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    Crooked programmers broke the Internet. Sites have become godlessly slow down even on powerful devices.

    Developers have stopped optimizing websites. Modern versions of them have become so " heavy "that they are unable to work quickly even on devices that run modern" gluttonous " games without brakes. The problem is typical for both the Runet and the entire Network as a whole. Web developers are...
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    In the Sumy pre-trial detention center, prisoners organized a fraudulent scheme on the Internet

    The attackers placed ads for the sale of non-cleared cars on popular online platforms at a reduced cost, received money from customers, and then interrupted communication. Investigators of the police department No. 4 (Sumy) of the Sumy District Police Department in cooperation with the...
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    Africa without internet and connectivity: cable damage caused network outages

    A cable malfunction on the west coast deprives the continent of darkness. On the west coast of Africa, at least 3 underwater cables were damaged, causing major disruptions to Internet services across the continent. The damage affected key telecommunications trunks-the West Africa Cable System...
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    American ghosts on the Chinese Internet: details of a secret CIA operation have surfaced

    The invisible digital front between the two countries has long been fulfilling its strategic tasks. According to information received from former senior US officials, in 2019, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) initiated a secret operation on Chinese social networks, which, quite...
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    35 years online: Berners-Lee on the past, present and future of the Internet

    The creator of the web calls for reforming the Internet in favor of people, not corporations. In light of the 35th anniversary of the World Wide Web, its founder Timothy Berners-Lee shared his thoughts on how the global network has evolved and what challenges it faces today. 35 years ago, in...
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    NIST Breakthrough: New microchip will make GPS, mobile communications and the Internet more accurate

    NIST has created a technology that turns light into microwaves and changes the measurement of time. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a revolutionary time-measuring microchip that can convert light into microwaves. The discovery promises to...
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    Microsoft waves a historic banner: "What's next, NYT? Ban the Internet?"

    The company strongly defends the honor of ChatGPT after allegations of copyright infringement. Microsoft strongly countered The New York Times accusations that Windows and OpenAI infringe copyright by using the publication's articles to teach language models like ChatGPT. In court documents...
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    Head of the Cyberattack Investigation Center was deceived for 20 thousand tenge on the Internet

    The head of the Kazakhstan Center for Analysis and Investigation of cyber attacks (TSARKA) in the Majilis told how he himself fell for the trick of scammers on the Internet, the correspondent reports NUR.KZ. Expert Olzhas Satiev announced several initiatives during his speech, one of them is...
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    911 days in silence: Chad cuts off 80% of the country's Internet

    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...
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    Wi-Fi 7: How to access the next generation of high-speed Internet

    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...
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    The father of DSL: A childhood dream led to the emergence of high-speed Internet

    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...
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    The police exposed a fraudster who was selling fake equipment on the Internet at the price of a confiscated item

    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...
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    The Internet is being destroyed by bloated garbage

    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...
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    Russian Prosecutor General's Office toughens fight against illegal content on the Internet

    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...
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    AI as a disinformation tool: the development of technology caused a 1000% increase in fakes 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...
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    Internet Architecture Council: US and EU laws on scanning citizens devices reduce trust in the Internet

    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...
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    Police investigators in Kostroma have completed the case of a swindler who sold non-existent goods via the Internet

    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...
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    Launch in early 2024: Wi-Fi 7 heralds the era of ultra-fast Internet, outstripping Wi-Fi 6 by several times

    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...
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    A resident of Dnipropetrovsk region traded non-existent goods on the Internet

    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...
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    Google vs web developers: how a change in caching can affect the security of the entire Internet

    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...
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