Internet use may protect caregivers against loneliness

Staying connected through the internet can help older adults who care for their family or friends feel less lonely and cope ...
Forbes

Using The Internet Boosts ‘Need For Cognition’ In Older Adults, According To New Psychological Research

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. A new paper published in Social Psychology and Personality Science suggests ...
The Heartland InstituteOpinion

The Internet Age – And the New (and Old) Abuses of We the ‘Users’

The internet age has revolutionized and expanded the definition of “user.” Many Big Tech companies like Alphabet (Google) and ...
CNET

Does the Internet Have an Environmental Impact? Yes, Actually. And It’s Getting Bigger

From data centers to AI to 5G internet, how we use the internet has a much bigger effect on our Earth than we might imagine. Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all ...
Scientific American

How Iran Is Using the Protests to Block More Open Internet Access

For nearly a month Iranians have been fiercely and relentlessly protesting against their government. Sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman in the custody of the country’s “morality police,” who ...
Mongabay

The true environmental cost of the Internet (commentary)

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Our society has become digital to a point where, without a smartphone or a computer, our capacity to do anything is severely restricted. A person ...
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Here's how your ISP and the entire internet know that you're using a VPN

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have become ubiquitous tools on the internet of today. A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel between your device and a remote server, routing your traffic through that ...