internet

David J. Farber, ‘Grandfather of the Internet,’ dies at 91

February 16, 2026 9:24 am

He earned his nickname by guiding students who came to be called the fathers of the Internet Protocol, or IP.

On the Internet, people are missing 2016. But who fixed this cut-off for nostalgia?

January 27, 2026 6:27 am

When a trend goes viral now, it's nearly impossible to tell: Is this organic? Did the algorithm push it? Did we choose this, or did it choose us?

Iran hit by nationwide internet blackout as protesters respond to Reza Pahlavi’s call

January 09, 2026 1:11 am

“Great nation of Iran, the eyes of the world are upon you. Take to the streets and, as a united front, shout your demands,” Pahlavi said.

‘Slop’ becomes Word of the Year as AI clutter spreads from feeds to workplaces

December 18, 2025 7:12 pm

Merriam-Webster has named “slop” its 2025 Word of the Year, citing the explosion of low-quality, AI-generated content across social media, workplaces and children’s platforms.

Cloudflare outage hits internet worldwide, disrupting Instagram, Zerodha, Valorant and more

December 06, 2025 8:56 am

Cloudflare, one of the most widely used cloud services in the world was down once again for about half an hour.

Enshittification: Why your favourite apps feel worse every year

December 15, 2025 2:08 pm

The story of how Big Tech broke the systems we rely on, and what it will take to fix them.

What is Cloudflare, and why did half the internet go down on Nov 18?

November 19, 2025 5:18 pm

A global internet outage on Tuesday took down apps from X to ChatGPT. The root cause wasn't a server glitch or cyber attack. It was Cloudflare, the little-known internet giant that powers millions of websites worldwide.

Cloudflare Down: How Cloudflare global outage brought down many websites around the world

November 18, 2025 10:22 pm

X Twitter down today, Cloudflare down latest news: Major platforms like X (formerly Twitter), OpenAI's ChatGPT, and Canva experienced service disruptions for over an hour globally due to inconsistencies traced back to web service provider Cloudflare.

Top 10 countries with the highest internet costs in 2025: Pakistan among top 10, India’s rank revealed

October 09, 2025 8:29 am

Top 10 countries with the highest internet costs in 2025 list: While Asian countries like Vietnam, China, and South Korea offer low-cost internet, others such as Pakistan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Bangladesh face higher costs, placing them among the most expensive in 2025.

Red Sea cable cut interrupts internet in Asia: How data travels to you under the ocean

September 09, 2025 3:39 pm

Asia internet outage, Red Sea cable cut: What exactly are cables doing in the ocean, and are instances of damage or cuts to undersea cables unusual?

Accessing and ability to afford the internet: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Accessibility and affordability of the internet has fallen globally but India bucked this trend.

Developing nations grow in terms of internet usage as developed countries flatline: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:16 pm

The growth rate in internet usage is increasing in developing nations, also because there is more scope for it when compared with developed countries. But look at the numbers closely and you will once again find that the digital divide has not reduce

What we know about online shoppers in India: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

You can practically order anything off the internet these days. So how many of us actually do it? Take a look in today's News in Numbers. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i

Net Neutrality rules approved by Telecom Commision

June 22, 2020 6:22 pm

Net Neutrality rules accepted in India by Telecom Commission: Here's what it means for Indian internet, and how we got here.

Express investigation: India tops the list of websites blocked by internet service providers

April 26, 2018 10:35 am

Other than porn and piracy, Indian internet service providers (ISPs) have installed the highest number of Internet filtering systems and blocked the maximum number of web pages, the investigation by Toronto-based Citizen Lab, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and The Indian Express found.

Internet.org is free, no one has to pay to join the app: Ankhi Das of Facebook

April 25, 2015 9:48 am