Internet

FCC Votes To Propose New Privacy Rules For Internet Service Providers

7:31pm March 31, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The vote, however, was delayed for several hours as regulators negotiated a budget deal on another issue: the expansion of a phone subsidy to begin covering Internet access.

FCC Proposal Would Limit What Internet Providers Can Do With Users' Data

4:44pm March 10, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

On March 31, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on what could become first-ever privacy rules for Internet service providers, stemming from last year's net neutrality ruling.

Bernie Sanders Ticks Off Romanians On Twitter Over Internet Speed Tweet

3:20pm March 05, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Bernie Sanders compared Internet speeds in America to Romania — in a bad way. Romanians responded.

Facebook board member Marc Andreessen, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist who uses Twitter prolifically, has apologized for tweets suggesting he supported colonialism.

World News

Colonialism Comment Puts Facebook Under Scrutiny

6:37pm February 12, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

A Facebook board member lambasted a decision by regulators in India, the social network's second-largest market. He thereby sparked new scrutiny of Facebook's intentions in that country.

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About one-quarter of lower-income families with school-age children say a mobile device is their only way to access the Internet at home, according to a new study.

Education

How Limited Internet Access Can Subtract From Kids' Education

12:40am February 07, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Smartphones are often credited with helping bridge the "digital divide" between people who do and don't have Internet access at home. But is mobile Internet enough for a family with a kid in school?

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Some researchers say we're losing our critical thinking and memory skills by relying on search engines.

OK, Google, Where Did I Put My Thinking Cap?

4:37pm February 05, 2016

by Zhai Yun Tan

It can be too easy for students to Google an assignment before they stop to think about it. Some researchers say we're losing our critical thinking and memory skills by relying on the search bar.

David Bowie performs during a concert celebrating his 50th birthday, on Jan. 9, 1997, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

David Bowie, The Internet Visionary

12:23pm January 12, 2016

by Laura Sydell

Bowie was an explorer of what it meant to be human. In a 1999 interview, he predicted the power of the Internet — "an alien life form" — to break down the divisions between artists and the audience.

China's Cyberspace Administration minister Lu Wei (second from right) and other officials attend the opening ceremony of the Light of the Internet Expo on Tuesday as part of the Second World Internet Conference, which starts Wednesday. Lu has said that co

World News

China's Internet Forum May Provide A Peek At Its Cyber-Ambitions

8:42pm December 15, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

China is hosting an international summit touting its vision of an orderly, government-controllable Internet. But China's prospects for exporting its censorship-heavy model overseas don't look bright.

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The Internet has made it easier for older women to find romance, but it also has made them vulnerable to online scammers.

National

Older Women And The Pitfalls Of Looking For Love By Logging On

11:22am December 08, 2015

by Laura Sydell

The Internet is making it easier for older women, who didn't grow up with the Web, to get outside their social circles for romance, but it can make them more vulnerable to deception.

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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the latest challenge to the FCC's attempts to regulate Internet access.

National

5 Things To Know: Net Neutrality Is Back In Court

11:55am December 04, 2015

by Alina Selyukh

Once again, a federal court will decide whether the FCC can keep its Open Internet rules. This time, the challenge centers on the FCC's overhaul of how it regulates Internet providers.