Thieves cut fiber lines in failed copper theft, causing Spectrum outage
More thefts linked to rising copper prices, say telecoms
Ultra-fast fiber sets global speed record: 1.02 petabits per second over continental distance
Petabit-scale data transmission outpaces previous records by more than 14x
Why it matters: A technological leap in fiber optics has shattered previous limitations, achieving what experts once considered impossible: transmitting data at 1.02 petabits per second – enough to download every movie on Netflix 30 times over – across 1,808 kilometers using a single fiber no thicker than a human hair.
United becomes largest airline to deploy fast Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi
Say goodbye to Airplane Mode and hello to endless doom scrolling at 30,000 feet
YouTube at 20: The Video-Sharing Site That Conquered the Internet
YouTube is now 20, from scrappy startup to $450 billion media giant. Once an afterthought in digital TV debates, it now rivals Netflix, fuels billion-dollar creators, and reshapes entertainment.
Weighing the Internet: A thought experiment that keeps getting lighter
The science behind measuring the weight of the internet
Apple iMac: The Computer That Saved the Company
Before the iPhone or iPod, Apple's comeback began with the iMac. In 1998, the Bondi Blue desktop revolutionized home PCs, rescued Apple from near bankruptcy, and set the stage for its future success.
Broadband policy shift in the US drops fiber priority, could funnel billions to Starlink
Critics denounce the move will lead to slower and less reliable Internet
Meta partnership promises to bring affordable internet to billions worldwide
Project will help bring new users online
There were 1,000 Internet devices in 1984, 1 million in 1992, by 2025 that figure reached...
Can you guess how many devices are online in 2025?
How many websites are on the Internet (as of January 2025)?
And more internet facts, like the number of connected devices per person.
Comcast introduces ultra-low latency tech for Xfinity Internet subscribers
Finally, a fix for laggy connections?
New York implements $15 broadband law for low-income households
ISPs must offer $15-$20 broadband plans to eligible customers
Which search engine almost bought Google in the 1990s?
Did you know, Google co-founder Larry Page attempted to sell the search engine for $1.6 million?
NATO's HEIST Project moves forward to protect global internet infrastructure
A missile attack exposed the vulnerability of undersea internet cables
EU strikes €10.6 billion deal to launch homegrown Starlink competitor by 2030
290 satellites will beam down Internet to Europeans by the end of this decade
Why it matters: After two years of negotiations with the private sector, the European Union has signed a deal to develop and operate a homegrown alternative to satellite Internet connectivity solutions like Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's Project Kuiper. While smaller in scale, the IRIS² constellation is expected to spark a competitive web of suppliers for space technologies in Europe.
UN forms international organization to protect undersea internet cables
Security and reliability of submarine cables are paramount in today's connected world
Re-experience '90s internet with this new 56K dial-up modem
Now if only you could find an analog public line in 2024
What Ever Happened to Netscape?
It was a magical time, PC sales were just booming and if you were lucky, yours would come with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at the throbber animation while a single web page loaded.
Intelsat's Boeing-made satellite breaks up in space, disrupting communication services
It wasn't even insured
The Zero Click Internet
The internet is undergoing the biggest change since its inception. It's huge. And there is no going back. The web is changing into the Zero Click Internet, and it will change everything.
NASA laser-based data transmission demonstrates serviceable internet 290 million miles from Earth
Scrolling Instagram should be a piece of cake for future Mars colonists
HaLow protocol establishes new Wi-Fi range record of 9.9 miles
More than five times the previous 1.8-mile record
Russia is willing to spend some $660 million to bolster internet censorship
The system mainly targets VPN services that Russians use to access the internet
White House declares BGP security issues a national priority – BGP handles routing for the entire internet
The "glue" protocol that sticks internet's networks together
A Dangerous Network: The Border Gateway Protocol has been the primary routing technology for the internet for at least three decades. Like other fundamental internet protocols developed in the 1980s, BGP was not originally designed with security in mind – and it shows.
UK scientists achieve unprecedented 402 Tbps data transmission over optical fiber
They broke their own 319 Tbps record set in March