Net neutrality is back in the Land of the Free – for now Until the Democrats leave office, that is Networks20 Oct 2023 | 2
Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites prepare for testing after one late Prime delivery If all goes well, production to start 'before the end of the year' Networks17 Oct 2023 | 8
China requires any new domestic Wi-Fi kit to support IPv6 and run it by default Beijing set big targets for next-gen networks, but adoption stats suggest it's falling short Networks17 Oct 2023 | 13
Japanese PM says international AI regulations will be here by Christmas G7 to meet after getting ideas from UN’s Internet Governance Forum AI + ML10 Oct 2023 | 8
Two Project Kuiper prototype satellites finally reach orbit Hey – gotta start somewhere Science09 Oct 2023 | 6
How TCP's congestion control saved the internet Systems Approach We guess it's OK it did Networks24 Sep 2023 | 45
Starlink speeds ahead in the satellite race but rivals aren't starstruck just yet Download rates stabilize after influx of users dragged on service Networks19 Sep 2023 | 13
Amazon's three rocket makers insist Project Kuiper will launch on schedule It's not as if space is hard, is it? Science13 Sep 2023 | 8
When does tackling pandemic misinfo become censorship? US courts argue it out Analysis On one hand, it's private-public cooperation. On the other, it's heavy-handed state intervention. We take a look at this important unfolding case Personal Tech12 Sep 2023 | 125
22 million Brits suffer broadband outage blues and are paying a premium for it Southampton top for connectivity flops, says Uswitch research Networks08 Sep 2023 | 70
USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix Alive and still quite vigorous considering its age Networks30 Aug 2023 | 118
ICANN warns UN may sideline tech community from future internet governance 'We built this thing and now you don't want to hear from us – WTF?' is the gist of it Networks22 Aug 2023 | 55
So much for CAPTCHA then – bots can complete them quicker than humans We, for one, welcome our distorted-letter-recognizing overlords Offbeat15 Aug 2023 | 79
China floats strict screentime limits and content crimps for kids +Comment Two hours a day maximum and a guarantee of no nasties - parents everywhere might just welcome the Communist approach to this issue Personal Tech03 Aug 2023 | 33
FCC boss says 25Mbps isn't cutting it, Americans deserve 100Mbps now, gigabit later First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet Networks26 Jul 2023 | 54
BT and OneWeb deliver internet to rock in Bristol Channel – population 28 More puffins than people on Lundy, and no one wants to say how much it cost Networks24 Jul 2023 | 36
Amazon sets up shop at Kennedy Space Center to prep Kuiper broadband satellites Web super-biz dreams of lobbing 3,000-plus internet-relay birds into orbit Networks22 Jul 2023 | 25
Google toys with internet air-gap for some staff PCs Fewer than 2% of workstations will be cut off in 'experiment' Sysadmin Month19 Jul 2023 | 69
Beijing wants to make the Great Firewall of China even greater Also more fiery, with vague but firm orders to create a 'security barrier' Security17 Jul 2023 | 8
Clingy Virgin Media won't let us leave, customers complain Ofcom launches investigation into whether telco is making it difficult for people to cancel services Networks13 Jul 2023 | 70
Internet registry APNIC announces governance and election reforms Addresses criticisms raised by sections of the community and recent controversies Networks12 Jul 2023 | 1
You're too dumb to use click-to-cancel, Big Biz says with straight face Making it easy to exit subscriptions will just baffle everyone, FTC told Personal Tech12 Jul 2023 | 94
Brit broadband subscribers caught between crappy connections and price hikes Survey suggests 'mediocre services' now cost 14% more Networks05 Jul 2023 | 92
It's time to mark six decades of computer networking Systems Approach As we yearn for a return to a truly decentralized internet Networks28 Jun 2023 | 87
Singapore to double its submarine cable landing sites by 2033 Anywhere China's navy struggles to reach seems like a nice place for a global internet connectivity hub Networks07 Jun 2023 | 3
AFRINIC warns members of fake news campaign, voting rights grab Mysterious society fingered as source Networks16 May 2023 | 2
Hey Apple, what good is a status page if you only update it after the outage? It's not just Cupertino, most status pages aren't what they claim to be Off-Prem15 May 2023 | 21
Cloudflare opposes Europe's plan to make Big Tech help pay for networks Prefers open peering – from which it profits Networks09 May 2023 | 14
Amazon: Behold our antennas, which you cannot use just yet Project Kuiper satellite broadband coming next year, maybe Networks15 Mar 2023 | 15
Requiem for Google Reader, dead for a decade but not forgotten Special report RSS pioneer Dave Winer sees Mastodon as a positive sign Networks14 Mar 2023 | 50
Rebel without a clause: ISP promises broadband with no contract We don't need to trap customers to force loyalty, says boss Networks13 Mar 2023 | 45
