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AWS shock: Could blockchain technology give the world an internet free of disruption?
Last week’s Amazon Web Services outage took down all sorts of apps and websites, revealing how fragile the internet is. Its ‘address book’ is centralized, but in a Web 3.0 world, that needn’t be so. A more resilient approach beckons.
4 min read27 Oct 2025Google, cables and conspiracy theories: Reddit has shocking answers to who could be the real owner of the internet
A viral Reddit thread is doing rounds on social media about ‘Who is the internet?' While a user believe Google should be the boss, others pinpoint there are many players in the market who may control the internet in the ways we do not know. Find out who could be the real boss of the internet?
1 min read18 Oct 2025Musk's Starlink sees its capacity underused without rural India onboard
According to Parnil Urdhwareshe, director at Starlink Satellite Communications, the actual number of users Starlink can serve in metro Mumbai would be one-tenth of the number of users it can serve in the rural areas of a district.
4 min read8 Oct 2025Satcom firms push back on draft telecom rules, seek separate licence
Under the draft Telecom Authorisation Rules 2025, all telecom services—including mobile, internet, and satellite—will come under a single authorization. Firms will no longer need separate licences, as under the old regime.
5 min read30 Sep 2025How two young men got pulled into Internet darkness, and how they got out
Teens and men in their 20s look for belonging in corrosive online spaces but often end up feeling more isolated. “The beliefs themselves instilled loneliness,” one says.
7 min read28 Sep 2025Maths guru RD Sharma goes ‘pythagoras ki kasam’ in unexpected Flipkart Big Billion Days ad, leaves internet amazed
RD Sharma featured in an ad and left many on the internet nostalgic. Here's what he said as he finally answered some burning questions of students.
2 min read13 Sep 2025Can Amazon’s satellite service catch up with Musk’s Starlink in India?
The delay in India foray is because the Amazon arm is still to have a sufficient satellite constellation to launch the services commercially and secure necessary licence and approval in the country.
6 min read1 Sep 2025Mint Explainer: Why Indians are complaining about an internet duopoly
Reliance Jio and Airtel have killed their entry-level 1GB per day data packs, effectively raising minimum monthly prices for prepaid cellular data.
3 min read27 Aug 2025Online shopping goes wrong: Woman suffers burns after wearing ‘bargain’ shorts; fabric melts into her skin
The 27-year-old suffered second-degree burns from shapewear shorts bought online. After feeling a burning sensation, she discovered the fabric had melted into her skin.
2 min read23 Aug 2025Bengaluru: Woman gets arrested for allegedly spending ₹28 lakh on online shopping to buy over 2,500 products
Cybercrime police have filed a case against a Bengaluru woman for allegedly spending ₹28 lakh on online shopping. No, this is not a joke.
1 min read22 Aug 2025Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared