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Hey Facebook users, you know you’re on the Internet, right?

Earlier this year, a perplexing study was released that suggested millions of Facebook users claimed to not be Internet users.
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At #HERNYC, comedians talk about the dangers of being a woman, a comic, and online

At HER, four incredible women to dig through the "archives of their online lives and share their most ridiculous and surprising experiences in cyberspace."
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Google heads to India with high-speed Wi-Fi plan for the nation’s rail stations

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Facebook wants to work with the UN to bring Internet access to refugee camps

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company wants to work with the U.N. to bring Internet access to people in refugee camps.
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On the Web right now? You’re in the minority — most people still don’t have Internet

Around 7.2 billion people inhabit this planet, and over 4 billion of them don't have the technology necessary to look that number up.
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Google Fiber expands in Texas, heads to San Antonio

Broadband speeds

Comcast’s low-cost Internet Essentials is getting a speedy upgrade

In an upgrade the many consider long overdue, Comcast is boosting its low-cost Internet Essentials, increasing the speed of the connection to 10 Mbps
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Facebook’s Aquila is a solar-powered drone that beams Internet down to earth

Facebook's testing autonomous, solar-powered aircraft capable of beaming Internet down to earth from the stratosphere.
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Internet overtakes television as Comcast’s main business

While Comcast may have begun as a cable provider, its main business is now Internet service provision, boasting 22.5 million Internet subscribers.
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Feed your inner crazy cat person by visiting this museum’s exhibit on Internet felines

Next month, the Museum of the Moving Image will be opening an exhibit dedicated to the history of cats on the Internet.

Google has a plan to bring free Internet to low-income Americans

ConnectHome, a program by Google and the White House, will bring free Internet to around 275,000 homes in 27 cities across the United States.
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Comcast will give you 2Gbps Internet service, but it’ll cost you

In an attempt to compete with the likes of expeditious Internet services like Google Fiber, Comcast has decided to enter the ring with Gigabit Pro.

The Internet is not a human right, FCC commissioner says

The Federal Communications Commission announced on Wednesday that the Internet is not a human right.
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Vandalism of fiber-optic cables in California points to deeper problem with Internet security

Following a string of nearly a dozen vandalism incidents of fiber-optic cables in the area, the FBI is conducting an investigation of the situation.
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The slowest Internet in the country can be found in four very surprising cities

If you think your Internet is slow, you may be correct if you live in one of four major cities that suffer from some of the worst Internet connections.
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Pew: 84% of American adults use the Internet, but digital gaps remain

Based on surveys dating back to 2000, Pew Research found that 84 percent of American adults use the Internet today, which is unchanged from 2013 and 2014.
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With $500 million in the bank, OneWeb looks to launch Internet-giving satellites by 2019

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Cuba introduces plans to get more citizens online

A recent announcement from the Cuban government suggests that 35 Wi-Fi hotspots are to be introduced by the beginning of July.

FCC votes to use cell phone taxes to help the poor access broadband Internet

The Federal Communications Commission agreed to approve a proposal that would allow the U.S. government to subsidize the Internet for low-income Americans.
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TieFi turns Dad’s necktie into a short-range Wi-Fi hotspot

The TieFi combines the classic Father's Day necktie with Internet access so that Dad's and kids can spend some face-to-face time together this year.
An Internet speed test.

It’s not just you: the Internet is actually getting slower

According to new data, the significant increase in size for the average webpage has contributed to significantly longer loading times.

Airbus to build satellites for Richard Branson’s broadband-for-the-masses project

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Facebook has reportedly ditched plan for $1 billion Internet satellite

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Time Warner Cable is America’s least favorite company

According to the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index, Time Warner ranked dead last of all companies providing any service in the entire survey.
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Online video will account for 80 percent of the world’s internet traffic by 2019

By the end of the decade, Cisco says online video will overwhelmingly dominate the world's internet traffic.
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Will Comcast’s 2-Gigabit service be priced at $300 a month?

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One-third of us would opt for Internet access over keeping a finger

A survey conducted by Cable.co.uk has found that 29 percent of people would rather lose a finger than a broadband connection to the Web.
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AOL says more than 2.1 million Americans are subscribed to its dial-up Internet

More than 2.1 million Americans are still treating themselves to the aural ecstasy that is the AOL dial-up connection to the Internet.
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Hilarious Chrome extension adds a Conchita Wurst beard to all faces in your browser

The Internet Hinders Our Ability to Concentrate, Say Experts

Statistically, you’re only going to read 28 percent of this

Join us as we explore the impact of the Internet on our attention spans, check out some relevant studies, and interview an expert psychiatrist about Internet addiction.
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Netflix comes to Cuba, but who will be watching?

Consumers in Cuba who actually have access to Internet can now sign up for Netflix to catch favourite TV shows and movies
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Do you live in one of the 4 cities Google’s about to light up with Fiber?

Google has announced which four metro areas will be next to get Fiber gigabit Internet service, adds five new cities to list of potential candidates.
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Google Fiber in North Carolina to be announced this week, work might start in April

Google Fiber’s next stop appears to be North Carolina, according to sources and some conjecturing. An announcement could be made as early as this week.
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Taiwan passes law protecting kids against gadget addiction