A Dating Site for Algorithms
A startup called Algorithmia wants to connect underused algorithms with those who want to make sense of data.A startup called Algorithmia has a new twist on online matchmaking. Its website is a place...
View ArticleFCC Chief Proposes Broader Net Neutrality Rules
Planned regulations would govern the openness of the Internet, no matter if you’re surfing the Web on a laptop or a smartphone.The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Starts Slashing African Internet Prices with White-Space Networks
A college is the first place in Africa to benefit from a wireless technology that takes advantage of unused radio frequencies – an approach Microsoft is pushing across the continent.The cost of getting...
View ArticleFive Loopholes That Could Undermine Net Neutrality
“Open Internet” rules are on the verge of being approved in the U.S., but crucial details remain unclear.After years of struggle, U.S. advocates of “net neutrality” are likely to declare victory on...
View ArticleZuckerberg: Internet Growth Means More than Drones
Efforts to expand Internet access via mobile technologies may be stymied by economic and social challenges.Mark Zuckerberg said today at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, that Internet.org,...
View ArticleThe Online Language Barrier
Efforts to bring Internet connectivity to developing countries don’t address the fact that little content is available in local languages.No matter how many Facebook drones and Google balloons take to...
View ArticleProbing the Whole Internet for Weak Spots
Rapidly scanning the Internet has become vital to efforts to keep it secure.When a major flaw in the encryption that secures websites was revealed this March, Zakir Durumeric, a research fellow at the...
View ArticleSmartphone Secrets May Be Better Than a Password
Researchers are investigating whether recalling text messages, calls, and Facebook likes could be a useful log-in strategy.Before you read this story, try to answer the following question: Who was the...
View ArticleFirefox Maker Battles to Save the Internet—and Itself
Mozilla helped an open Web flourish in the 2000s. Now it’s struggling to play a meaningful role on mobile devices.In Silicon Valley, most pioneers pursue big ideas and giant personal fortunes with...
View ArticleFirst Detailed Public Map of U.S. Internet Backbone Could Make It Stronger
Researchers dug through public records to uncover the true shape of cables at the heart of the U.S. Internet.It may not look like much at first glance, but a map created by University of Wisconsin...
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