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by Jesse DeFlorio

This week, Google announced its entry into the high speed internet field. Google plans to market itself as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) with the promise and allure of 1GB/S (one gigabyte per second) transfer speeds. These speeds are more than 1000 times faster than the normal speed of one of Google’s major competitors, AT&T, and over 100 times better than AT&T’s most premium service.

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If you asked most people who Peter Thiel is, they probably wouldn’t have the slightest clue. This man is one of the most successful people of our generation, cofounding PayPal, which he then sold to eBay for $1.5 billion, and was one of the first investors in Facebook, which also made him a chunk of money. He now runs Clarium Captial, a venture capital firm and hedge fund, in San Francisco, which at one point was worth $7 billion but, since has dwindled to $1.5 billion. So, what is Thiel investing in now? It is almost hard to say actually because of the how out there they are: private space flight, ocean colonies for humans to live, and indefinite life extension. Interested?

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By Dana Verona

There is something new buzzing around google. They are blowing up everyones Gmail account with this new buzz.

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By Matthew Schillings

In 2007, a souped-up 25,000 horse power train with oversized wheels, reached speeds of up to 357 mph.  Imagine being in a train that was going over 300 mph.  Recently, the Obama administration has provided money to the formation of such a bullet train in the United States of America.  His administration gave eight billion dollars and Congress plans to match or give more, to ensure that this sort of high speed train, become prevalent in the United States.

The nation's test bed, will most certainly be California, which has already approved funding and planning for the bullet train to makes it's way to America.  The creation of the bullet train, in the US, would truly be amazing.  Imagine being able to hope on a train in NYC, and arrive in Baltimore in under an hour.  It would revolutionize that way people travel, and make everything from business, family get-togethers, and sporting events much easier.  The earliest we will see a bullet train, will be in 2020, in the Texas region.  Currently, officials have drawn out 5 major railroad paths to be used for this new exciting train including Texas, California, Florida, the Northeast, and the Midwest.