In Cuba with no sugar, spotty internet, and frustrated Kardashians
The famous Caribbean adage, ‘without sugar, there is no country,’ is quickly becoming the reality on an island that faces shortages, emigration, and isolation
Time flies, because we’re spending almost a quarter of each day scrolling on the internet
The latest neuroscientific research indicates that the addictive dynamics of social media can alter our perception of time
Are we about to witness the end of the ‘free’ internet era?
Facebook and Instagram join Twitter in charging for their services, something that experts consider a natural development in digital business models
Supreme Court seems to favor tech giants in terror case
If justices bar the lawsuit involving the attack in Turkey from going forward, it could avoid a major ruling on the companies’ legal immunity
US Supreme Court weighs liability shield for internet giants
The tech industry is facing criticism from the left for not doing enough to remove harmful content from the internet and from the right for censoring conservative speech
How quantum computing threatens internet security
An experiment has highlighted the vulnerability of the current encryption system – something of concern to companies and governments all over the world
Teleportation breakthrough paves the way for quantum internet
A Dutch team has succeeded in exchanging qubits between distant nodes with no direct connection between sender and receiver
Twitter cannot be solved, @ElonMusk
Social networks require a balance between freedom and moderation. We will soon find out if Musk knows this: is he aware of the juggling required to keep Twitter functioning, or does he bring the audacity of a savior?
How online amateur “jihadist hunter” sparked terror alert in Rotterdam
Police were monitoring chat between Dutch national and alleged radical in wake of Catalonia attacks
Hillary Clinton finally secures the Democratic Party nomination
Something resembling unity at last reigns within the party, which now turns its sights on stopping Donald Trump
Promising to continue the ‘revolution’, Bernie Sanders calls on his supporters to vote for Hillary Clinton
Keynote speakers attempted to close divisions at Democratic Party convention
Divided Democratic Party begins convention to ratify Hillary Clinton nomination
Wikileaks publication of Democratic National Committee internal emails prompts resignation of Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz
Hillary Clinton email on immigration likely to irritate Mexican government
Correspondence reveals politician’s view on criticism of controversial Arizona law
Madrid's Aguirre avoids getting in a flap over joke Twitter feed
Conservative regional premier takes no action over spoof character scripted by anonymous blogger
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