Tag: Internet

Shedding light on Iran’s longest internet blackout

After protests broke out in early January, the Iranian regime shut down the internet, starting the longest...

Publishers are blocking the Internet Archive for fear AI scrapers can use it as a workaround

The Internet Archive has often been a valuable resource for journalists, from it's finding records of deleted...

“Not just censorship, it’s digital isolation:” Iran plans to cut ties with the global internet — and VPNs may not help this time

Twenty days: that's how long Iran has been disconnected from the global internet in what experts describe...

JBL’s new portable speakers have ‘stem AI’ for jamming — they can remove any instrument or vocal from songs in realtime, no internet required

JBL's two BandBox speakers are made for instruments and micsAI stem separation so you can play along...

Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin want to help provide high-speed satellite internet across the globe

Blue Origin will rival Starlink and Amazon Leo to give enterprises/governments satellite internetThe TeraWave network will offer...

Blue Origin’s Starlink rival TeraWave promises 6 terabit satellite internet

The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off at Launch Complex 36 in its second launch attempt...

I tried Vodafone’s 5G home internet service and found it to surpass expectations, but perhaps don’t get your hopes up

If you live in an area that isn’t serviced by the National Broadband Network (NBN) or you’re...

Internet restored in Uganda but social media and messaging apps still restricted

Internet restored in Uganda after four days of restrictions during electionsAccess to social media and messaging apps...

Hackers could exploit these W-Fi security flaws to knock your internet offline

Broadcom patched high-severity DoS flaw in chipset softwareASUS RT-BE86U confirmed vulnerable; other models may be affectedAttack crashes...

World internet speed record of 430,000Gbps achieved using bog-standard optic fiber cables, fast enough to download Battlefield 6 in one millisecond — new tech...

NICT researchers achieved 430Tbps over conventional optical fiberNew approach used nearly 20% less overall transmission bandwidthMultiple modes...

“Workarounds are very limited” – VPNs stop working in Uganda as internet connectivity drops

VPNs no longer working in Uganda as internet shutdown intensifiesAfter a 8,000% spike, Proton VPN confirms disruptionDigital...

VPN interest spikes in Uganda as the internet gets disrupted ahead of the general elections

VPN interest spiked in Uganda after the public internet was suspendedProton VPN confirmed a 8,000% increase in...

Internet censorship hit ‘half the world’s population’ in 2025, Surfshark warns – and 2026 is already looking grim

Surfshark reports that 4.6B people suffered from internet censorship in 2025Asia remains the leading region, with India...

SpaceX just got approval to launch another 7,500 next-gen Starlink satellites into orbit

SpaceX can launch another 7,500 Starlink satellitesIt means 15,000 Gen2 models will be in orbitThe satellites must...

“Americans should be concerned” – digital rights experts respond to the US withdrawal from internet freedom organization

US has withdrawn from 66 organizations, including the Freedom Online CoalitionThe organization advance internet freedom and digital...

“I have never seen such a thing in my life” – Iran completely shuts down the internet amid protests, Starlink also affected

Iran imposed an internet shutdown on January 8 amid growing protestsVPNs cannot help people get back online,...

US withdraws from internet freedom bodies it deems “wasteful, ineffective and harmful”

US withdraws from 66 organizations, including two digital rights groupsMarco Rubio says the groups "actively seek to...

Influencer content is fuel for an internet-obsessed administration

Just a day after publishing a 40-minute video alleging fraud at Minnesota daycare centers, Nick Shirley had...

Starlink offers free internet access in Venezuela following Maduro raid

SpaceX’s Starlink is offering customers in Venezuela free access to its internet service after the US captured...

Age verification changed the internet in 2025 – here’s what it means for your privacy in 2026

Half of the US population now needs to verify their age to view certain content online. Meanwhile,...

Scalpers are ruining the Internet, and in 2026, I hope their reign of terror comes to an end

If Santa and his elves are the light that brings us goodwill and cheer, scalpers are the...

I’m The Verge’s Senior Internet Typist, ask me anything while Nilay’s away!

Hello from the dead week of the year, when all sane people have logged off to spend...

Screaming Wi-Fi, internet dresses and unhinged AI chatbots – 20 of the wackiest tech stories we saw in 2025

Technology is supposed to make life easier, smarter, and more efficient. As well as all that, 2025...

The year the internet broke – the 11 biggest tech fails that defined 2025, ranked

It's that time of the year again when we celebrate the biggest tech fails of the past...

Is the Internet’s time wrong? NIST warns servers may have lapsed due to a power outage

NIST confirmed several public time servers lost their atomic reference signalA generator failure interrupted the distribution of...

The 60 Minutes report on CECOT that Bari Weiss censored is now internet contraband

Yesterday, Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS News, censored a segment of its newsmagazine 60 Minutes...

How AIM taught the internet to chat

If you were an internet user around the turn of the century, there's a good chance I...

The UN just made a significant decision on who governs the Internet

UN says multiple stakeholders are necessary to create a human-centric InternetConcerns still exist around access, misuse and...