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Tim Berners-Lee Launches ‘Contract’ To Save The Web
Contract for the Web, backed by 150 organisations, seeks to protect the web from becoming a 'dystopia' dominated by misinformation and abuse
Mozilla Looks To Reduce Push Notification Spam
The browser conducts experiments as it looks for ways to stop irksome push notification requests from bombarding Firefox users
World Wide Web Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Back in 1989 a British scientist at a physics laboratory near Geneva invents the world wide web
Tim Berners-Lee ‘Disappointed’ At Online Data Scandals
The web inventor says the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the spread of divisiveness via social media show the 'optimism has cracked'
Google’s Android Messages Comes To The Desktop
A new web-based messaging system lets users keep up with SMS conversations through any browser
Poll: Is It Time To Retire Adobe Flash?
Adobe is retiring Flash, but will you lament or rejoice at its passing? Vote now!
Adobe Flash Support To End In 2020
Adobe Flash is set to die in 2020 as company turns its attention to developing next generation open web standards
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Calls For Curbs On ‘Fake News’ And...
The British web inventor urged more effective regulation of targeted political adverts drawing on vast stores of personal data
DDoS Website ‘Ringleaders’ Arrested In Israel
The two teenagers were arrested after DDoS giant vDOS was hacked and its internal records exposed last week
Can Mayer, Yahoo Pull A U-Turn? Doesn’t Look Likely
Yahoo CEO says she wants three more years to straighten out Yahoo. Nothing's impossible, but this is close to it
Yahoo Board Members Considering Sale Of Core Internet Business
Meetings are also being held at Yahoo to discuss potential spin off of $30bn stake in Alibaba
Internet Security ‘Undermined By Random Number Weaknesses’
The random numbers used by web cryptographic systems aren't random enough, say security researchers
Ad Blocking To Cause Publishers £14bn In 2015 As Popularity Grows
Adblocking software such as Adblock Plus is witnessing a dramatic rise in users as the software shifts to mobile
Google Launches ‘Password Alert’ Free Anti-Phishing Chrome...
Password Alert protects users from fake Google sites and removes need to re-enter Google password on other web pages
HTTP/2 Will Make The Web ‘Faster And Safer’
A working group finalises the HTTP/2 standard which aims to make web connections quicker and more secure
Google Beefs Up Webmaster Academy
Google's Webmaster Academy has been expanded in order to help Webmasters improve their websites
Mozilla Promotes Brendan Eich To CEO Position
The man who co-founded Mozilla Foundation over a decade ago finally gets into the driving seat
Nigel Shadbolt: Welcome To The Age Of Digital Enlightenment
In its next 25 years, the Web will drive a redefinition of the relationship between citizens and society, Sir Nigel Shadbolt tells TechWeek
Hands On: Gutenberg’s Printing Press
The printing press allowed our information age. Wayne Rash sees where Gutenberg started it
Shape Emerges With Polymorphic Cyber Defence
Shape Security launches with new security technology designed to stump hackers with a constantly moving target
CERN Recreates First Ever Web Page
A CERN project has recreated the first ever Web page in an effort to preserve history about the web's early days
US Government To Scan Private Firms’ Emails And Web Use
The US Department of Homeland Security will look at private-sector companies in an effort to mitigate cyber-attacks
Tim Berners-Lee: Corporations Would Benefit From Releasing Their Data
The inventor of the World Wide Web says sharing is caring
Mark Murphy’s Advanced Android for Busy Coders
"Beginning Android" author Mark Murphy's Advanced Android for Busy Coders will provide you with all you need to know about a range of powerful Android systems.
Brian Sletten’s Semantic Web Technologies Bootcamp
Brian Sletten's 5-day Semantic Web Technologies Bootcamp provides a broad, example-driven and compelling vision of computing's future.
Google Is Experimenting With TCP To Give A Faster Web Experience
Google is testing ways to cut the latency in TCP connections that Web browsers make to request and retrieve data
Government Website Strategy Takes A Pasting
The National Audit Office says the government has not measured the benefits of its web strategy
Cisco Study Finds Internet As Vital As Food And Air
The Internet is as vital as food and air, and people cannot live without it, according to a report from Cisco
Most Web Apps Fail Security Audit Prior To Deployment
Web apps are not being developed with security in mind and security vendors seem to be the big offenders