The indie web is here to make the internet weird again

The indie web began a few years after the end of GeoCities, which Yahoo shut down in 2009 (at least, in the US — GeoCities ...
Wired

OpenAI's Atlas Wants to Be the Web’s Tour Guide. I’m Not Convinced It Needs One

OpenAI’s recently launched Atlas browser is a fascinating inversion of what users may expect from a browser, centering AI answers above traditional web links. Every click in a regular browser is a ...
NPR

30 years ago, one decision altered the course of our connected world

Thirty years ago, listeners tuning into Morning Edition heard about a futuristic idea that could profoundly change their lives. "Imagine being able to communicate at-will with 10 million people all ...
Ars Technica

These spiders listen for prey before hurling webs like slingshots

A tethered mosquito approaches the web in the path of release of the cone, and triggers web release response. Credit: S.I. Han and T.A. Blackledge, 2024. Ray spiders deploy an unusual strategy to ...
Searchenginejournal.com

Web Guide: Google’s New AI Search Experiment

Google launches Web Guide, an experimental AI feature that clusters search results into topic groups. Available now in Search Labs. Google is testing Web Guide in Search Labs. Web Guide is an ...