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October 22, 2015

Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich steps down from role

Brendan Eich stepped down from his position as Mozilla’s CEO Thursday following an Internet firestorm sparked by his support for California’s anti-gay marriage law Proposition 8.

October 22, 2015

Ultrafast, 10-gigabit Internet in the works at Google

Looking ahead to a future that includes ridiculously fast speed when on the Web, Google is currently working on 10 gigabit Internet and could have a viable product soon.

October 22, 2015

Google Fiber: Why you need to get online 100 times faster

I’ve seen the future. It’s called gigabit Internet by Google Fiber, and it launched Thursday in my hometown of Provo, the second of three scheduled cities to get speeds that are 100 times faster than the rest of Americ

October 22, 2015

Websites deploy a host of measures to battle online vitriol, with mixed results

Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the Internet.

October 22, 2015

Users hate Yahoo's 'gorgeous' new look, call it 'Gmail knock-off'

Yahooligans are yodeling in rage over the broken features and unfamiliar interface that came with a significant new redesign to the Yahoo email service -- a look that many are dismissing as Gmail knockoff.

October 22, 2015

Microsoft issues emergency 'fix-it' for browser flaw

Microsoft has issued a "Fix it," or temporary workaround, for Internet Explorer 8 that lessens a previously unknown software or "zero day" flaw used to spy on U.S. atomic researchers.

October 22, 2015

US refuses to sign UN Internet regulations

The United States will refuse to sign a U.N. resolution calling for regulation of the Internet despite the measure winning the support of other countries participating in a summit on the issue, the American ambassador to the summit said Thursday.

October 22, 2015

Twitter rolls out new profile design for website users, adds new features

The profile redesign for the Web version of Twitter is now available to all. The social media site unveiled the new look earlier this month, and in the intervening weeks has been rolling it out to select users of the service.

October 22, 2015

Cuba acknowledges 'tests' of its 1st undersea fiber-optic link for Internet traffic

Cuba's state telecom monopoly confirmed that the island's first hard-wired Internet connection to the outside world has been activated, but said it won't lead to an immediate increase in access.

October 22, 2015

The Internet turns 30 this week

As the ball dropped in Times Square, the Internet itself was celebrating an important milestone: its 30th birthday. Well, kind of.