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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. Wouldnt it be great if there was a network that connected all these computers? The year was 1966.

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Alphabet spins off laser-based Internet backbone provider Taara

Ars Technica

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.

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Is OpenAI building a social network for ChatGPTs viral image generator?

Mashable Tech

SEE ALSO: OpenAI's Studio Ghibli-inspired AI art provokes backlash across the internet It's unclear whether the social feed would be a standalone social networking app or integrated with ChatGPT, similar to the feed of user-generated images on Midjourney.

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Comcast rolls out a five-year price guarantee for new internet customers

Engadget

With America's long-term (and even short-term) economic prospects shifting on Eric Cartman-like whims , some internet providers have begun offering multi-year price guarantees to provide a little stability amid the chaos.

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Protecting the Future of the Internet

Fast Company Tech

With a quarter of the global internet powered by Cloudflareits network provides service to over 300 cities across more than 100 countriesthe company is at the helm of delivering content and connecting millions.

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Alphabet’s Starlink competitor Taara is spinning off into an independent company

Engadget

Alphabet is letting its laser-based internet company Taara fly and be free, according to reporting by Financial Times. Googles parent company is spinning off the service from X, its moonshot incubator system (not to be confused with X the social network.) Taara now has two dozen staff members and is hiring aggressively.

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BitTorrent dethroned as the main source of internet's upstream traffic

TechSpot

While internet traffic continues to grow at an accelerated pace, BitTorrent has seemingly ceased to contribute a substantial portion of upstream data sources. Canadian network intelligence company Sandvine recently released its latest report on "internet phenomena," highlighting significant changes in the network traffic market.

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