Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler has hinted at further revisions to the way the FCC approaches net neutrality. But he’s still stopping short of a “pure” implementation of the principles. Wheeler sparked criticism back in April when the FCC suggested new rules to deal with the problem that, as things stand, it doesn’t have […]
Listen as CGP Grey gives a simple explanation on what net neutrality is and tells us why we all need to defend it. [CGP Grey]
Google has agreed to stop scanning emails on around 30 million accounts used by students and teachers. It follows Microsoft offering a special version of Bing for schools that cuts out ads and other commercial results. The new policy will affect any emails on accounts using Google Apps for Education. That’s a free service but, […]
You wouldn’t accept lag offline, so why do it online? ume.net, a fiber broadband provider, performed an experiment. Four volunteers got to experience internet’s biggest disturbance in real life – lag. [umeaenergi]
The chairman of the FCC has denied that proposed rule changes will spell the death of the net neutrality principle. Tom Wheeler says the changes will instead maintain net neutrality but in a way compatible with court rulings. A federal appeals court recently ruled that the FCC does not have the authority to make rules […]
Google has developed an algorithm that can decipher house numbers from Street View images with impressive accuracy. The problem is that the algorithm can match or even outperform humans when confronted with Google’s own use of CAPTCHA tests. Because so much of the data collection for Google Maps is automated, the first drafts of the […]
The man behind filesharing site Megaupload is to get back cash and property seized when his house was raided in 2012. But while Kim Dotcom seems to be having a great time right now, he still faces the threat of extradition. US officials want Dotcom to stand trial for criminal copyright infringement in a case […]
A fantastic explanation of the Who, what, and why of the Internet by German information designer Philipp Dettmer. Nuclear war, cat gifs and reddit? Wait, what? Who was the genius who came up with all of that? The internet is such a crucial tool in our daily lives today that we hardly remember that it […]
From the folks over at Hoot Suite, a parody of the Game of Thrones intro featuring all the current popular social networks: At HootSuite we’re big fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones and with the 4th season of GoT finally here we wanted to do our own rendition of the iconic opening titles. After all, […]
The man who revolutionized the way hard drives work has been awarded the Millennium Technology Prize, an honor awarded only every second year. Stuart Parkin received the prize of one million euros (approximately US$1.39 million) from Technology Academy Finland, a partnership of industry and government in the country. It’s sometimes described as the tech equivalent […]