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The country's authorities are fighting for the information space in a crisis. Chad has seen a sharp decline in Internet traffic following a cyberattack on the country's internal security agency. According to NetBlocks, traffic has dropped to 20% of its normal level since February 28. Local...

Wi-Fi 7 is a new word in the world of wireless technologies, offering high-speed connectivity for personal use, as well as for office and commercial spaces. The new technology promises not only increased Internet connection speed, but also a number of new features that will undoubtedly interest...

God gave us the light, and John Choffy is the DSL. John Choffy, known as the "father of DSL," received the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation for his creation of the first Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) modem in 1991. The technology made it possible to transfer large...

The swindler, pretending to be an employee of a state customs warehouse, created fake groups on social networks where he posted advertisements about “confiscated” goods. He took advance payments from buyers and then blocked them. Currently, the person involved has received 21 suspicions of...

We discuss how changing standards affects the quality and availability of information. In the modern world, people are increasingly faced with the problem of excessive content length on the Internet. Recipe bloggers often make lengthy introductions about their personal experiences, and podcast...

A new draft law on fast blocking of harmful websites has been developed. The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, together with the Ministry of Digital Development and Roskomnadzor, has developed a draft law that will allow you to quickly restrict access to illegal content on the Internet...

AI can fill websites on its own without human input, which leads to political embarrassments. According to a report by NewsGuard, an organization that tracks the spread of disinformation, since May 2023, the number of websites publishing fake articles created using artificial intelligence has...

Good intentions can hide mass surveillance and censorship. The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has warned that policy proposals to scan users devices for illegal content proposed by the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States threaten the open Internet. Client-Side Scanning...

In the fall of 2022, a resident of the Kostroma region contacted the duty station of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the city of Kostroma, reporting that she had purchased a boat motor through a well-known Internet service. The woman paid for the purchase by bank transfer in the...

What other "buns" will users get from the latest wireless communication standard? Network innovations were not long in coming: Wi-Fi 7, officially certified and expected in early 2024, promises a significant breakthrough in connection speed and stability compared to the current Wi-Fi 6...

Prosecutors of the Zheltovodsk District Prosecutor's Office sent to the court an indictment against a resident of Verkhovtsevo on the fact of fraud (Part 1, 2 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The investigation established that the accused placed ads on well-known online shopping...

Is it acceptable to deceive developers expectations for the sake of dubious speed gains? Google has announced a significant change in cache behavior for the BFCache feature, which allows you to instantly display previously viewed pages using the Forward and Back buttons in Chrome. Now a web...

A study by Oxford researchers refutes the link between Internet use and poor mental health. According to a new study conducted by researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute, there is no evidence that Internet use has a negative impact on mental health. The paper, titled "Global Well-being...

China has launched the fastest Internet in the world with a data transfer rate of 1.2 terabits (1200 gigabits) per second. The project was implemented by Tsinghua University, telecom operator China Monile, as well as Huawei Technologies and Cernet Corporation, writes the South China Morning Post...

Companies are launching alerts about crimes against children on major media platforms. A coalition of leading technology companies (Tech Coalition) has announced the launch of the Lantern program, which aims to strengthen the fight against child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse on the Internet...

Statistics show how Internet outages affect the global economy. In today's world, where the Internet has become an integral part of society and the economy, its stability is being reinterpreted as a basic human right. Internet outages are taking a serious toll on countries ' economies...

Europe is developing a quantum Internet. How will this change our world? Europe is actively moving towards creating a network infrastructure based on quantum physics. In May 2023, Dr. Benjamin Lanion of the University of Innsbruck in Austria made a significant breakthrough by transmitting...

The company analyzed statistics for the last few months. What are the main conclusions? WatchGuard Technologies has presented an analytical report that reveals current trends and threats in the Internet space. According to Cory Nachreiner, the company's chief security officer, the data analyzed...

A random hook or anchor is not the only threat to the World Wide Web. According to ENISA, at certain points in time, up to 97% of all Internet traffic generated around the world passes through underwater Internet cables lying at the bottom of the seas and oceans. Such cables are an essential...

Some smartphones have a built-in NFC module. You can use it to transfer data or make purchases. Communication with other devices is contactless. The system can work without the Internet. However, in this case, limited functionality is available. Content What is NFC? Does NFC work without the...