Congratulations, citizens of Portland! Specifically, citizens of Portland who own an electric car. You, my fine fellows, are the only persons in the US with the power to charge your lithium-ion battery to 80 per cent in under 30 minutes.
Google’s bringing fibre to a special city – whichever city can prove its worth. Portland just threw down some heat by creating its own beer, “Gigabit IPA”. It goes up for a taste-test tomorrow. Will it woo the Goog? [Taplister]