The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Microsoft has been slowly weaning users off its legacy Internet Explorer browser for a very long time , recently going so far as to use a forced Windows update to install its new Chromium Edge browser on your Windows PC.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s internet infrastructure service that is the backbone of many websites and apps, is experiencing a major outage affecting a large portion of the internet. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The team has identified the root cause and is working on resolving the issue affecting this subsystem.”.

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The Verge

JULY 30, 2021

Elon Musk has had a busy Friday on Twitter. Apple app store fees are a de facto global tax on the Internet,” he said. Apple app store fees are a de facto global tax on the Internet. Photo By: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images. Epic is right.”. Epic is right. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2021.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2022

Cogent Communications, an internet backbone provider that routes data across intercontinental connections, has cut ties with Russian customers over its invasion of Ukraine, as first reported by The Washington Post. There isn’t any indication as to whether other internet backbone providers will also suspend services in Russia.

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TechSpot

APRIL 4, 2022

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey in a recent tweet recalled the glory days of the earlier Internet, describing platforms like Usenet, IRC, the web and even e-mail (with PGP) as amazing. Centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the Internet," Dorsey added.

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TechSpot

AUGUST 11, 2022

The 32-second trailer posted on the official Forspoken Twitter account shows plenty of impressive gameplay. The internet has been going wild over it, but not for the game itself; it's the dialogue spoken by protagonist Frey Holland that has people rushing to reply.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

That said, both Facebook and Twitter are working on launching their own digital payment systems which could radically transform online fundraising via social networks. Facebook Fundraising Google Plus LinkedIn Mobile Media Social Media Twitter YouTube' 4) Maturation of Mobile Fundraising Apps.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Her distinguishing characteristic on Twitter was that she really, really seemed to love McLaughlin. I take full responsibility for my involvement in creating the @Sciencing_Bi Twitter account,” she said through a lawyer. “My Why construct a Twitter persona only to kill them off in a moderately high-profile COVID-19 scandal?

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

An Instagram link preview on Twitter. The ice is thawing on a nine-year internet feud. When you share Instagram links on Twitter, you’ll see a preview of the link that includes an image instead of just the URL text starting on Wednesday. Both Instagram and Twitter are promoting the change. Image: Instagram.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

But as the conflict intensifies, many civil society groups are increasingly concerned about the possibility of direct attacks on the country’s internet infrastructure. The invasion has already reduced internet connectivity in some parts of the country. Currently, we are seeing about 80 percent of the load we usually see in Ukraine.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

The Internet is at a tipping point. Visually compelling photos uploaded to Twitter double retweet rates. Facebook allows status updates to be automated to Twitter, but twitterers find it annoying. Instagram allows your photos to be posted to Twitter, but photos uploaded directly to Twitter get much higher retweet rates.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Credit: Jeff Bezos / Twitter. to found an internet-based bookstore. In 1998, Amazon bought the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for approximately $55 million, in the company’s first major acquisition. AWS was a commercial product that would provide the backbone for companies to run their own internet businesses from the cloud.

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The Verge

MARCH 20, 2021

Twitter is planning to establish a legal entity in Turkey to continue operating there under the country’s controversial internet law that took effect last year , the company announced late Friday. We remain committed to protecting the voices and data of people in Turkey who use Twitter. Illustration by Alex Castro.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 13, 2021

More than a year after their release, the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles are still very difficult to find — and it seems that even Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, is looking for some tips on Twitter on how to snag one of the elusive consoles. That said, I do find this follow quite funny.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The Metaverse is a broad term that encapsulates the next evolution of the internet. As all fundraisers know, it never hurts to ask, especially on Twitter. ? The metaverse is being conceptualized and developed as the merging of our physical existence with our digital lives. About the Author.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

An online database of what is #trending on Twitter with user-generated definitions of related hashtags. Most nonprofits have not yet embraced Twitter’s new Vine App , thus they may not have an understanding of how to record and broadcast the world (and social good) in six second bites. What The Trend :: whatthetrend.com.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

You’ve probably been caught off guard by videos that play automatically on Facebook, Twitter, or just across the internet in general. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. They begin playing as soon as you load a page or (if they’re more deviously implemented) when you start scrolling through a page. Select “Data usage.”.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

60% use Twitter – up from 46% in 2019. 17%: Twitter. Fueled by a strong passion for the Internet, Heather spends her days (and some nights) helping nonprofits, charities, and NGOs worldwide utilize the internet as a tool for social good. 1) 87% of nonprofits worldwide use social media. 5% use TikTok. 1% use Snapchat.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Is cellular good enough for a home internet connection? I was interested in T-Mobile’s Home Internet service from the first time I heard about it: it’s $50 (a price that includes the specialized router) , contract and data cap-free, and is powered by 5G and LTE instead of phone lines or cable. This result, though, is less ideal.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

Post , a Twitter alternative of sorts that’s rethinking how publishers should engage with social media — and how they should monetize their readership — has opened its doors to the public. But Post doesn’t want to be just another Twitter clone. Of those, 430,000 people actually created an account.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Twitter held talks with Clubhouse around a potential acquisition of the live drop-in audio networking platform, with a deal value somewhere around $4 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg. TechCrunch has also confirmed the discussions took place from a source familiar with the conversations.

