The internet of today isn’t the independent territory it was originally imagined to be. For ordinary people “the internet” is just a bunch of apps made by giant companies. These companies do whatever they want with your data, disappear when the journey is over, spy on you and show you […]
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getty We’ve all been there. Eager to quickly log-in to check your bank balance or to checkout while shopping online, you reach the “enter password” step – and your mind goes blank. The next (weary) step is to reset your password. To make it easier to remember the next time, […]
The Zacks Internet – Delivery Services industry primarily comprises companies that offer services via Internet-based platforms. These include food delivery, online travel booking, direct marketing and media services, plus web hosting among others. Being growth-stage companies, industry participants are spending more on R&D and sales & marketing, thereby making it […]
(Ross May / Los Angeles Times; Getty Images) A picnic lunch surrounded by rolling hills. Bouquets of wildflowers and baby barn animals. Not a laptop or cellphone in sight. If this imagery is soothing to you, you’re not alone. Welcome to cottagecore, a sunny corner of the internet where you […]
My high-speed internet…isn’t. Starting a Zoom, Skype, WebEx or Google Meet at my house is like a countdown for a Space-X launch. -All applications off? Check. -Tabs closed? Check. -All other family members off-line? (“No, Dad, I have a call!”) Not so check. And then regardless of how successful that […]
Haunted TikTok is the next evolution of internet horror After hours of scrolling through endless TikToks of teens dancing, couples pranking each other, and dogs being cute — something on your For You Page stops you dead in your tracks. Someone is walking around a dark, empty house, as text […]
April, the giraffe that became a viral Internet sensation in 2017 when the world watched her labor and delivery streamed online, has died, the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York announced Friday. April suffered from “worsening arthritis” and she was euthanized Friday morning, her zoo staff said. The giraffe […]
PIERS Morgan says internet trolls threatened to murder him in front of his children over his anti-Meghan rant. And the ex-GMB presenter admits he should not have stormed off set — but stands by the comments that cost him his job. 👑 Read our Meghan and Harry live blog for […]
Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Modern technology makes it possible to communicate with people worldwide, access almost every classic TV show or movie […]
Strong Wi-Fi is not just a perk; it’s an essential service these days, now that remote work and school are the norm. Unfortunately, many of us have learned there’s nothing more frustrating than experiencing internet problems just as it’s your turn to speak on a Zoom call. Those glitches in […]
IWCriticsPick “Persona 5 Strikers” is an epic, addictive, 30-hour JRPG about why people are such enormous assholes on the internet. To anyone familiar with Atlus’ long-running “Persona” series, that premise won’t come as much of a surprise. In a genre associated with vast fantasy worlds and the motley crews of […]
The COVID-19 vaccine has been hard to come by in Barnwell County. The small rural county of about 21,000 people on the state’s western border has one of the highest per capita rates of coronavirus infection in South Carolina and is one of eight counties in the state without a […]
Photo: Oli SCARFF / AFP (Getty Images) New legislation introduced Friday by three Democratic senators purportedly aimed at holding social media companies accountable for harassment and discrimination on their platforms could have dire consequences unforeseen by the bill’s authors, experts said. The SAFE TECH Act, introduced by Sens. Mark Warner, […]
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 This article was first featured in Yahoo Finance Tech, a weekly newsletter highlighting our original content on the industry. Get it sent directly to your inbox every Wednesday by 4 p.m. ET. Subscribe Section 230 is in trouble, but dismantling it might not be the answer […]
Since arriving in Cuba just two years ago, mobile internet has revolutionized life here — helping people find food, fuel and even medicine amid crippling shortages, and helping them organize protests in a country where waving a placard can land you in deep trouble. © YAMIL LAGE The arrival of mobile […]
In the village of Bukit Petai Tujuh, Kelantan, poor Internet connection is a prevalent issue. So much of an issue that caring father, Mohd Azmi Ahmad, had to set up a makeshift classroom atop a hill for his daughter Nurlieda Khaleeda Mohd Azmi, to attend online classes with ease. As […]
It was the second time the CEOs had been summoned to testify in as many months. As expected, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey faced their fair share of allegations by lawmakers of anti-conservative bias and failure to remove misinformation and hate speech. But this hearing lacked much of […]
Just days after soon-to-be-former President Trump seemingly bungled the name of a press conference location in Philadelphia, the company at the center of the controversy is cashing in on its newfound notoriety. Four Seasons Total Landscaping, the groundskeeping company that hosted Trump’s event in its parking lot, has quickly sold […]
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Hotel Internet Services (HIS), a full-service provider of internet services and solutions for the hospitality industry, is set to offer an opportunity for industry professionals to learn about the latest technologies capable of meeting new guest expectations for safer, more connected and personalized hotel experiences at this […]
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