Witt column: Spring brings asteroids, an eclipseSauk Prairie EagleWe’ve had a rough winter for anyone who wanted to spend more than ten seconds outside stargazing without getting frostbite. As spring comes at 11:57 a.m. March 20, perhaps warmer weather will…
Defenders of Net transition: GOP off base – Politico
Politico Defenders of Net transition: GOP off basePoliticoICANN, a non-profit based in Los Angeles, has managed the nuts and bolts of the Internet under a long-time contract with the United States. But the U.S. role has worried countries like China…
Catch the Fever … Particle Fever – LiveScience.com
LiveScience.com Catch the Fever … Particle FeverLiveScience.comBut it has in Particle Fever — a suspenseful, easy-to-understand documentary that chronicles the search for the Higgs boson, which could potentially explain the origin of all matter. More than 10,000 scientists from more…
U.S. agency to hand over the reins of ICANN – Columbia Daily Tribune
U.S. agency to hand over the reins of ICANNColumbia Daily TribuneThe decision announced Friday begins a long-planned transition affecting the stewardship of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN. That’s a not-for-profit agency launched in 1998 by…
ICANN without US control: Step towards freedom? – SiliconANGLE (blog)
SiliconANGLE (blog) ICANN without US control: Step towards freedom?SiliconANGLE (blog)For some years now, the United States has maintained control over ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) but is now preparing to initiate the procedure for a handover to…
US Government Is Allowing Its Contract With ICANN To Expire – RedOrbit
US Government Is Allowing Its Contract With ICANN To ExpireRedOrbitThe US government announced on Friday that it will be formally ending its relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration…