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Google Will Now Tell You How Good (or Bad) Your Internet Service Is

CTOvision

Google is certainly difficult to pin down – part search engine, part Internet service provider, part investor and entertainment provider and researcher and driverless-car developer, and the list goes on and on. The new service is quite a boon for consumers.

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Ukraine internet outages spark concerns of broader blackout

The Verge

But as the conflict intensifies, many civil society groups are increasingly concerned about the possibility of direct attacks on the country’s internet infrastructure. The invasion has already reduced internet connectivity in some parts of the country. Currently, we are seeing about 80 percent of the load we usually see in Ukraine.

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Kulhad pizza viral video turned out to be “AI-generated”

Dataconomy

The recent Kulhad pizza viral video has surfaced online, and the owner said it is “AI-generated” and not genuine. A viral video initially believed to feature the owner and his wife in compromising circumstances has turned out to be a fake, according to a statement issued by Sehaj, the restaurant’s proprietor.

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The Supreme Court decides not to break the internet

Vox

The Supreme Court handed down two high-stakes tech decisions on Thursday — cases that, if handled ineptly, could have destroyed much of the internet and subjected social media companies to devastating liability. Among other things, Section 230 prevents social media websites from being sued every time someone sends a defamatory tweet or video.

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2014 Stevens Honor Award – Grandfather of the Internet, Dr. David J. Farber

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Farber is known as the grandfather of the Internet. Later at University of Delaware, Farber and a team created CS Net and NSF Net connecting universities nationwide for the first time, this technology later formed the physical backbone of today’s Internet. Farber, the wave of change the Internet has kicked off has really just begun.

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The Supreme Court appears worried it could break the internet

Vox

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a case that could potentially break much of the internet — and seemed to realize the risks of heading down that path. As Justice Elena Kagan warned at one point during the Gonzalez argument, the justices are “not the nine greatest experts on the internet.” Gonzalez v.

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The Internet Archive is warning users about debunked ‘zombie’ coronavirus misinformation

The Verge

The Internet Archive is alerting users when they’ve clicked on some stories that were debunked or taken down on the live web, following reports that people were spreading false coronavirus information through its Wayback Machine. The Internet Archive provides an invaluable resource for understanding the internet.