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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 372

Internet

Urban Dictionary screen capture of the term 'Israeled,' added in October 2023. (Matt Lebovic/Times of Israel)
January 11, 2024, 12:27 am
Is Urban Dictionary’s new entry ‘to get Israeled’ an antisemitic trope? ADL weighs in
Users of online lexicon site created term ‘Israeled’ after Hamas massacres of October 7 ‘to signify claiming something that is not one’s own, in a hostile way’
By Matt Lebovic
Illustrative: Visitors at the Wave Summit in Beijing, China on August 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
November 9, 2023, 1:01 pm
Since Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, antisemitism has exploded online in China
Viral video taunts parents of half-Chinese Israeli-born Noa Argamani, held hostage by Hamas; other posts criticize actions against Palestinians, compare Israel to Nazi Germany
By Jordyn Haime
View of a Cellcom store in Tel Aviv, on September 24, 2019. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
July 30, 2023, 2:13 pm
Glitch leaves Netvision customers sans email for 3 days
Problem reportedly caused by a crashed server, affecting Cellcom customers who use Netvision email, with some losing access to internet altogether
By ToI Staff
An AI bot to generate cheesecake recipes is meant to prove that artificial intelligence can have a place in Orthodox communities. (Illustration by Mollie Suss/JTA)
May 25, 2023, 4:55 pm
App that can generate 64,000 kosher cheesecake recipes pitches AI to Orthodox Jews
The Brooklyn marketing exec behind CheesecakeWizard.AI walks a fine line in an insular, internet-averse community, shopping the new tech only to those who already use the net
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Taboola is a web reccomendation company (YouTube Screenshot)
November 28, 2022, 7:39 pm
Yahoo to buy 25% stake in Taboola, inks 30-year advertising deal
Yahoo to become largest shareholder of Israeli-founded content recommendation firm
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: A procession of Starlink satellites crossing the night sky. (YouTube screen capture)
September 20, 2022, 12:02 pm
Musk says he’ll seek ‘exemption’ from Iran sanctions to provide internet service
Billionaire’s Starlink satellite system could expand coverage to Islamic Republic, which faces frequent internet disruptions amid civil unrest
By ToI Staff
Screenshots from Orthodox Instagram accounts that announced they would be shutting down after an anti-social media rally in New Jersey in June 2022. (Design by Jackie Hajdenberg/ JTA)
July 3, 2022, 5:01 am
Orthodox women who built businesses, friendships online are being told to sign off
10 years after an ultra-Orthodox anti-internet rally filled a NY stadium to capacity, ladies are urged to attend similar gatherings pressuring them to give up their smart phones
By Jackie Hajdenberg
The Microsoft Internet Explorer logo is projected on a screen during a Microsoft Xbox E3 media briefing in Los Angeles, June 4, 2012 (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
June 15, 2022, 10:33 am
After 27 years, Microsoft retires Internet Explorer
Tech giant will no longer provide support for browser as it pushes users to Edge instead; Google’s Chrome still dominates the market
By RICHARD JACOBSEN
A man checks his smartphone while waiting to board a subway in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 23, 2019 (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
March 2, 2022, 11:26 am
Ukraine requests Russia be kicked off internet; Apple halts sales to Russian market
Kyiv says ‘atrocious crimes’ of Russia’s invasion have been made possible by propaganda, cyberattacks; tech giant pauses product sales, limits Apple Pay and other services
By Agencies
Facebook's logo is displayed next to a screen showing that the Facebook website is down, on October 4, 2021, in San Anselmo, California. (JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
October 5, 2021, 11:39 am
Back after mammoth 6-hour outage, Facebook blames changes it made to its routers
Almost unprecedented global shutdown reportedly exacerbated by tech chaos that kept staff from getting into building to find and fix problem; Zuckerberg’s wealth said dipped $6b
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Facebook's logo is displayed next to a screen showing that the Facebook website is down, on October 4, 2021, in San Anselmo, California. (JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
October 5, 2021, 2:40 am
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram gradually resume after worldwide outage
Social media giant not saying what caused the hours-long collapse of its services; experts say it may have deleted some of its own vital Domain Name System data
By Frank Bajak and Barbara Ortutay
Yoaz Hendel speaks at a conference in Ramat Gan on September 8, 2019. (Flash90)
June 21, 2021, 1:43 pm
Internet reform to see merger of ISP, infrastructure subscriptions
Starting in 2022, home internet consumers will pay just one company for access; communications minister: No more bouncing between companies for tech support
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Amazon packages move along a conveyor at an Amazon warehouse facility in Goodyear, Arizona, December 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
June 8, 2021, 2:29 pm
Large swaths of internet temporarily downed by outage at cloud company Fastly
The New York Times, CNN, Amazon and other major sites affected by widespread failure, which also takes down websites of White House and UK government
By Agencies
Sasy and Alexis Texas in the clip for "Tehran Tokyo." (Screen capture: YouTube)
March 4, 2021, 1:14 am
US porn actress appearance on Iran app music video sparks probe
Clip of Iranian pop singer Sasy — now based in the US — dancing with adult film star Alexis Texas creates outrage among Islamic Republic authorities
By AP
An Israeli student seen during a remote class at her home in Moshav Haniel, northern Israel, on January 25, 2021. (Chen Leopold/Flash90)
January 27, 2021, 4:58 pm
12 hours daily screen time: COVID speeds up digitalization of Israeli society
Annual roundup of internet use by national phone company Bezeq shows users spent an average of 12 hours a day in front of a screen in 2020, as lockdowns kept nation at home
By Stuart Winer
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