Could AI really take over the internet? Here's what experts say.

Multiple incidents of AI "agents" going rogue have conjured up fears that they could take down the internet. Should we be ...

The Mashable 101: The creators defining the internet in 2026

From megastars to niche community-builders, this year's Mashable 101 in many ways celebrates the creators making the internet ...

An AI-generated Rumpelstiltskin meme is freaking out much of the internet

Rumpelstiltskin famously spun straw into gold.
Phys.org

Is there any hope for the internet?

In 2001, social theorist bell hooks warned about the dangers of a loveless zeitgeist. In "All About Love: New Visions," she lamented "the lack of an ongoing public discussion … about the practice of ...

Every Country Has Its Own Internet Now

It will be a means by which families and friends will transcend the barriers of time and distance.” While human rights ...

The internet is obsessing over a Minion-shaped router: Where to buy for under $40 on October Prime Day

A Minion-shaped WiFi router blew up on X with over 4 million views — sending internet nerds into a frenzy and clearing out ...
Forbes

The Dead Internet Theory, Explained

Have you heard of the Dead Internet Theory? It’s been gaining traction on the site formerly known as Twitter, now X. What Is The Dead Internet Theory? The Dead Internet Theory is the belief that the ...
CNET

I Tried Living Without the Internet for a Day: It Made Me Want to Throw Away My Phone

Can you go without the internet for a day? You might have to bust out an old-fashioned paper map. I stood on a ridge in the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico, surrounded by pinyon trees ...