And in 2017, Russian president Vladimir Putin told school children that “Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere [AI] will become the ruler of the world.” He then tossed his head back and laughed maniacally.

OK, that last thing is false. This, however, is not: After more than seven decade...

The first World Cup was played in the capital Montevideo at three different stadiums, with the final match at Estadio Centenario with over 90000 people watching.

Having a lot of people interact on live videos poses many technical challenges. Mainly because viewers generate a lot of interactions that need to be delivered fast.

To get a sense of the scale, the top live streams in the world gathered millions of concurrent users: