A picture of an old computer is making millennials nostalgic for a time when the internet felt like a luxury

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People are reminiscing about the internet experience of their youth.

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Bill Gates thought the internet would make all of us more responsible, but he realized it just helped 'a critical mass of crazy people' find each other

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Bill Gates, Founder of Breakthrough Energy and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks onstage at The New York Times Climate Forward Summit 2023 at The Times Center on September 21, 2023 in New York City.
Bill Gates speaks onstage at The New York Times Climate Forward Summit 2023 at The Times Center on September 21, 2023 in New York City.

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A celebrity chef is getting canceled for making a video about egg fried rice close to the 63rd death anniversary of Mao Zedong's son

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Egg fried rice in late autumn has become a contentious subject among Communist Party supporters in China.

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'An era in the United States has ended': The Chinese internet is alight with tributes to Henry Kissinger

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U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger accepts food from Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai during a state banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Henry Kissinger accepts food from Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai during a state banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 1973

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Elon Musk's SpaceX is reportedly eyeing a 2024 IPO for its Starlink internet satellite business

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Elon Musk offers Starlink internet service to Gaza, enraging Israel

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Elon Musk said he will provide communication links in Gaza through his Starlink network to assist aid organizations. Israel fears the move will help Hamas.

Can anyone save the internet? Neal Agarwal is trying, one Hampster Dance at a time.

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In Agarwal's creations, you can see an urgent attempt to resurrect an internet that was messy and unpredictable — and all the better for it.

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As internet connectivity plummets in Gaza, ordinary Palestinians struggle to compete with Israel's narrative of the war

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People in Gaza charge their phones by using portable charging stations on October 15, 2023, amid power outages.
People in Gaza charge their phones by using portable charging stations on October 15, 2023, amid power outages.

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Flamethrowing Missouri Republicans have wildly different responses to accusations that they were book-burning on a Friday night

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A tiny Caribbean island could reportedly add 10% to its GDP thanks to the AI boom because it's in charge of the sought-after .ai domain name

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Meads Bay, Anguilla.

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