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    Net neutrality: What it is and why we’re talking about it again

    <!–> Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Back in 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under President Donald Trump’s hand-picked Chair Ajit Pai, a former Verizon in-house lawyer, dumped net neutrality. Now the FCC is back up to its full five-member quorum and current FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel has announced the FCC will restore net neutrality.  Net neutrality […] More

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    How to run Firefox in Ubuntu’s Wayland mode (and why you should)

    <!–> Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Ubuntu 23.10 will soon be released and it’s already shaping up to be an impressive release. One thing the upcoming release does is ship with the Snap version of Firefox running in Wayland mode. I already know what you’re thinking. You’re using a Linux distribution which already defaults to Wayland and […] More

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    How Opera’s search pop-up can save you time and clicks

    <!–> pixdeluxe/Getty Images Easier isn’t always better but anything you can do to make your life or work a bit more efficient certainly is. That’s why any time I can cut off even a few seconds from tasks I repeat regularly, I do it. Such is the case with Opera, which I consider to be […] More

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    How to use Opera’s built-in AI chatbot (and why you should)

    <!–> Weiquan Lin/Getty Images Like almost every tech company on the planet, Opera dove into the AI trend some time ago. And although AI is a divisive subject, if the tech giants have their way, it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. While there are certain avenues that I believe AI should be closed to (such as […] More

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    Google turns 25: From garage startup to global giant

    <!–> Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 2003.   JOKER/Martin Magunia/ullstein bild via Getty Images Today, few names are as ubiquitous as Google. The term “Google” isn’t just a company name; it’s a verb synonymous with web searching. Here’s how this happened. In 1995, for techies, the web had taken off. People realized that we […] More

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    Google Chrome is getting a fresh look for its 15th birthday

    <!–> Google If you’re a Google Chrome user, (and given that it’s the world’s most popular browser by far, odds are good that you are) you might notice things looking a little different when you fire up your browser over the coming weeks. To celebrate Chrome’s 15th birthday, Google is giving it a bit of […] More