
New Hampshire Has Better Broadband Than Japan
The U.S. overall ranks 14th but sliced and diced by state, the U.S. dominates worldwide Internet speeds

New Hampshire Has Better Broadband Than Japan
The U.S. overall ranks 14th but sliced and diced by state, the U.S. dominates worldwide Internet speeds

The Truth behind the "Biggest Cyber Attack in History"
The disruptions, centered in western Europe, were largely unnoticed even when occurring. They may prompt a fix for a security flaw in the domain name system underpinning the Internet


Massive Open Online Courses, aka MOOCs, Transform Higher Education and Science
Science, engineering and technology courses have been in the vanguard of the massive open online course movement. These classes also are providing fodder for scientific research on learning

When Will the Internet Reach Its Limit (and How Do We Stop That from Happening)?
The head of Bell Labs Research says the Internet should deal in information rather than simply bits and bytes

The Rich See a Different Internet Than the Poor
Ninety-nine percent of us live on the wrong side of a one-way mirror

Does Continual Googling Really Make You Stupid? [Excerpt]
Preliminary data suggest that all those tweets, status updates and other digital distractions may actually stave off cognitive decline

Privacy by the Numbers: A New Approach to Safeguarding Data
A mathematical technique called “differential privacy” gives researchers access to vast repositories of personal data while meeting a high standard for privacy protection

Content Is King: Can Researchers Design an Information-Centric Internet?
Changing the Internet's focus from data location to the nature of the information itself should improve network efficiency and security

Syria Pulls Plug on Internet Access
Syrian activists say the government is responsible for at least a portion of the Internet blackout that has kicked the nation offline

Auto-Immune: "Symbiotes" Could Be Deployed to Thwart Cyber Attacks
Running on CPUs to detect malware targeting embedded computers that run car system and utilities, symbiotes may not only serve as immune systems for their devices, but also help reveal a previously unseen ecosystem of malware

In His Own Words: Bill Gates Dishes on Computers, Religion and Being Smart [Excerpt]
In Impatient Optimist: Bill Gates in His Own Words readers get a glimpse of the visionary Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist's philosophy on business, technology and life via some of his most memorable quotes

3 Years in, Bitcoin Digital Money Gains Momentum
The digital currency exchange network now includes more than 1,000 merchants and at least tens of thousands of unaffiliated users, as it tries to solve barriers to participation