The title of this news story is overly dramatic, but the news inside is pretty interesting.

‘The Grid’ Could Soon Make the Internet Obsolete - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News
The scientists who pioneered [the Intenet] have now built a lightning-fast replacement capable of downloading entire feature films within seconds. At speeds about 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection, “the grid” will be able to send the entire Rolling Stones back catalogue from Britain to Japan in less than two seconds.