Star Wars Technologies Almost Real; Can the Internet Be Shut Down?

Posted December 17th, 2015 at 12:15 pm (UTC-4)
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Today’s Tech Sightings:

Star Wars characters of  take part in an event held for the release of the film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, France, Dec. 16, 2015. (Reuters)

Star Wars characters take part in an event held for the release of the film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, France, Dec. 16, 2015. (Reuters)

10 Star Wars Technologies That Are About to Become Reality

The latest long-awaited installment in the Star Wars science fiction saga hits U.S. theaters December 18. The movie – Star Wars: The Force Awakens – comes with an array of futuristic technologies that have their origins in existing technologies or have equivalents in the real world. PC World offers a look at Star Wars technologies and the science behind them.

Dear Donald Trump: No, You Can’t Shut Down Parts of the Internet

Writer Rob Pegoraro takes issue with Republican presidential contender Donald Trump’s suggestion to shut down areas of the Internet to cut off terrorist groups. Pegoraro argues that Trump’s understanding of the Internet’s architecture is lacking and goes on to explain why this idea  won’t work. ABC also picked up the question: Is shutting down the Internet as easy as Donald Trump thinks?

Brazil WhatsApp Suspension Lifted

A Brazilian judge has ordered that a suspension on popular messaging application WhatsApp be lifted immediately. Brazil earlier suspended the service for 48 hours after the company, which is owned by Facebook, failed to comply with a request to provide information relating to a criminal case.

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Aida Akl
Aida Akl is a journalist working on VOA's English Webdesk. She has written on a wide range of topics, although her more recent contributions have focused on technology. She has covered both domestic and international events since the mid-1980s as a VOA reporter and international broadcaster.

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