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An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1

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In a very real sense, the Internet, this marvelous worldwide digital communications network that youre using right now, was created because one man was annoyed at having too many computer terminals in his office. Read full article Comments The year was 1966.

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Alphabet spins off laser-based Internet backbone provider Taara

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Alphabet is spinning out laser-based Internet company Taara from its moonshot incubator, hoping to turbocharge the start-up that provides high-bandwidth services to hard-to-reach areas in competition with Elon Musks Starlink network of satellites. Read full article Comments

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4chan is down: Hack suspicions grow as commenters turn Downdetector website into an alternate forum

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(Downdetector is a platform that monitors online services and internet-related issues, and is essentially a crowd-sourced outage reporting tool.) This outage comesamid unconfirmed reports on social media, including on Reddit , that the internet message board was hacked. ET on Monday night, and peaked soon after around 10:12 p.m.

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“MyTerms” wants to become the new way we dictate our privacy on the web

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Author, journalist, and long-time Internet freedom advocate Doc Searls wants us to stop asking for privacy from websites, services, and AI and start telling these things what we will and will not accept. Read full article Comments The big concept is that you are the first party to each contract you have with online things.

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DeepMind has detailed all the ways AGI could wreck the world

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As AI hype permeates the Internet, tech and business leaders are already looking toward the next step. Read full article Comments AGI, or artificial general intelligence, refers to a machine with human-like intelligence and capabilities. Unfortunately, we don't have anything as elegant as Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics.

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Samsung’s Android 15 update has been halted

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The company isn't offering any explanation for the pause yet, but reports around the Internet suggest there are some bugs problematic enough that it required Samsung to slam on the brakes. Read full article Comments This update was destined for the Galaxy S24, Z Fold 6, and Z Flip 6, all of which launched with One UI 6 (Android 14).

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Chrome on the chopping block as Google’s search antitrust trial moves forward

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The next few weeks could reshape Google as a company and significantly alter the balance of power on the Internet, and both sides have a plan to get their way. Read full article Comments The remedy phase of Google's search antitrust trial is getting underway, and the government is seeking to force major changes.

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