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Digital Trends

JULY 20, 2022

AI can easily generate realistic faces that are completely fake, and it's making it harder for us to stop the spread of misinformation.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

On Twitter, Facebook communications exec Andy Stone says , “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. A peek at Down Detector (or your Twitter feed) reveals the problems are widespread. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.”.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2021

Jack Dorsey, the billionaire co-founder and CEO of Twitter, a man who stans bitcoin right on his Twitter bio , is attempting to sell his very first tweet as an NFT — a digital good that lives on the Ethereum blockchain. Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images. In other words, an autograph. You’re buying an autograph.

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TechSpot

JULY 5, 2023

Initial reports claimed the dump wasn't complete but according to Twitter user Vinícius Medeiros, the engine binaries and DLLs can be compiled. Rock Paper Shotgun adds that this means the source code could be used to run the game in a debug mode and modify things at a deeper level. Read Entire Article

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

Rather, a new media manager’s day is divided into five- or ten-minute intervals—five minutes posting on Facebook, ten minutes creating a Twitter list, twenty minutes creating a Google+ invitation, three minutes posting on Tumblr, two minutes commenting on Instagram, and so on. To do it well, these managers must be exceptional multitaskers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Over the last two decades the global NGO sector has embraced online technology, but economic and political factors and the quality of Internet infrastructure regionally often affects how well NGOs worldwide can use new technology. Cost: Free. Presented By: Heather Mansfield.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

But the internet loves things that are too good to be true, and Sunday morning, the “letter” was circulating on Twitter. And as our friends at CNet noted , the fake letter also went viral in 2011 thanks to another unsuspecting Twitter user. As with anything on the internet, always remember to trust but verify.

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TechSpot

APRIL 17, 2023

An hour and a half later, Netflix returned to Twitter to apologize for the snafu and confirm the event would not air live as planned. Netflix acknowledged the delay via a now-deleted tweet, noting the broadcast would get started in about 15 minutes. Instead, the reunion would be recorded and. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Please do not put your internet router in a Faraday cage. Please do not put your internet router in a Faraday cage. If you’re reading this, as someone who uses the internet, this may seem obvious. Image: Amazon. A Faraday cage, after all, blocks electromagnetic radiation and signals from escaping. My sides are in orbit.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Over time, Duo evolved from a simple mascot into an internet-wide meme with his own lore (he once harassed Drake and appeared on Netflixs Squid Game ). Duo now joins the ranks of fallen corporate icons like Twitters beloved blue bird (axed in 2023 after Elon Musk rebranded the platform as X) and Mr. Yet, thats exactly what they did.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2021

Putting this twitter feed on hold for now -- so long! — Wu is a prominent voice online, as one of the most well-known advocates for a free and open internet. He’s spent years arguing for the concept of net neutrality — the idea that the internet should be free of throttling or control from the government or companies that provide it.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

While tech workers may turn to virtual HQs or Twitter Spaces for spontaneous chats, high schoolers are searching for casual places online to riff and study with friends. We’re the hallways of the educational internet,” said Fiveable co-founder and CEO Amanda DoAmaral. And Fiveable , a Milwaukee-based startup, fits the growing demand.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 22, 2021

Share on Twitter. Keys to ascending the consumer-internet throne. Share on Twitter. He focuses on consumer internet, online marketplace and software investments. Each stage of this evolution unlocked billions of dollars in value, and many of the names listed above remain the largest consumer internet companies today.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2021

The team behind SpaceX’s growing satellite internet network Starlink is in talks with “several” airlines to beam internet to their airplanes, the project’s vice president said during a conference panel on Wednesday. Musk clarified on Twitter at the time: “Not connecting Tesla cars to Starlink, as our terminal is much too big.

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The Verge

AUGUST 12, 2021

That’s led to the internet making memes about one Xbox One X box, and a series of Xbox Series X boxes. Now that Microsoft has adopted the meme, the official internet rules state it’s no longer cool. Microsoft also beat Skittles in a Twitter poll and decided to make mini Xbox Series X fridges a reality.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 4, 2021

ShareChat, an Indian social network that added Twitter as an investor in 2019 , may soon receive the backing of two more American firms. Twitter-backed Indian social network ShareChat raises $40 million. Both Twitter and Snapchat have about 50 million monthly active users in India, according to a popular mobile insight firm.

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