Internet

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Big Tech
The next big tech trend will start out looking like a toy
In “Read, Write, Own: Building The Next Era of the Internet,” investor Chris Dixon explains why the biggest trends often go overlooked.
Chris Dixon
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Global Development
2.6 billion people don’t use the internet. What’s stopping them?
One-third of the world still isn’t online. Here’s how the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is working to close the digital divide.
Kristin Houser
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Censorship
Constitutional warning shot for social media “deplatforming” laws
Can the government tell private websites what they have to publish?
Damon Root
Psychology
“Digital detoxes” don’t work. Try these 4 skills instead
Kevin Dickinson
Global Development
Starlink: SpaceX’s new internet service could be a gamechanger in Africa
Marian Selorm Sapah
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Apps
Twitter’s founder donated a quarter of a million to a new social media app
Shubham Agarwal
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Aerospace
SpaceX announces Starlink Aviation service for planes
Kristin Houser
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Aerospace
SpaceX’s high-speed internet service is heading to sea 
Kristin Houser
Prosthetics
Is our world ready for mind-controllable robotic body parts? 
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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Aerospace
Elon Musk’s Starlink internet helps destroy Russian tanks
Kristin Houser
Surveillance
Computer scientists explain how to stop smart devices from spying on you 
Primal Pappachan and Roberto Yus
Disaster Response
Starlink lands in Ukraine
B. David Zarley
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Global Development
Airships could boost internet coverage and help close the digital divide in Africa – and beyond. Here’s how 
Johnny Wood | World Economic Forum