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A company you’ve probably never heard of caused half the internet to go dark

Vox

Internet users were unable to access major news outlets, e-commerce platforms, and even government websites. Still, the outage highlights how dependent, centralized, and susceptible the infrastructure supporting the internet — especially cloud computing providers that the average user doesn’t directly interact with — actually is.

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Net Threats: Internet Openness in Danger

CTOvision

The study targeted thousands of Internet experts to measure their thoughts and concerns about the future of the Internet. War ignited this year over Net Neutrality, with government officials, lawmakers, Internet service providers, entertainment providers, and even comedians joining the fray.

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Zuckerberg’s apology headlined yesterday’s social media hearing

Dataconomy

At a key social media hearing with Congress, big tech bosses like Mark Zuckerberg from Meta and Evan Spiegel from Snap Inc. faced tough questions about the safety of kids on their social media platforms. It was a big deal with top people from companies like Twitter (now called X), TikTok, and Discord all there.

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Facebook’s vision of the metaverse has a critical flaw

CTOvision

Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that Facebook “will effectively transition from … being a social media company to being a metaverse company.” Facebook plans to create “an embodied internet” — powered by its […].

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Integrating AI into the 7Ps: A comprehensive media approach

Dataconomy

Incorporating the 7Ps, media, and AI into the core of its strategy, a company effectively harnesses a range of marketing instruments to elicit the desired reaction from its target audience. The advent of the internet fundamentally altered how consumers gather information about products and make purchases.

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Internet backbone provider shuts off service in Russia

The Verge

Cogent Communications, an internet backbone provider that routes data across intercontinental connections, has cut ties with Russian customers over its invasion of Ukraine, as first reported by The Washington Post. There isn’t any indication as to whether other internet backbone providers will also suspend services in Russia.

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Future of Content in Education: Digital Media in Education

Kitaboo

Digital media has gone on to become one of the most widely consumed content forms globally. Moreover, digital content companies have worked tirelessly to enhance the learning experience for students. . The facilities provided by digital learning companies have made the process of imparting education simpler.