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Not since the commercialization of the internet in 1994 have we seen a maelstrom of disruptive innovation like the one pounding on our shores today. And yet, in contrast to the mid-1990s rise of the internet that led to the singular dot-com boom, today’s disruption comes in diverse forms.
The rise of cloud-native computing promises extraordinary dynamism and scalability of hybrid enterprise infrastructure. The “internet of things” seeks to connect anything and everything to, well, everything else. 5G promises not only blisteringly fast mobile connectivity, but an extraordinary improvement in latency and performance for the IoT and the rest of the edge computing landscape.
you can t make resolutions for other people. mummy will stop giving me cabbage. no, no. you make resolutions for yourself. dad? you know our burglars? mm-hmm? i don t. really think of them as our burglars. i m really surprised they didn t take my lucky pig skull. hmm. who wouldn t want that? yeah, well, exactly. i mean, what were they thinking? maybe they ve already got one. i think it would be worth £30,000 on ebay. most cars don t even cost that, do they? well, we only got £50 for our car on ebay. yeah, well, we said we wouldn t talk about that, didn t we? that man was very annoyed. karen, i will make new years resolutions, but i will choose my own. but your resolutions are rubbish. they re all stuff like, i will eat less biscuits so i get more thin. biscuit? or i will learn italian. kar but what we really need is for you to stop nagging. don t be so rude! see? like then. you re nagging. ( groans ) i do not nag. you may learn italian, but then you could just nag
you can t make resolutions for other people. mummy will stop giving me cabbage. no, no. you make resolutions for yourself. dad? you know our burglars? mm-hmm? i don t. really think of them as our burglars. i m really surprised they didn t take my lucky pig skull. hmm. who wouldn t want that? yeah, well, exactly. i mean, what were they thinking? maybe they ve already got one. i think it would be worth £30,000 on ebay. most cars don t even cost that, do they? well, we only got £50 for our car on ebay. yeah, well, we said we wouldn t talk about that, didn t we? that man was very annoyed. karen, i will make new years resolutions, but i will choose my own. but your resolutions are rubbish. they re all stuff like, i will eat less biscuits so i get more thin. biscuit? or i will learn italian. kar but what we really need is for you to stop nagging. don t be so rude! see? like then. you re nagging. ( groans ) i do not nag. you may learn italian, but then you could just nag
round the world and in the process propelling itself from social media site to social change catalyst. our reporter is in palo alto. facebook with new gravitas tonight. reporter: there are 5 million facebook users in egypt alone. experts say how protesters there are using the website is another example of how the company is growing globally. day 12 of taking on the scene. in the midst of the chaos, a clear sign of the power of digital communication. only one word is in english. what i see is that, you know, the gratitude of a people that can reach across their country out of where they feel oppressed. reporter: andy smith said the sign which translates into thank you egyptian youth on facebook confirms facebook s global power and reach. it s really hard in this era for someone to effectively snuff out the communication. reporter: it s not just facebook. google and twitter joined forces to bypass internet blackouts. it s pretty much whack-a-mole. reporter: and