cuba
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Photos Of Hurricane Matthew’s Devastation In The Caribbean Are Heartbreaking
Hurricane Matthew is one of the most powerful storms to barrel through the Caribbean in over a decade. The violent windstorm has already claimed the lives of more than 108 people in Haiti and at least four people in the Dominican Republic. The hurricane has displaced tens of thousands more across the Caribbean including the…
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Google’s New Cuban Tech Center Is A Symbolic Victory For Silicon Valley Elite
Brett Perlmutter, head of Google in Cuba (right), poses for a selfie with Cuban sculptor Kcho (Associated Press) Silicon Valley has officially invaded Cuba. Cuban sculptor Alexis Leiva Machado, better known as Kcho, has helped Google open a small “technology center” in Havana that offers free internet via Chromebooks, complete with those goofy cardboard VR…
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Cuba Is Finally Getting Home Broadband
Cuba is one of the least-connected nations in the world. But yesterday its state telecommunications company announced that it was launching the first domestic broadband scheme in Havana.
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The Best Gizmodo History Stories From 2015 You Swore You’d Read Later
The internet is a big place. There’s so much to read and watch and listen to that it can be overwhelming. We all have those stories that we start, get distracted for one reason or another, and promise ourselves we’ll finish later. Well, here’s your second chance — with a special focus on Australia.