Words.zip is a huge grid of random letters in which users are invited to search for words. Loading the site places you in the ...

Experience a random pain in the 21st century and an internet search usually comes before a call to the doctor. Googling “chest pain,” “high fever,” or “skin rash” calls up a series of blue links ...

People’s views are becoming more and more polarized, with “echo chambers”—social bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs—exacerbating differences in opinion. This divergence doesn’t just apply to ...

Diamonds aren’t the only thing that lasts forever. The internet keeps everything you’ve ever said, posted, liked, or done while visiting, and it sells it ...

About three years ago, writer Cory Doctorow coined the term “enshittification” to describe a widely observed yet hazily defined phenomenon: the general worsening of online platforms in recent years.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Gardner is a co-founder of Code and Theory. Consumers are disappearing from the reach of brands as Big Tech's AI innovations ...

The early rise of the internet is usually told as an extension of globalization. New networking technology made instantaneous communication possible, complementing and accelerating international ...

Charles Barbour does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...