Siemens set a speed record for passing data through fiber optic cable, 107 Gigabits per second. The UK has dropped the ID card megadatabase. Mozilla has issued a bunch of security updates. If you're using some of its software you'll want to check this out.

Flaws were found in versions of the open-source software prior to both Firefox 2.0.0.1 and Firefox 1.5.0.9, as well as prior to Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 and SeaMonkey 1.0.7, Mozilla said Tuesday.