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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. So Taylor was in the Pentagon, a great place for acronyms like ARPA and IPTO. The year was 1966.

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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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How Baby Boomers Use The Internet

TechImpact

However, despite this increased emphasis that’s been placed on online fundraising, there still exists a stigma that could be keeping nonprofits away from thousands or even millions of donation dollars. Two-thids of Americans over the age of 50 buy from Internet retailers. Pew Internet). Pew Internet). Jupiter Research).

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Netflix built an army of servers to stream TV—now it’s powering games

Fast Company Tech

A little over a decade ago, Netflix decided to take streaming into its own hands: Instead of relying on commercial content delivery services, the streamer built its own servers from scratch, and gave them away to internet service providers. based internet providers in 2012.

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Flixxaid: A New Mobile App for Social Good

Nonprofit Tech for Good

There’s no denying the power of social media and its ability to harness the power of the internet. The decision to launch a new social network, namely Flixxaid , was obvious. The social internet, in particular social mobile apps, are the communication form of choice for Millennials and Gen Z. Engaging with younger generations.

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Researchers claim new internet speed record of 44.2 Tbps

The Verge

Researchers based out of Australia’s Monash, Swinburne, and RMIT universities say they’ve set a new internet speed record of 44.2 The test fiber connection ran between RMIT’s Melbourne City campus and Monash University’s Clayton campus, and the researchers say it mirrors infrastructure used by Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN).

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Google is trying to test a secret 6GHz network in 17 different states

The Verge

Google is trying to secretly test a 6GHz network in 17 different states, according to a batch of FCC filings spotted by Business Insider. Wi-Fi 6E routers might run at 6GHz, as could vehicle-to-vehicle communication , and the latest 5G specifications suggest unlicensed 6GHz spectrum could even be used for 5G cellular networks.

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