The internet doesn't just happen; it's served up to us by thousands of miles of physical cabling, and much of it, naturally, has to stretch under the sea in order to make it truly international. In case you've ever wondered, this is what one of those cables actually looks like. Read More >>

Next time you whinge about your slow-arse internet, spare a thought for a bunch of British farmers who have had to build, test, and install their own fibre network this year — from scratch. Read More >>