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Two severe vulnerabilities disclosed in PHP affect nearly 20 years of versions, knocking major sites like Wikipedia, WordPress-backed platforms, Internet Archive, and Cloudflare-protected services offline and forcing some old Japanese mobile games to permanently shut down.
Two critical PHP vulnerabilities, described as the most severe ever discovered by AI, prompted global governments and agencies to take websites offline while awaiting fixes. The flaws, found by researchers at Calif and Wiz using OpenAI models, had gone undetected for over a decade and reportedly affect roughly 70% of the internet.
APNIC 博客文章探讨海底光缆的脆弱性与韧性，指出台湾马祖之间的海缆多次遭切断、波罗的海海缆频繁故障，并回顾历史上海战中蓄意切断海底电缆的案例，强调这些关键基础设施难以被卫星替代。文章同时讨论了保护海缆的措施与面临的地质、船舶及战争风险。
ICANN 重新开放新顶级域名申请，已收到来自 481 家申请人的 1,615 份申请，其中 Meta、OpenAI 等公司争相申请 .agent、.agi、.asi 等 AI 相关域名。
A domain name is reportedly sold for over 100 million dollars, indicating a significant high-value transaction in the digital asset market.
CZ highlights the necessity of using the internet, blockchain, and AI for competitiveness, stating that blockchain provides a faster and cheaper way to transfer value.
In this StarTalk podcast transcript, Jaron Lanier discusses why AI should be viewed as human collaboration rather than an independent entity, and explores societal impacts of the internet and social media addiction.
The author reflects on leaving Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp after reading a book about Meta's ethical failures, criticizing the tech industry's corruption of the internet and the rise of AI slop.
The post argues that militant political groups pose a threat to free speech on the internet by using tactics like doxxing on platforms such as Telegram to silence dissent and control narratives.
A subscriber-only MIT Technology Review roundtable explores the 'censorship-industrial complex' idea, how it moved from the right-wing fringe into US policy, and its implications for democracy and the internet.
A retrospective on the pre-Google web, covering early search engines like AltaVista and Ask Jeeves, and discovery methods like Usenet and webrings.
Google is building an AI fence around the internet it once championed, signaling a shift in its approach to open access.
Starlink releases V5 terminal with a smaller, lighter design, greater power efficiency, and speeds up to 375+ Mbps.
An in-depth educational article explaining networking and the internet from first principles, covering packet switching, TCP, DNS, TLS, and how data travels across the globe.
A Wired article covers the HBO documentary 'Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story' and interviews Robin Byrd, who reflects on her public access show, the evolution of pornography, and the impact of the internet.
The article compares government-led infrastructure projects like the internet and space exploration to the current private-sector-driven AI race, questioning whether governments should have built foundational AI infrastructure first.
Cloudflare is working with major browsers to create a new privacy-first protocol for the global internet.
For the first time, automated bots have surpassed human-generated traffic online, marking a significant shift in internet activity and raising concerns about cybersecurity and authenticity.
Casey Muratori criticizes former Google CEO Eric Schmidt for using passive voice to evade responsibility in his commencement speech, noting that Schmidt oversaw the rise of dark patterns in internet business but told the next generation "it happened" while urging them to enthusiastically participate in AI decision-making.
The article explores the possibilities of combining quantum computers with AI, such as dramatic increases in computing speed, instant internet, encryption failure, AI going out of control, and even threats to human survival. It also quotes Elon Musk's views, and is overall a personal commentary.