The ARPA-7 second Internet story landed on social media in early May and was already on its way …
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Scientists Look to Black Holes to Know Exactly Where We Are in the Universe. But Smartphones and Wi-Fi Are Blocking the View
by Troy OakesThe scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are …
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What Does It Mean to ‘Accept’ or ‘Reject’ All Cookies, and Which Should I Choose?
by Troy OakesIt’s nearly impossible to use the Internet without being asked about cookies. A typical pop-up will offer to …
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The Internet Is Worse Than It Used to Be. How Did We Get Here, and Can We Go Back?
by Troy OakesWhen it comes to our experience of the Internet, “The times, they are a-changin,’” as Bob Dylan would …
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Have You Heard of the Open Source Internet? The Antidote to a Capitalist Web Already Exists
by Troy OakesIn the early days of the Internet, famously, no one knew if you were a dog. The Internet …
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Meta Just Closed a Vital Online Research Tool. It’s Bad News For the Fight Against Misinformation
by Troy OakesFor more than a decade, researchers and journalists have relied on a digital tool called CrowdTangle to track …
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A massive IT outage over the weekend caused by Crowdstrike software affected computer systems worldwide. In Australia and …
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Why Is Amazon Building a ‘Top Secret’ $2 Billion Cloud for Australia’s Military Intelligence?
by Troy OakesAmazon has secured an A$2 [US$1.35] billion contract with the Australian Signals Directorate — the agency responsible for …
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Elon Musk vs. Australia: Global Content Takedown Orders Can Harm the Internet if Adopted Widely
by Troy OakesDo Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned …
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Information is a valuable commodity. And thanks to technology, there are millions of terabytes of it online that …