APNIC elections: Reform activists rejected, org welcomes stronger election protections Candidates supported by Morocco-backed group fail to win a single seat on Executive Council Networks02 Mar 2023 | 3
Starlink performance sees a bump, and so do prices Still not quite as fast as it was in the halcyon days of 2021 Networks23 Feb 2023 | 12
Phở no! Vietnam's last working submarine cable glitches out Five from five take a dive, but connections are still alive Off-Prem23 Feb 2023 | 14
Cheating carriers could cost web-starved Americans billions in subsidies And the FCC ain't exactly helping, senators say Networks09 Feb 2023 | 20
Cloudflare engineer broke rules – and a customer's website – with traffic throttle Updated Those who think Big Tech has its thumb on the scales are going to love this Off-Prem09 Feb 2023 | 25
If your DNS queries LoOk liKE tHIs, it's not a ransom note, it's a security improvement It’s not Google's plan. There’s no way it’s Google's plan. It was Google's plan Networks19 Jan 2023 | 84
Pakistan’s government to agencies: Dark web is dangerous, please don’t go there Advice follows embarrassing leak of audio from Prime Minister’s office Security10 Jan 2023 | 12
With Mastodon, decentralization strikes back Systems Approach ActivityPub isn't just what we've been doing over the Christmas break Software01 Jan 2023 | 63
Twitter dismantles its Trust and Safety Council moments before meeting Comment Plus: Elon Musk is now a number 2 Personal Tech13 Dec 2022 | 109
Vietnam celebrates 25 years of internet with advertising blacklist Facebook and YouTube among companies that will have to monitor user content Legal13 Dec 2022 |
Boeing swipes at Starlink as it finishes two internet slinging satellites 5,000 redirectable beams in each bird Software06 Dec 2022 | 29
‘Mother of Internet’ Radia Perlman argues for centralized infrastructure Inventor of the spanning tree protocol gets heretical about blockchain, crypto, and why the broken internet is a blessing in disguise Networks02 Dec 2022 | 40
UK's Online Safety Bill drops rules forcing social media to remove 'legal but harmful' content Governments directly policing online content will put free speech at risk Personal Tech30 Nov 2022 | 89
FCC taps 13 providers to manage 6GHz band access for new Wi-Fi standards Public will be able to test each system as part of development process Networks03 Nov 2022 | 2
Biden wants SpaceX to beam internet to Iran amid uprising Er, did Joe forget who runs Starlink? Networks21 Oct 2022 | 46
Boffins shatter data transmission speed record One laser + one optical chip = more than the traffic of the entire internet Science21 Oct 2022 | 45
Fujitsu and Japanese Uni propose 'endorsement layer' to make the internet trustable Hope to combat misinformation with graph of observations that prove what you’re reading is reliable Software14 Oct 2022 | 18
Intel chips in on optical modem for DARPA's 'internet of satellites' Mmmmm... smells like Space-BACN Networks11 Oct 2022 | 3
Google challenges US ISPs with 100Gbps fiber broadband An internet advertiser as your service provider – what could go wrong? Networks29 Sep 2022 | 18
Consolidation looms for UK broadband providers Too many small fish in the pond mean the bigger ones are about to enjoy a feeding frenzy Networks27 Sep 2022 | 58
Ex-Googler Eric Schmidt's think tank warns China could win global tech race USA told to sort itself out in 5G, AI, and microelectronics by 2025 – or things could get mighty grim AI + ML14 Sep 2022 | 39
India’s Supreme Court demands government detail internet shutdown rules There may not be any, which is the point of the lawsuit Networks13 Sep 2022 | 7
California lawmakers approve online privacy law for kids. Which may turn websites into identity checkpoints Will Newsom sign it? With a possible presidential bid looming, take a guess Personal Tech30 Aug 2022 | 63
The internet's edge routers are all so different. What if we unified them with software? Systems Approach Wouldn't it be nice to have the features you want, rather than accept whatever's bundled by suppliers Networks26 Aug 2022 | 33
FCC decides against giving Starlink $1b in rural broadband subsidies Even those within the agency puzzled by the SpaceX decision when 'we have the technology to improve lives now' Networks11 Aug 2022 | 23
Philippines logs on to Starlink for remote area internet services Comms ministry boss sees space as preferable to messing around with mountaintop builds Networks28 Jul 2022 | 13
FCC chair wishes for 100Mbps down, 20Mbps up broadband minimum in US Quite a leap from national baseline of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up Personal Tech18 Jul 2022 | 22
Tories spar over UK's delayed Online Safety Bill Perfect political pantomime Personal Tech15 Jul 2022 | 141
California's attempt to protect kids online could end adults' internet anonymity Websites may be forced to verify ages of visitors unless changes made Personal Tech28 Jun 2022 | 50
Cable cut blamed for global four-hour internet disruption Google Cloud, OVHcloud say everything's getting back to normal, which is a shame Networks07 Jun 2022 | 14
US Supreme Court puts Texas social media law on hold Justices Roberts, Kavanaugh, Barrett help halt enforcement of HB 20 Personal Tech31 May 2022 | 37