Stream content on Netflix via HTML5 thanks to Internet Explorer 11

Microsoft recently rolled out the Windows 8.1 Preview, which comes with Internet Explorer 11 Preview. Netflix, the popular streaming service, has revealed that Internet Explorer 11 allows users to ...
GIGAZINE

Internet Archive's Wayback Machine launches new plugin to fix broken links

Broken links are an inevitable part of the internet over time, and there are many reasons why they can happen: pages may move, domains may not be updated, or websites may be shut down. A 2024 Pew ...
Chatham House

Iran’s internet shutdown signals a new stage of digital isolation

Image — An Iranian man speaks on his mobile phone as he walks past a burned-out bus during recent anti-government unrest in downtown Tehran, Iran, on 18 January 2026. Photo by Morteza ...
Ars Technica

Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI tells. Now there’s a plugin to avoid them.

On Saturday, tech entrepreneur Siqi Chen released an open source plugin for Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant that instructs the AI model to stop writing like an AI model. Called “Humanizer,” the ...
The Boston Globe

As protests rage, Iran pulls the plug on contact with the world

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Just after 8 p.m. Thursday, Iran’s theocracy pulled the plug and disconnected the Islamic Republic’s 85 million people from the rest of the world. Following a ...
The New York Times

Iran Is Cut Off From Internet as Protests Calling for Regime Change Intensify

As protests swelled around the country, Iran’s internet was shut down, and the heads of its judiciary and its security services warned of a harsh response amid calls for “freedom, freedom.” By Farnaz ...
BGR

Why Microsoft Discontinued Internet Explorer After Almost 30 Years

Nearly three decades after the launch of Internet Explorer, or 27 years to be precise, Microsoft discontinued this classic browser to focus on Microsoft Edge. The company announced the end of Internet ...
CNN

The internet just had another global outage. Why does this keep happening?

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform that powers much of the internet, went down for several hours Monday, making several major websites and apps inoperable. From banking services ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft Tightens IE Mode After Hackers Exploit Internet Explorer Bugs Again

Microsoft officially retired and disabled Internet Explorer in 2022, but hackers are still targeting the outdated browser. In a blog post, Microsoft warned it has received “credible intelligence” that ...
syracuse.com

AOL pulls the plug on the service that defined the 90s internet

It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (Sept. 30) — writing in a brief update on its support site last month ...
Fast Company

AOL discontinues its dial-up internet service that shaped a generation

It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (September 30)—writing in a brief update on its support site last month ...