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Roblox, Facebook see the ‘Metaverse’ as key to the internet’s next phase

Andrew McCollum Aug 18, 2021

The metaverse concept, rooted in science-fiction novels such as “Snow Crash" and “Ready Player One," encompasses an extensive online world transcending individual tech platforms,…

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Internet’s Original Source Code Sold as NFT for $5.4 Million

Andrew McCollum Jul 1, 2021

The original files of the source code for the World Wide Web were sold Wednesday as a nonfungible token, or NFT, for $5.4 million, the latest in a string of digital collectibles to…

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Have we reached peak ransomware? How the internet’s biggest security problem has grown and…

Andrew McCollum Jun 22, 2021

Ransomware has become such a significant problem that now even leaders of the global superpowers…

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Tim Berners Lee to auction the Internet’s original source code as NFT

Andrew McCollum Jun 15, 2021

NEW DELHI: The inventor of the Internet is joining its newest innovation. Tim Berners Lee, the director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), is auctioning the original source code…

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