rubberball/Getty Images Wireless internet connections are convenient, but they’re also notoriously unreliable. Nothing proves that point more emphatically than a glitchy video conference call, especially if it’s tied to a crucial business meeting. The solution is to run a wired network connection to your home office. Wi-Fi is great for mobility, but a wired connection … Read more
Discover the scale of daily internet activity across platforms like email, Google, and Zoom in this data-driven infographic.
For many Americans, internet service providers are a constant source of stress and notoriously one of the lowest-rated industries in the US. ISPs rank lower than social media, the US Postal Service and even airlines. It’s not hard to see why. Wading through confusing details like hidden fees, yearly price hikes, contracts, service details and multiple speed tiers can … Read more
Abadi N, Gebrehiwot K, Techane A, Nerea HJ (2017) Links between biogas technology adoption and health status of households in rural Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Energy Policy 101:284–292 CAS Google Scholar Abdon BR, Raab RT (2005) Knowledge sharing and distance learning for sustainable agriculture in the Asia-Pacific region: the role of the Internet. Plant Prod Sci … Read more
It’s all too easy to lose time on the internet. Scrolling through social media, falling down algorithm-led rabbit holes on YouTube, and clicking on bad news story after bad news story. We know too much screen time is bad for us, but acknowledging the problem and doing something about it are two different things. Browser … Read more
Morrissey has initiated legal action against an alleged online troll who has led a “decades-long” campaign of defamation against the former Smiths singer. As reported by Music Business Worldwide, Morrissey has retained UK-based law firm Levy & McRae to pursue action against a person believed to be responsible for posting “distressing, harmful, and libelous” content … Read more
OMA3, an association based in Zug, Switzerland, is announcing a new project called the Spatial Store to enable the open 3D internet. OMA3 is a consortium of the top creator companies in Web3 building standards and infrastructure to enable the user-empowered metaverse. The 1990s gave rise to the consumer internet, born out of closed systems … Read more
Last week, the Internet was puzzled by a physics problem involving a set of scales, an iron ball, and a ping pong ball of equal size. Now that that one has been cleared up, Reddit has been mulling over a new problem: why won’t this contraption turn? “I don’t know where else to ask,” Redditor … Read more
Amazon on Thursday set a launch date to send 27 low-Earth orbit satellites into space as part of Project Kuiper: Wednesday, April 9, at 12 p.m. ET. The launch will be a big step forward for the project, which Amazon launched with promises of a $10 billion investment in 2019. Now the company is poised … Read more
Representational image of containers placed at a port. — Reuters/File The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released its annual report on foreign trade barriers, listing Pakistan’s trade and investment policies, internet restrictions, and corruption, among other issues disrupting commercial operations. The Office of the USTR issued the 2025 National Trade Estimate Report (NTE) two days … Read more