There are 49 recipients across 24 states, who will recieve grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet.
| AP
Newsy explores the effects of constant internet use. One psychologist discusses internet addiction and how it changes the way we see the world.
| Stephen Graddick IV and Jade Merritt
The online browser is being shut down Wednesday as Microsoft pushes users to its newer Edge browser, which launched in 2015.
| AP
In the internet era, a picture worth a thousand words can also attract a thousand trolls.
Google is phasing out third-party cookies, but new potential replacement systems are still in the trial phase.
With the new commitment from internet providers, some 48 million households could see free internet service through a federal subsidy.
| AP
Yahoo is the second large U.S. technology firm in recent weeks to reduce its operations in China.
| AP
For many who either have slow connections or can't get online at all, that help can't come soon enough.
| Willie James Inman
World Emoji Day is July 17, so we're exploring how the language of emoji evolves.
In Green Bank, West Virginia, some homes aren't even allowed to have Wi-Fi.
| Scripps
The outage is affecting access to social media, news and government sites.
| AP and Eliana Moreno
Most cryptocurrencies need energy-intensive computers to keep the market moving. A new verification model could remove the need for those machines.
It will require pipeline companies to report cyber incidents to the federal government.
| Robin Dich
The Biden administration says it's "eager" to see Republicans' counterproposal after they rejected the administration's counteroffer Friday.
| Robin Dich
Artists are seeing their work sold by strangers on NFT sites without their consent — and there's no easy way to stop it from happening.
Pres. Biden's infrastructure plan could help millions of Americans get online.
| Scripps
Some states are offering workers incentives to relocate. But one expert recommends checking the area's internet access first.
| Scripps
People are receiving fake forms containing malware to attach to stimulus checks that can steal personal banking information.
Newsy investigation finds missed deadlines, flawed FCC maps, lack of oversight keeps rural U.S. on wrong side of digital divide.
| Angela M. Hill and Rosie Cima
QAnon followers think an act of Congress did away with the U.S. government in the 1870s, and that Trump will become 19th president of a new Republic.
The new rules would force online platforms to cooperate with law enforcement and erase content authorities deem unlawful.
| Adam Elrashidi
Experts warn of ‘smishing’ scams using stimulus news to trick people into enrolling in fake COVID relief programs.
Stock-trading app said it restricted trading on shorted companies like Gamestop "in light of current market volatility."
| Gage Jackson
The company has long been criticized for allegedly abusing its dominance as an online search engine and advertising platform.
| Scripps News Staff
President Trump has long accused social media companies of anti-conservative bias and wants Republican state AGs to help in the fight.
President Donald Trump's executive order sought to ban TikTok over data privacy security concerns. But ByteDance will likely keep majority ownership.
The Trump Administration asked the FCC to intervene after Twitter put warning labels on two of his tweets for being misleading.
| Caitlin Baldwin
The far-right conspiracy movement is gaining as politicians help spread its message and as the public looks for answers.
India said it will temporarily restore internet access in Kashmir — seven months after the government imposed a blackout in the region.
| Adam Elrashidi
The Starlink mission is meant to create a massive constellation of satellites that would offer worldwide high-speed internet.
| Gage Jackson
The order directs Homeland Security to stop online retailers from selling or facilitating the sales of bootleg products.
| Ahmed Jawadi
President Vladimir Putin said this localized version of the global internet would help Russia avoid being cut off.
| LeeAnne Lowry
According to The Washington Post, these strategies aim to prevent election interference in the year ahead.
Italy's tax move comes as numerous countries push to have U.S. tech companies pay more in income tax.
