From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The European Union might be about to fix one of the most annoying things on the internet. For years, websites have asked visitors to accept cookies when they arrive. Users are often required to do so ...

Why it matters: More than a decade ago, Europe rewrote internet rules which effectively forced the entire internet to adopt stricter rules on cookie consent by ...

BRUSSELS — In a bid to slash red tape, the European Commission wants to eliminate one of its peskiest laws: a 2009 tech rule that plastered the online world with pop-ups requesting consent to cookies.

Shopping for internet service can be complex, especially for large families. Here's how to find the right internet speed for your household. Kaylyn McKenna is a writer with extensive experience ...

Microsoft is reportedly linked to a recent Red Sea cable cut that disrupted internet traffic on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Its Azure cloud platform, which relies heavily on submarine cables for ...

Every day, businesses spin up new digital services (websites, APIs, and cloud instances) and it can be for security teams to keep track. Somewhere in that churn, an unmonitored subdomain or ...

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