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An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1

Ars Technica

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. The year was 1966. The agency was created in 1958 by President Eisenhower in response to the launch of Sputnik.

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Google’s Gemini AI can now see your search history

Ars Technica

You'll be able to use the improved Deep Research to get in-depth information on a topic, and Google's newest reasoning model can peruse your search history to improve its understanding of you as a person. Gemini will even display a banner to remind you it's connected to your search history so you don't forget. What could go wrong?

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Morgan Wallen, Gods country, SNL memes take over the internet

Mashable Tech

Country star Morgan Wallen has taken over the internet — though perhaps for a reason he may not love. Wallen has a complicated history with SNL — his first appearance was cancelled over violating COVID protocols. In case you missed it, Wallen appeared to storm offstage as the credits rolled on the sketch show.

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Saving ‘The Onion’: An extremely brief oral history

Fast Company Tech

He was in the process of resigning after spending six years as a senior reporter at NBC News, exhausted by the disinformation beat that took him to some of the darkest and most disturbing corners of the internet.

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The 4 parental control apps that top our list

Mashable Tech

The corresponding apps let parents monitor the big worries like internet searches and browsing history, block problem apps (or block distracting apps during homework hours), limit screen time altogether, track location, and more.

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Windows 11 is deleting Internet Explorer

The Verge

internet explorer 9 logo. At one point in Windows 10’s lifetime, you could have had Internet Explorer, the legacy version of Microsoft Edge, and the new Chromium-powered Edge all installed. Microsoft revealed yesterday that Internet Explorer will be “disabled” in Windows 11. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Technology Has Shaped Human Knowledge for Centuries. Generative AI Is Set to Transform It Yet Again.

Singularity Hub

Generative artificial intelligence is a revolutionary new technology able to collect and summarize knowledge from across the internet at the click of a button. Often described as a new reality of speaking many-to-many, the internet provided a means for people to communicate, share ideas, and learn.

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