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Science history: First computer-to-computer message lays the foundation for the internet, but it crashes halfway through — Oct. 29, 1969

Messages transmitted between two computers located about 380 miles apart would form the basis of what would become the ...

Wait a second: How did I not know that before the internet, 'online' actually meant 'offline'?

"The term 'online' originally meant 'immediately available on a computer," Chen wrote, explaining why Windows 3.0 (which was ...

How the internet and Wi-Fi work: A guide to connections, data and the cloud

Your internet service provider (ISP) brings the internet into your home through a modem. A router then converts that signal ...

What exactly is the internet? A computer scientist explains what it is and how it came to be

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

I just learned that before the internet, 'online' actually meant 'offline' and it's turned my world upside down

"The term 'online' originally meant 'immediately available on a computer," Chen wrote, explaining why Windows 3.0 (which was ...
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Google’s latest AI model uses a web browser like you do

The new Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model can click, scroll, and type in a browser window to access data that’s not available via an API. The new Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model can click, scroll, and type ...
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Building quantum supercomputers: Scientists connect two quantum processors using existing fiber optic cables for the first time

Scientists in the U.K. have successfully connected two separate quantum processors, paving the way for a quantum internet and, potentially, quantum supercomputers. Increasing the number of quantum ...