How TCP's congestion control saved the internet
Systems Approach We guess it's OK it did
Networks24 Sep 2023 | 45
Internet
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 | 12
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 | 116
BROADER TOPICS
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
Telcos fear Big Tech will bleed them until they can’t afford network builds
The GSMA would say that, yet Big Tech is making it harder for carriers to turn a quid
Off-Prem17 May 2022 | 13
Another ex-eBay exec admits cyberstalking web souk critics
David Harville is seventh to cop to harassment campaign
Cyber-crime13 May 2022 | 11
Appeals court unleashes Texas's anti-Big-Tech content-no-moderation law
That bit in Ghostbusters when they shut off the containment unit? That, but with social networks
Personal Tech12 May 2022 | 59
Big Tech shrank the internet while growing its own power
Comment Classic internet ideas matter less now that CDNs and private networks dominate traffic
Networks11 May 2022 | 8
Cable giants, ISPs, telcos end legal fight against California's net neutrality law
If you can't beat the Golden State, try again at the federal level
Networks05 May 2022 | 5
Biting the hand that feeds IT
