The chairman of the FCC has denied that proposed rule changes will spell the death of the net neutrality principle. Tom Wheeler says the changes will instead maintain net neutrality but in a way compatible with court rulings. A federal appeals court recently ruled that the FCC does not have the authority to make rules […]
Google has developed an algorithm that can decipher house numbers from Street View images with impressive accuracy. The problem is that the algorithm can match or even outperform humans when confronted with Google’s own use of CAPTCHA tests. Because so much of the data collection for Google Maps is automated, the first drafts of the […]
The man behind filesharing site Megaupload is to get back cash and property seized when his house was raided in 2012. But while Kim Dotcom seems to be having a great time right now, he still faces the threat of extradition. US officials want Dotcom to stand trial for criminal copyright infringement in a case […]
A fantastic explanation of the Who, what, and why of the Internet by German information designer Philipp Dettmer. Nuclear war, cat gifs and reddit? Wait, what? Who was the genius who came up with all of that? The internet is such a crucial tool in our daily lives today that we hardly remember that it […]
From the folks over at Hoot Suite, a parody of the Game of Thrones intro featuring all the current popular social networks: At HootSuite we’re big fans of HBO’s Game of Thrones and with the 4th season of GoT finally here we wanted to do our own rendition of the iconic opening titles. After all, […]
The man who revolutionized the way hard drives work has been awarded the Millennium Technology Prize, an honor awarded only every second year. Stuart Parkin received the prize of one million euros (approximately US$1.39 million) from Technology Academy Finland, a partnership of industry and government in the country. It’s sometimes described as the tech equivalent […]
Critics of the proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable argue it will hurt competition in the TV industry. But Comcast says the deal will be good for consumers when you look at the wider communications market. The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing the merger because it would give the firms a combined share […]
Researchers at Harvard and Northeastern say Google’s Flu Trends service, which tries to predict flu outbreaks based on search activity, has become less reliable over time. They say the effects of even small changes such as those to Google’s own autosuggest tool may have been allowed to mount up and call it a lesson for […]
Kim Novak’s appearance at the Oscars wearing no make up has led to a craze that’s raised more than $12 million for a cancer charity — and caused some confusion with polar bears. Novak’s appearance sparked some media criticism from folk who seemed confused that an 81-year-old without makeup looked different to how she once […]
Many of us spend hours a day on the Internet, and whenever we have a question, it’s easy to go to Google to quickly look up information. Is this changing the way our memory works? Anthony is here to explain how living in a world of constant information is affecting us. [DNews | Via LS]