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An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1

Ars Technica

In a very real sense, the Internet, this marvelous worldwide digital communications network that youre using right now, was created because one man was annoyed at having too many computer terminals in his office. The year was 1966. The agency was created in 1958 by President Eisenhower in response to the launch of Sputnik.

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Alphabet spins off laser-based Internet backbone provider Taara

Ars Technica

Alphabet is spinning out laser-based Internet company Taara from its moonshot incubator, hoping to turbocharge the start-up that provides high-bandwidth services to hard-to-reach areas in competition with Elon Musks Starlink network of satellites.

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How Gen Z uses the internet to self diagnose and get help

Mashable Tech

Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) uses the internet to self-diagnose their own mental health conditions, but not in the ways one might reflexively (or judgmentally) assume. Eight percent intended to see a mental health professional after having made a diagnosis for themselves, based on internet research.

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Aura farming? Fanum tax? 2025s most viral internet slang, explained

Mashable Tech

Each year, the internet births a new lexicon , one that's as fast-moving and unpredictable as the online trends that fuel it. 2025 is no different, with a fresh crop of viral slang that’s quickly become shorthand for everything from viral moments to internet culture’s quirks. A prime example?

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Need to relax? The Internet Archive is livestreaming microfiche scans to a lo-fi beats soundtrack

Fast Company Tech

The Internet Archive, the digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts, has started live streaming on YouTube from its scanning center in California for anyone to watch. In off hours, the Internet Archive livestream turns into a stream of silent films and historical images from NASA to keep viewers entertained.

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Applications are now open for CIRA Net Good Grants: Supporting communities, projects and policies that make Canada’s internet better for everyone

Charity Village

Applications are now open for CIRANet Good Grants, supporting communities, projects and policies that make Canadas internet better for everyone. The grants empower organizations across the country to do the critical work that connects underserved communities.

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Comcast rolls out a five-year price guarantee for new internet customers

Engadget

With America's long-term (and even short-term) economic prospects shifting on Eric Cartman-like whims , some internet providers have begun offering multi-year price guarantees to provide a little stability amid the chaos.