Internet

THINKING ALOUD

Unplugging from the Internet is becoming a luxury good

2026-07-20T23:00:00.000Z
Singapore’s Commissioner of Online Safety Francis Ng says: “The OSC aspires to not only get harmful content removed swiftly, but to be a trusted commission worthy of public confidence.”

New Online Safety Commission opens its doors to help victims tackle harmful content

2026-06-28T10:40:59.000Z
American Airlines currently offers free Wi-Fi for all customers enroled in its loyalty programme on nearly all of its flights in partnership with AT&T.

American Airlines to equip more than 500 narrow-body jets with Starlink Wi-Fi from 2027

2026-05-26T15:25:09.000Z
Millions of people inside Iran have relied on virtual private networks or been steered towards domestic, state-controlled alternatives.

Iran signals potential easing of Internet blackout amid US talks

2026-05-26T02:10:57.000Z
The resulting fibre broadband outage hit more than 5,000 households from Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Sengkang and Punggol for 20 hours on April 18.

Asia Piling Co named for hitting fibre optic cables that led to 20-hour broadband disruption

2026-04-22T03:05:03.000Z
Companies that rely on computing power and data processing, Lumen CEO Kate Johnson said, can no longer take their physical network capabilities for granted.

Lumen CEO says AI bots are taking over the Internet

2026-04-14T22:54:29.000Z
Singtel says the disruption was due to an "international traffic optimisation issue" that was "resolved within 15 minutes".

Singtel says Internet services restored after latest disruption

2026-03-24T00:55:36.000Z
The show floor buzzword at tech event CES was “physical AI” and robotics. Consumer devices felt like afterthoughts; the real audience was data-centre buyers.
THE BROAD VIEW

Tech as we know it is dead

2026-01-16T23:15:00.000Z
The figures represent the first government data on compliance and suggest platforms are taking significant steps to adhere to a law that could see them fined up to US$33 million for non-compliance.

Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month

2026-01-15T12:07:42.000Z
Mankind has moved from linking computers in the first phase of the Internet to linking everyday objects. In the next phase, global information systems would be hooked up to human organs.

The ‘Internet of Beings’ is not too far away

2025-12-02T23:00:00.000Z