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The Real-Time Internet War

Building the Metaverse

This allows Starlink to provide internet access at very high speeds and low latency. Russia only accounts for $50B in semiconductors in a $4.5T Starlink operates from a network of thousands of satellites at only 210 miles, called “very low earth orbit” (VLEO). industry , and gets 70% of its chips from China.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable VR

Aside from the few countries that have restricted or outright banned them (including Belarus, China, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Oman, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and the United Arab Emirates), VPNs are perfectly legal in most of the world. Hold up — are VPNs legal? Bonus points if that policy's been verified by a third party audit.)