There’s an ongoing, near-total blackout of the internet in Iran. The shutdown is part of a response by the government to ongoing protests against rising inflation and the value of the nation’s ...

Why the internet kept breaking and taking down your favorite sites in 2025 ...

When a major cloud provider stumbles, the impact now ripples across banking, media, logistics, and even basic communication in a matter of minutes. What looks like “the internet crashing” is usually a ...

A few years ago, Cory Doctorow coined a word that took the internet by storm. It appeared everywhere, including in our newsletter that analyzed why dating apps are breaking the hearts of their users.

As citizens around the world prepared to welcome the new year, Iranians began taking to the streets to protest their country’s deepening economic crisis. Spurred by the continued devaluation of the ...

Create something you love and help the world suck less: This advice is among the many wise words from entrepreneur, activist and investor Alexis Ohanian. I recently had the chance to interview Ohanian ...

The Internet can be one enormous escape hatch. When life becomes too hard and stressful, when relationships become too unfulfilling or unsatisfactory, it’s compelling to jump down into the rabbit hole ...