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An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1 In our new 3-part series, we remember the people and ideas that made the Internet.
In “A History of Fake Things on the Internet,” Walter Scheirer says concerns about digital misinformation are overblown and alarmist.
Explore the fascinating history of the internet, from ARPANET, and the birth of the World Wide Web, to the rise of social media, cloud computing and Web3.
A history of the Internet, part 2: The high-tech gold rush begins The Web Era arrives, the browser wars flare, and a bubble bursts.
In the 1990s, tech companies used utopian language to sell the internet. The AI industry is taking a different approach.
Well, apparently, all of Armenia’s Internet depends on a single fiber optic cable. A 75-year-old woman in Georgia (the country, not the US state) sliced it with a spade while hunting for copper ...
Journalist Taylor Lorenz unravels the last 25 years of internet culture in her book 'Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet'.
Thirty years have passed since the World Wide Web was released into the public domain. Everything on the web, every time you’ve typed “www.” into a browser—or even used a browser—traces ...
Daniel Immerwahr reviews “A History of Fake Things on the Internet,” by Walter J. Scheirer.