned to work after a few minutes causing a spike in traffic but the drop shows the great importance of Google.
Marion Bartoli shocked the tennis world a few hours ago when, after losing in the second round of the Cincinnati tournament, announced her retirement from professional tennis. The French player claimed she has too many physical problems, to an Achilles tendon, to a shoulder and to her back, to be able to keep on playing. Her victory in Wimbledon a few weeks ago is by far the greatest in her career.
BlackBerry Limited, the manufacturer of the famous mobile phones, announced that its board of directors has formed a special committee with the task of exploring new strategic alternatives. The possibilities […]
As promised, the billionaire Elon Musk has announced some details, although by his own admission they’re in alpha stage, of the project Hyperloop, a new transport system able to carry passengers at speeds that can reach more than 1,100 km/h (more than 700 mph) at costs much lower than those of high-speed trains and a very low ticket cost.
