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Why the US net neutrality protest matters?

About200internetcompaniesandactivistgroupsarecomingtogetherthisweektomobilizetheirusersintoopposingUSgovernmentplanstoscrapnetneutralityprotections.Theinternet-

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Microsoft unveils plan to bring broadband internet to rural U.S.

MicrosoftwantstobringbroadbandinternettoruralAmericans.ThetechgiantonTuesdayannouncedaninitiativetobringbroadbandinternetconnectivitytothemostremoteareasoftheU.

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UK PM May calls for internet regulations following London attacks

BritishprimeministerTheresaMayspoketotheneedfornewregulationsontheinternettocombatextremism,followingSaturday'sterrorattackinLondon.OnSaturdayevening,threeattac

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Race between US and Chinese internet giants heating up, analyst predicts

A handful of US and Chinese internet giants are expected to do battle with each other in the next chapter of global internet competition, according to venture capitalist and former dotcom star analyst Mary Meeker, the Financial Times reported.

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Internet blocked in north Indian district after deadly caste clashes

Authorities in one of the districts of northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh state have blocked mobile internet services after clashes broke out between the members of two different castes, police said Thursday.

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Wikimedia’s lawsuit against the NSA is back

TheACLUandtheWikimediaFoundationcanmoveforwardwithaninternetsurveillancelawsuitagainsttheNSAandDepartmentofJustice,anappealscourthasruled.Theruling,publishedtod

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WeChat dominates Chinese mobile app use

Tencent Holdings Ltd's messaging services were by far the most popular mobile apps in China in 2016, leading steady growth in the world's largest internet and smartphone market, a report showed on Sunday.

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Insurance sector needs innovation to aid supply-side reform

China is likely to surpass Japan in insurance premium this year, second only to the United States, predicted Wei Yingning, former vice-chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission, in Beijing on Sunday.

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Xi: Share internet governance

President Xi Jinping, who addressed a meeting of global internet experts on Wednesday, called for all countries to have independence in managing their own internet industry and equality among nations in participating in global information industry governance.

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Business leaders see net transforming China Inc

Experts underline innovation, telecom, big data, connectivity

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Google Curbs Expansion of Fiber Optic Network, Cutting Jobs

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is signaling a strategy shift for one of its most ambitious and costly efforts: bringing blazing-fast web connections to homes across America.

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Major websites paralysed by mass hack that weaponised everyday devices to expose the‘fragility’ of the internet

Cyberattacks that pounded the underpinnings of the internet on Friday, crippling Twitter, Netflix and other major websites, were carried out by weaponising once-dumb devices made smart with online connections.

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Analysts say Baidu must diversify further

Baidu Inc needs to do more to diversity its business as the Chinese search engine firm falls behind domestic peers Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd in revenue and profit, analysts said on Monday.

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Emojis gain hearts, business in shy Chinese

​A high school girl became an internet sensation with her drawings of white chubby faces with green sprigs on their heads: they became the emojis of choice for much of the nation and have been sent more than 15 billion times.

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Social media may have been blocked during Turkey coup attempt

Reports emerge during attempted military coup of people struggling to access social media in a country described as a ‘bastion of internet censorship’

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How the internet was invented

​In 40 years, the internet has morphed from a military communication network into a vast global cyberspace. And it all started in a California beer garden

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Spanish police arrest Moroccan recruiting for Daesh

​Spanish police on Tuesday confirmed they have arrested a Moroccan man in the city of Valencia on charges of glorifying terrorism, radicalizing and recruiting potential radical fighters over the internet.