Internet

Facebook, Google, Twitter sued by father of Paris terror victim

Reynaldo Gonzalez charges the companies with letting their forums be used as tools of the Islamic State group

128 Technology aims to fix the internet

By making networks ‘session aware’ and ‘deterministic,’ the company says it can improve the quality of transmission and make networks faster

Bluetooth 5 to be introduced on Thursday

The new version of Bluetooth offers twice the speed and four times the range as the current spec

Algolia moves beyond web search to place search

Algolia is branching out and offering Algolia Places, an easy-to-use, global address autocompletion component

Safari 10 to turn off Flash by default

Safari will no longer tells websites that common legacy plug-ins like Flash and Silverlight are installed on Macs

U.S. appeals court upholds net neutrality rules, but fight is not over

The decision will be challenged, and the case could drag on for years

Digital mesh: Continuous, hyper-connectivity for everyone

An ‘electronic halo’ around individuals is part of the post-smartphone world. IT service firms need to be aware of that and adapt so they can help provide it.

How the Internet is like the Verrazano Bridge

Hackers could have changed Facebook Messenger chat logs

Attackers could have rewritten logs of their Facebook Messenger chats with you to introduce falsehoods and malicious links

Transfer by US of Internet oversight could face new hurdles

New bills in the U.S. demand that the transfer of control should be specifically authorized by Congress