125. First Planetary Defense Test, Faster Cheaper Gene Sequencing, United Airlines’ $1 Billion Bet

Show Notes: <p><a href='https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/google-fiber-revs-up-its-multi-gig-speeds-to-20gbps-in-newest-field-test/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter'>Google Fiber Revs Up Its Multi-Gig Speeds to 20Gbps in Newest Field Test</a> |  CNET (01:29)</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> <p> Google Fiber<a href='https://fiber.google.com/blog/2022/09/fast-forward-future-is-multi-gig.html'> CEO Dinni Jain announced Tuesday via blog</a> post that 20 gigs is coming,</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>The company achieved a 20.2Gbps download speed in a field test in Kansas City</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>Google Fiber currently offers two plan options: 1-gigabit download speeds for $70 per month and a 2-gig plan for $100 monthly. </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>cheapest 2Gbps plan among major internet providers</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>CNET reached out to a Google Fiber spokesperson, and was told that more information will be on the way in the coming weeks.</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>No word yet on pricing or when to expect the plan to be available to customers.</p> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>A 25Gbps speed tier from EPB costs around $1,500 per month</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>According to Google Fiber's CEO this is just the beginning:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>“In the coming months, we'll have announcements to dramatically expand our multi-gigabit tiers. These will be critical milestones on our journey to 100 Gig symmetrical internet."</p> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p> <a href='https://www.space.com/nasa-dart-asteroid-impact-planetary-defense-success'>NASA crashes DART spacecraft into asteroid in world's 1st planetary defense test</a> | Space.com (06:45)</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>For the first time in history, a spacecraft from Earth has crashed into an asteroid to test a way to save our planet from extinction. </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;"> <p>Spacecra