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SpaceX COO and President Gwynne Shotwell says the Starlink network could provite global connectivity after just five more satellite launches.

Science & Energy

SpaceX Says That in Just Five Launches, It’ll Have Full Global Connectivity

By Dan Robitzski

Building fiber optic cables with a hollow, air-filled core could finally address an issue that's plagued the tech for 50 years.

Science & Energy

We Can Improve Fiber Optics by Filling Them With Air

By Dan Robitzski

The Starlink "Better Than Nothing Beta" is giving some rural participants better internet connectivity than the vast majority of the U.S.

Starlink Beta Has Outperformed Most Internet in the US

By Dan Robitzski

After China enacting broad new controls over Hong Kong, the region's internet has already effectively been silenced and censored.

Hong Kong Is Already Being Censored by China’s “Great Firewall”

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new report, the internet was intentionally shut off more than 200 times in 33 countries in 2019, affecting tens of millions of people.

Governments Shut Down the Internet Hundreds of Times in 2019

By Victor Tangermann

The internet has a shockingly large environmental impact, and data centers are giving off an increasing amount of carbon emissions. Something has to give.

In the Face of Climate Change, the Internet Is Unsustainable

By Dan Robitzski

Iran is the latest country to propose its own state-run internet, a tool that would effectively end online freedom and crush protests.

Iran’s President Wants to Build a State-Controlled Internet

By Dan Robitzski

The inventor of the World Wide Web has unveiled the Contract for the Web, a global plan of action designed to stop internet misuse.

Web Inventor Unveils Plan to Save the Web

By Kristin Houser

A non-profit group called Privacy International found that mental health-focused websites in Europe are selling user data to third-party advertisers.

Mental Health Sites Sell Your Psychological Data to Advertisers

By Dan Robitzski

Several national governments are using country-wide internet shutoffs and censorship to squash internal dissent and censor their critics.

Governments Are Shutting off the Internet to Squash Dissent

By Dan Robitzski

PornWikiLeaks, a website responsible for the doxxing and harassment of thousands of porn performers, just got permanently shut down by Bang Bros.

A Porn Company Bought, Promptly Incinerated a Website That Doxxed Performers

By Dan Robitzski

YouTube moderators tell the Washington Post that the company lets its most popular content creators get away with things other couldn't.

YouTube Lets Its Stars Break Rules, Say Moderators

By Kristin Houser

After this weekend's mass shooting in Texas, the internet infrastructure company Cloudflare decided to cancel its service to the online forum 8chan.

Service Providers Shut Down 8Chan Over Mass Shooters’ Manifestos

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon just won exclusive rights to the ".amazon" internet domain after a seven-year-long dispute wiith eight South American governments.

Amazon Beats South American Nations in Fight Over .amazon Domain

By Dan Robitzski

A new study examined heavy internet users and found both structural and physical changes to their brains. Their memories and attention spans both suffered.

Science & Energy

Wait, What? New Research Says Internet Use Is Killing Your Memory

By Dan Robitzski

Russian president Vladimir Putin officially signed a bill into law yesterday that would require the country's internet to disconnect from foreign servers.

Putin Signs Bill to Create Tightly-Controlled “Russian Internet”

By Victor Tangermann

U.S. internet service provider (ISP) Cox Communications is offering a new tier of internet service called "Elite Gamer" for an additional $15 a month.

An Internet Provider Is Selling an “Elite Gamer” Service

By Victor Tangermann

A social media entrepreneur could spend the next 20 years in prison because he paid someone to try to steal a domain name at gunpoint.

Someone Used a Gun to Try to Steal a Domain Name

By Kristin Houser

A new study tracked gun sales on the dark web. Surprisingly, only a small portion of the weapons sold were unavailable for legal purchase.

Science & Energy

People Are Selling Weapons on the Dark Web

By Dan Robitzski

The collective attention span of humanity is getting shorter as the internet and technology bring us a near-constant supply of new information.

Scientists: Tech Is Giving Humanity a Shorter Attention Span

By Kristin Houser

A new story reveals how Chinese live-streaming company Inke uses a combination of human moderators and AI to facilitate government censorship.

China Is Trying to Scrub Bikinis and Smoking From the Internet

By Kristin Houser

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg penned an op-ed for The Washington Post asking governments to create new rules for the internet.

Mark Zuckerberg Asks Governments for “New Rules” for the Internet

By Kristin Houser

According to a new study, the growth of the number of people who think the Earth is flat is directly tied to the growth of conspiracy theories on YouTube.

New Research: YouTube Caused The “Flat Earther” Epidemic

By Jon Christian

Some time in the next month, Russia will briefly disconnect the nation's internet to make sure local networks could withstand a hostile takeover.

Russia Plans to Cut Itself Off From the Global Internet

By Dan Robitzski

The United States Has One Last Chance to Restore Net Neutrality

The United States Has One Last Chance to Restore Net Neutrality

By Dan Robitzski

A team of European researchers is exploring how internet usage affects mental health, marking the first international effort to do so.

