How a Beeping Modem Turned Into Lightning-Fast Connection Everywhere? Once upon a time - and not even that long ago - using the internet meant blocking your entire phone line, listening to a series of ...

Gain insights into the key milestones and trends that have shaped the internet into the global phenomenon it is today. The internet has become an integral part of our daily lives, revolutionizing how ...

When I was a younger person, I was invited to an event at University of Ottawa to demonstrate the new http thing. It was not a seminar in a big auditorium, it was a giant party, a happening, on a ...

Welcome to the final article in our three-part series on the history of the Internet. If you haven’t already, catch up with part one and part two. As a refresher, here’s the story so far: The ARPANET ...

From a series of tubes to the information superhighway. is an investigations editor and feature writer covering technology and the people who make, use, and are affected by it. Since joining The Verge ...