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Study shows why Apple, Google, Microsoft got together for modern web performance is too slow

Sayan Sen — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:06:01 +0000

Recently, it was announced that Microsoft, Apple, Google, and more came together to design a new generation Speedometer browser benchmark. A study shows why such a thing was needed. Read more...

WWW source code to be auctioned as NFT by maker Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Sayan Sen — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:16:01 +0000

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Web, has decided that he'll put his magnificent creation up for sale in the form of an NFT. The NFT will contain the source code, among other things. Read more...

The inventor of the web is developing a platform to give users more control over their data

Usama Jawad — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 07:44:01 +0000

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web, is working on a new project that will change how we interact with people, apps, and services on the web, by allowing us more control over our data. Read more...

Activists marched to Tim Berners-Lee's office to protest EME DRM

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 May 2017 14:42:01 +0000

A group called Ethics in Tech held a legal march in Cambridge, MA on Saturday with their final destination being Tim Berners-Lee's office. They were aiming to stop EME (DRM) becoming a web standard. Read more...

This week in science: Sir Berners-Lee awarded, and new water desalination technology

Gabriel Nunes — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 19:18:01 +0000

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, was granted the Computer Science's version of the Nobel Prize. Also, researchers have developed graphene-based water desalination technology. Read more...

TechSpot: World Wide Web Turns 25 - A Timeline

Julio Franco — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 05:45:11 +0000

Twenty five years has brought along a lot of changes to the World Wide Web and we've witnessed it evolve from static to brimming with activity. These milestones marked the web as we know it today. Read more...

Internet hall of fame announced by Internet Society

Tom Dwyer — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:24:33 +0000

Thirty-three innovators, global connectors and pioneers of the Internet have been inducted into a Internet hall of fame hosted by the Internet Society. Read more...

The internet weighs the same as a strawberry

Andy Weir — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:08:07 +0000

Following last week's shocking revelations that an Amazon Kindle full of books weighs more than an empty one, we now have the answer to that age-old question: "How much does the internet weigh?" Read more...

What exactly is Web 3.0?

Stefano Elia — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:01:50 +0000

Some could argue that the concept of Web 3.0 has been around for quite some time although in truth, no one can really pinpoint the exact evolution the World Wide Web will take. We saw... Read more...

Happy 20th birthday to the World Wide Web

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:36:00 +0000

Twenty years ago today, on March 13, 1989, sparked the revolution of one of the greatest inventions of a life time, that being the World Wide Web. The purposed idea was to help connect... Read more...