internet

Gen Z uses TikTok like Google, upsetting the old internet order
Google is for search. TikTok is for entertainment. At least that’s how it used to be. But for the rising generation of teens and young adults, TikTok is becoming the place to find information, taking on the functions of established internet giants. The service, which boasts more than a billion users, is more than just […]
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Web3 and Future of Internet: Lessons From History
The internet is an evolving entity, re-inventing itself at such a rapid pace, that it’s difficult to stop long enough to describe it. Web3 is the next iteration that is still in the early stages of development. As with Web1 and Web2, idealistic hopes and plans are abundant. Will the largest tech companies with the […]
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northern schools switch to Musk’s internet technology
New satellite dishes are Frontier School Division’s solution to the digital divide in rural and remote classrooms across northern Manitoba — a long-standing issue that became even more dire at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. One year ago, the division, which oversees the education of roughly 6,700 students — many of whom live in […]
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Silicon Defect Proves a Photonic Keystone to Quantum Internet | Research & Technology | Jul 2022
BURNABY, British Columbia, July 14, 2022 — A research team at Simon Fraser University (SFU) exploited a defect in silicon that it believes will enable the realization of massively scalable quantum computers — and the quantum internet that will connect them. Previous research has indicated silicon as a suitable material for producing stable and long-lived qubits. The […]
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Physicists Find The ‘Missing Link’ That Could Provide Quantum Internet Technology
Before quantum computers and quantum networks can fulfil their huge potential, scientists have got several difficult problems to overcome – but a new study outlines a potential solution to one of these problems. As we’ve seen in recent research, the silicon material that our existing classical computing components are made out of has shown potential for […]
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WeirFoulds Technology Insights: “Dark Web: What’s Underneath the Internet”
Overview As data breaches have shown in recent years, the dark web can be utilized as a means to hack into organizations, compromising millions of people’s information. Often, the compromised information is in turn sold for illicit purposes on the dark web. Organizations must therefore be aware of the dark web threats and, importantly, ensure […]
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Confronting Reality in Cyberspace Foreign Policy for a Fragmented Internet
The global internet—a vast matrix of telecommunications, fiber optics, and satellite networks—is in large part a creation of the United States. The technologies that underpin the internet grew out of federal research projects, and U.S. companies innovated, commercialized, and globalized the technology. The internet’s basic structure—a reliance on the private sector and the technical community, […]
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Tech Firms Receive Extra Tools And Instructions To Protect The Internet Against Child Abuse / Digital Information World
It can be stated without any hesitation that child abuse is a growing concern in today’s fast-paced digital world. And it’s no wonder why more pressure and scrutiny is being placed on leading tech firms to find a solution. The UK government is watching the internet closely and that’s why it’s sharing how concerning the […]
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