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Leak Reveals That North Korea Only Has 28 Websites

North Korea's internet is much smaller than we thought.

8 Milestones in Online Music Distribution

Digital music has a longer history than you'd expect.

Denali National Park Has a 24/7 Sled Dog Puppycam

You can check in on Happy, Party, Piñata, Cupcake, and Hundo all day, every day.

Google Maps Protected a Cow’s Privacy by Blurring Its Face

The cow's identity is safe.

International Space Station. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

NASA's Research Is Now Freely Available Online

More than 850 articles have been uploaded so far, and more are on the way.

Online Grocery Shopping Is on the Rise

Thirty-one percent of Americans (and 45 percent of online shoppers) reported purchasing groceries online in the last six months.

Facebook Will Now Refund Accidental In-App Purchases Made by Your Kids

Blame the kids.

The Dot in Your Gmail Address Doesn’t Matter

It's true: there’s absolutely no difference between hom.er.j.sim.ps.on@gmail.com and homerjsimpson@gmail.com.

It’s Up to the Internet to Keep This House Plant Alive

Jeff the zebra plant is counting on you.

The Bomb Squad: How RiffTrax Revives Bad Movies

Bond with the gang over a mutual love of 'Road House.'

The Surprisingly Devious History of CAPTCHA

Or, how millions of people—including you—ended up working for free.

9 Things You Might Not Know About LinkedIn

If you're one of the site's 645 million users, you should know that those Endorsement boxes really don't matter.

You Can Now Use Any Website as a Screensaver

See what's happening on your favorite site, even while your computer sleeps.

Selecting a New Social Media Password? Make It Better Than Mark Zuckerberg's

The Facebook CEO's security code was "dadada."

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These Are The Latest Food Trends, According to Google

Get your Instagram ready: turmeric is in and quinoa is out.

Merriam-Webster Boldly Declares That a Hot Dog is a Sandwich

"Definition: 1) two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between."

Netflix Launched a Site That Measures Your Internet Speed

Fast.com calculates your download speed in seconds.

14 Totally Free Things on the Internet Everyone Should Take Advantage of

Don't miss out on these highlights from the interwebs.

How Trisha Prabhu is Curbing Cyberbullying

Two and a half years ago, Trisha Prabhu began work on ReThink, an anti-cyberbullying app that prompts adolescents to reconsider messages they’re about to text or post. Here, the 15-year-old Illinois student explains how she created a product that could ma

How Philosophers at Stanford Have Mastered the Online Encyclopedia

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy puts other big name internet encyclopedias to shame.

This Startup Lets You Return Online Purchases at Real-Life Kiosks

Online shopping just got even more convenient.

Twitter Rumors Can Be Stopped by Official Accounts, Study Says

The Twitter rumor mill can spread misinformation around the web like wildfire, but a few choice tweets can slow its roll.

The Way You React to Typos Could Be Linked to Your Personality, Study Finds

Are you a member of the grammar police, or willing to let a few typos slide? It turns out your reaction to written errors may say something about your personality.

How 11 Lost Lines of Code Almost Broke the Internet

One programmer recently learned that deleting a little bit of code can have some pretty big repercussions.

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