Internet
You Can Now Get High-Speed Internet on the Moon
Last fall NASA and MIT researchers demonstrated a new laser-based long-distance data transmission system
Canada's Installing High Speed Wifi at Remote National Parks
Wireless internet will no longer be confined to visitor centers at an assortment of trial National Park wilderness sites
Facebook Users Most Often Unfriend People They Knew From High School
And how does that make the victim of the unfriending feel? Surprised, usually
An Effort to Crack Down on Fake Yelp Reviews Goes to Supreme Court
About 20 percent of reviews on Yelp might be fraudulent. But should Yelp have to disclose the identities of its reviewers?
The Majority of Web Traffic Comes From Robots
While humans may be very good at surfing the internet, this is yet another thing that robots do better
Google Play Kicks Porn of All Types Out of Its Store
The store has never allowed straight-up pornography, but it’s now getting even stricter about what's allowed
Checking The Claim: A Wireless Network That Streams A Thousand Times Faster?
As wireless data networks face more congestion, will entrepreneur Steve Perlman's latest idea be the ultimate fix?
What Emotion Goes Viral the Fastest?
On Twitter and Facebook, which spreads quickest: joy, sadness or disgust?
The United States Is Declared an Enemy of the Internet by Reporters Without Borders
Usually this list includes countries you might expect: Saudi Arabia, China, North Korea. But this year the United States is on it, too.
Could Mini Satellites Provide Free Internet to All?
A venture capital firm plans to make the World Wide Web available to anyone with a WiFi-enabled device
Incendiary Bats, Rocket Cats: Military Strategists Will Dream of Attaching Firepower to Anything That Moves
In 16th century manuscripts, drawings of feline grenades
Programmers Across the Country Are Self-Organizing to Protest NSA Surveillance
"The Day We Fight Back" campaign seeks to reform the NSA
What Was the Internet Like the Day Facebook Was Born?
The web was already 15 years old. What else were we up to when The Facebook was born?
An Emoji Death Threat Is Still a Death Threat
Death threats are illegal. Even if they come in the form of emoji.
Here's the Paper That Popularized Net Neutrality
Net neutrality might be done for. Here's a look at where it came from
Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates Maria Mitchell, America’s First Female Professional Astronomer
Today would have been Maria Mitchell's 195th birthday, and if she were still around she'd probably celebrate it by looking at the stars
The Path to Being a Scientist Doesn’t Have to Be So Narrow
A radical new college model could change the rigged obstacle course of the world’s education system, expanding opportunity for millions of students
Any Two Pages on the Web Are Connected By 19 Clicks or Less
There are more than 14 billion pages on the web, but they are linked by hyperconnected nodes, like Hollywood actors connected through Kevin Bacon
A Valentine for Sci-Art Lovers
A clever print by designer Jacqueline Schmidt pays homage to 12 different species with one thing in common—they mate for life
What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web?
The digital pioneer and visionary behind virtual reality has turned against the very culture he helped create
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