We’ll Soon Know Exactly How Terrible the Internet Is for Our Mental Health

By Kristin Houser

The World of the Future Will Have Two Separate Internets, Former Google CEO Predicts

The World of the Future Will Have Two Separate Internets, Former Google CEO Predicts

By Dan Robitzski

Have a Problem With Your Internet Provider? The FCC Doesn’t Want to Hear About It

Have a Problem With Your Internet Provider? The FCC Doesn’t Want to Hear About It

By Kristin Houser

Welcome to the Age of 5G. No One Can Agree On Whether That’s A Good Thing.

Welcome to the Age of 5G. No One Can Agree On Whether That’s A Good Thing.

By Victor Tangermann

Net Neutrality Is Officially Gone. Here’s How This Will Affect You.

Net Neutrality Is Officially Gone. Here’s How This Will Affect You.

By Dan Robitzski

Language-Policing AI Will Suggest A Polite Alternative to Online Hate Speech

Artificial Intelligence

Language-Policing AI Will Suggest A Polite Alternative to Online Hate Speech

By Dan Robitzski

The Digital Afterlife is Open for Business. But It Needs Rules.

The Digital Afterlife is Open for Business. But It Needs Rules.

By Dan Robitzski

The Latest Trend in Online Shopping: Marijuana

Health & Medicine

The Latest Trend in Online Shopping: Marijuana

By Kristin Houser

3 Things You Need to Know About the Controversy Over Google’s Quick-Loading AMP Pages

3 Things You Need to Know About the Controversy Over Google’s Quick-Loading AMP Pages

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EU to Internet Companies: You Have Three Months to Get Rid of Extremist Content

Democrats Won’t Let Net Neutrality Die Without a Fight

Democrats Won’t Let Net Neutrality Die Without a Fight

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The Moon Will Soon Have Its Own Mobile Network

By Alexandra Ossola

We’re One Step Closer to Super-Fast 5G Networks

We’re One Step Closer to Super-Fast 5G Networks

By Kristin Houser

The Final Countdown to Net Neutrality’s Death Begins Today

The Final Countdown to Net Neutrality’s Death Begins Today

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 Just Launched the First of 11,925 SpaceX Internet Satellites

Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 Just Launched the First of 11,925 SpaceX Internet Satellites

Now Hackers Are Mining Crypto On Government Websites

Now Hackers Are Mining Crypto On Government Websites

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California Joins New York and Montana in Defying Net Neutrality Repeal

By Patrick Caughill

Big Tech Teams Up in Fight to Restore Net Neutrality

Big Tech Teams Up in Fight to Restore Net Neutrality

By Chelsea Gohd

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A Colorado Town’s Municipal Broadband Will Ensure Local Net Neutrality

The Heroes We Need: An Overview of Who’s Fighting for and Against Net Neutrality

The Heroes We Need: An Overview of Who’s Fighting for and Against Net Neutrality

By Chelsea Gohd

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NY Senator Chuck Schumer Has a Plan to Keep Net Neutrality in Place

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Robots and Machines

Laser-Delivered Internet Could be a Game Changer for Millions of Indian Citizens

By Chelsea Gohd

Net Neutrality Is Dead. Here’s What The Experts Are Saying.

Net Neutrality Is Dead. Here’s What The Experts Are Saying.

By Aylin Woodward

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The FCC Just Killed Net Neutrality

By Alexandra Ossola

Welcome to the Age of Digital Warfare

Welcome to the Age of Digital Warfare

Guardians of the Future: The FCC Commissioner is Working to Delay the Net Neutrality Vote

Guardians of the Future: The FCC Commissioner is Working to Delay the Net Neutrality Vote

By Chelsea Gohd

FCC Says 7.5 Million Pro-Net Neutrality Comments Were Faked

FCC Says 7.5 Million Pro-Net Neutrality Comments Were Faked

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Welcome to 2018. There’s No Net Neutrality. We Made Dystopia a Reality.

How the FCC Plans to Destroy Net Neutrality

How the FCC Plans to Destroy Net Neutrality

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“Twisted Light” Could Create an Ultra-Fast Internet and Make Fiber Optics Obsolete

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San Francisco Has Approved a Plan For City-Wide Fiber Internet

New AI Tech is Set to Utterly Transform How We Shop Online

Artificial Intelligence

New AI Tech is Set to Utterly Transform How We Shop Online

Elon Musk Teased the Idea of Getting an Internet Connection on Mars

Elon Musk Teased the Idea of Getting an Internet Connection on Mars

By Chelsea Gohd

Microsoft and Facebook’s 4,000-Mile-Long Subsea Cable Has Been Completed

Microsoft and Facebook’s 4,000-Mile-Long Subsea Cable Has Been Completed

A Galactic Internet Could Contact Other Planets in 300,000 Years

A Galactic Internet Could Contact Other Planets in 300,000 Years

China’s New Quantum Communication Network Will Be “Unhackable”

China’s New Quantum Communication Network Will Be “Unhackable”

By Christianna Reedy

Google Wants to Make the Internet Faster. Here’s How.

Google Wants to Make the Internet Faster. Here’s How.

By Chelsea Gohd

Internet Addiction Is Ruining Lives. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

Health & Medicine

Internet Addiction Is Ruining Lives. Here’s What We Can Do About It.

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SpaceX Just Laid out a Plan to Give Everyone Internet Access