The web is turning 20 today. Even those that grew up before it even existed can't imagine a world with out it. Yet in 1991 it was pretty radical new approach, known only by a few scientists and computer geeks.It exploded soon after it was created and continued to grow at an incredible rate, becoming what we know... |
6 August 2011
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In case of an emergency, the international infrastructure underlying the operations of the Internet could fail, security experts warn. They say that immediate measures are needed to ensure an uninterrupted flow of data between agencies and governments around the world in case something goes awry.In the United States,... |
4 November 2010
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In a new investigation conducted on Chinese adolescents, experts determined that teens that used the Internet constantly, and for many hours each day, were significantly more likely to be depressed. Two groups of young adults were followed for nine months – one whose members appeared to be addicted to the ... |
3 August 2010
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A group of six European universities has just begun a collaboration that could see the development of the first World Wide Web for robots. The reason why this is desirable is because the machines, especially those working in various industries, and in the field of medicine, could thus “learn” from each ot... |
9 April 2010
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Think of the Nobel Committee what you will but one thing's for sure, they know how to get people talking about them. The latest example is the list of nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize award among which you'll find a Chinese dissident, a Russian human rights activist and the Internet. That... |
8 February 2010
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Quantum computers are one of the most promising and hard-to-reach goals in the world today. These machines promise unprecedented calculation power, that would make today's supercomputers look like mere pocket calculators. But achieving stable quantum operations is tremendously difficult, and groups around the wo... |
24 November 2009
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We take it for granted today and it's easy to forget just how new it really is, but the Internet is a very different beast than it was just five years ago. It's now evolving at an amazing pace and soon one third of the world's population will be online. Its beginnings 40 years ago though were a lot mor... |
29 October 2009
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ComScore Inc., a digital survey and report firm, announced on Friday that the global number of Internet users broke the one-billion mark, with approximately a sixth of the world population logging in to the World Wide Web over the course of last year. The largest number of users was recorded in China, where approxima... |
24 January 2009
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