Companies worldwide are working on the next generation of the internet. The “metaverse” or “web3” could overhaul the web as we know it. But how do you avoid repeating the mistakes of today’s internet? Are...
Developers have done a lot to ensure that we can use the Internet freely. Now the programmers need our help: If as many users as possible install the app “OONI”, it will come to light...
Driving an electric car, choosing train travel or using less plastic — we know there are many things we can do to be less of a burden on the world’s environment. But would you be...
Welcome to Digital Empowerment 101. By the end of this article, you will have learned how to harness your personal data to regain your financial freedom and live the life you’ve always dreamed of. Ladies...
It’s no joke, April 1 is a big day in computing history. In 1972 Intel released its 8008 microprocessor and four years later we had Apple Computer*. But Brian Kernighan says we still don’t understand...
There’s a problem with Snapchat’s valuation of $24 billion. The company doesn’t deserve the money. That goes for all social media that rely on user generated content. Pay the people, says DW’s Zulfikar Abbany. ...
Social media has liberalized human expression! Through a Twitter or a Facebook account, we express ourselves relentlessly over a bundle of issues. It is a kind of revolution that has sparked real life movements, globally....
The great American author, poet philosopher Henry David Thoreau once said “Men have become the tools of their tools” Once said quotes seems getting true gradually. It is needless to say that the world has...
Most EU Internet providers can pick and choose whether to block apps. But that’ll change with Brussels announcing wide-ranging reforms towards an “open” internet. Mobile roaming fees may also vanish. Have you ever returned from...
While on a visit to Sikkim, I once asked my driver whether he was satisfied with the infrastructure and public services available in his state. He appeared to be totally dissatisfied and had all sort...
At the 2013 China Internet Conference in Beijing, you felt like you had been teleported into a bazaar. Salespeople lined the entrances handing out business cards and flyers; pretty showgirls in miniskirt with engaging smiles...
Finally, Snowden has made his reappearance. Speculation concerning his whereabouts has excited considerable media attention around the world, but this should not become a pretext for avoiding the hard questions around the Prism event. Washington...
