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Tim Berners-Lee Wants Us To Take Back the Internet

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Par : msmash
mspohr shares a report: When Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web in 1989, his vision was clear: it would used by everyone, filled with everything and, crucially, it would be free. Today, the British computer scientist's creation is regularly used by 5.5 billion people -- and bears little resemblance to the democratic force for humanity he intended. Since Berners-Lee's disappointment a decade ago, he's thrown everything at a project that completely shifts the way data is held on the web, known as the Solid (social linked data) protocol. It's activism that is rooted in people power -- not unlike the first years of the web. This version of the internet would turbocharge personal sovereignty and give control back to users. Berners-Lee has long seen AI -- which exists only because of the web and its data -- as having the potential to transform society far beyond the boundaries of self-interested companies. But now is the time, he says, to put guardrails in place so that AI remains a force for good -- and he's afraid the chance may pass humankind by. Berners-Lee traces the web's corruption to the commercialization of the domain name system in the 1990s, when the .com space was "pounced on by charlatans." The 2016 US elections, he said, revealed to him just how toxic his creation could become. A corner of the web, he says, has been "optimised for nastiness" -- extractive, surveillance-heavy, and designed to maximize engagement at the cost of user wellbeing. His answer is Solid, a protocol that gives users control through personal data "pods" functioning as secure backpacks of information. The Flanders government in Belgium already uses Solid pods for its citizens. On AI, his optimism remains dim. "The horse is bolting," he says, calling for a "Cern for AI" where scientists could collaboratively develop superintelligence under contained, non-commercial oversight.

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NVIDIA impliquerait Intel dans la production de sa génération Feynman

✇Le comptoir du hardware
Par : contact@comptoir-hardware.com
Dans un article au titre volontairement racoleur et donc un peu trompeur, Exclusive: NVIDIA to reportedly shift 2028 chip production to Intel, reshaping TSMC strategy, le DigiTimes avance que NVIDIA fera appel à Intel Foundry pour sa future génération Feynman (l'après Rubin). Du moins, partiellement... [Tout lire]
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Le « vieil Internet » disparaît un peu plus : Orange coupe l’ADSL dans plus de 700 communes

✇Numerama.com - Magazine
Par : Julien Lausson

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La fin du « vieil Internet » devient une réalité concrète, deux ans après les premières expérimentations. Ce 27 janvier 2026, Orange procède à l’arrêt définitif du réseau cuivre dans 763 communes. Et ce n'est pas fini : le 31 janvier aura lieu la fin de la vente de l’ADSL dans 26 000 communes.

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Le « vieil Internet » disparaît un peu plus : Orange coupe l’ADSL dans plus de 700 communes

✇Numerama.com - Magazine
Par : Julien Lausson

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La fin du « vieil Internet » devient une réalité concrète, deux ans après les premières expérimentations. Ce 27 janvier 2026, Orange procède à l’arrêt définitif du réseau cuivre dans 763 communes. Et ce n'est pas fini : le 31 janvier aura lieu la fin de la vente de l’ADSL dans 26 000 communes.

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How a 15,000-Person Island Stumbled Into a $70 Million AI Windfall

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Par : msmash
An anonymous reader shares a report: From Sandisk shareholders to vibe coders, AI is making -- and breaking -- fortunes at a rapid pace. One unlikely beneficiary has been the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, which lucked into a future fortune when ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, gave the island the ".ai" top-level domain in the mid-1990s. Indeed, since ChatGPT's launch at the end of 2022, the gold rush for websites to associate themselves with the burgeoning AI technology has seen a flood of revenue for the island of just ~15,000 people. In 2023, Anguilla generated 87 million East Caribbean dollars (~$32 million) from domain name sales, some 22% of its total government revenue that year, with 354,000 ".ai" domains registered. As of January 2, 2026, the number of ".ai" domains surpassed 1 million, per data from Domain Name Stat -- suggesting that the nation's revenue from ".ai" has likely soared, too. This is confirmed in the government's 2026 budget address, in which Cora Richardson Hodge, the premier of Anguilla, said, "Revenue from domain name registration continues to exceed expectations."

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Revue de presse de l’April pour la semaine 4 de l’année 2026

✇LinuxFr.org : les dépêches
Par : echarp

Cette revue de presse sur Internet fait partie du travail de veille mené par l’April dans le cadre de son action de défense et de promotion du logiciel libre. Les positions exposées dans les articles sont celles de leurs auteurs et ne rejoignent pas forcément celles de l’April.

[clubic.com] 'Si nous voulons des logiciels libres, nous devons les payer' - Interview CryptPad

✍ Guillaume Belfiore, le dimanche 25 janvier 2026.

Des suites bureautiques alternatives, il en existe plusieurs. Mais au-delà du modèle open source, la promesse d’un environnement collaboratif entièrement chiffré reste très rare. C’est sur ce point que l’entreprise française CryptPad entend se différencier.

[clubic.com] Booster l'open source: Bruxelles reçoit des centaines de réponses pour faire avancer le projet

✍ Guillaume Belfiore, le lundi 19 janvier 2026.

Lancée début janvier, la consultation publique sur l’open source européen n’est pas passée inaperçue. Celle-ci a collecté déjà près de 600 réponses en seulement quelques jours, émanant d’organisations, de sociétés ou de citoyens.

[Le Monde Informatique] La Dinum davantage impliquée dans les achats IT de l'Etat

✍ Reynald Fléchaux, le lundi 19 janvier 2026.

Une circulaire en préparation doit renforcer le poids de la DSI de l’Etat dans les achats numériques du secteur public. Et les transformer en levier de souveraineté.

[l'Humanité.fr] Comment s'émanciper des GAFAM? (1/2) (€)

✍ Magali Garnero, le mercredi 14 janvier 2026.

Leurs milliards de profits financent un lobbying contre toute réglementation. S’en libérer, c’est reprendre le contrôle sur nos outils et nos données.

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A Game Studio's Fired Co-Founder Hijacked Its Domain Name, a New Lawsuit Alleges

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Par : EditorDavid
Three co-founders of the game studio That's No Moon "are suing another co-founder for allegedly hijacking the company's website domain name," reports the gaming news site Aftermath, "taking the website offline and disabling employee access to email accounts, according to a new lawsuit." Tina Kowalewski, Taylor Kurosaki, and Nick Kononelos filed a complaint against co-founder and former CEO Michael Mumbauer on Tuesday in a California court. [Game studio] That's No Moon, which was founded in 2020 by veterans of Infinity Ward, Naughty Dog, and other AAA studios, said in its complaint that Mumbauer is looking to "cripple" the studio after being fired in 2022... Mumbauer, according to the complaint, purchased the domain name, and several others, when the studio was founded; it said both parties agreed these would be controlled by the studio. Mumbauer allegedly still has access to the domains, and That's No Moon said he took control over the website on Jan. 6, disabled the studio's access, and turned off employees' ability to email external addresses. The team was locked out for two days as a four-person IT team worked to get the services back online. On the public-facing side, the website briefly redirected to the Travel Switzerland page, according to the complaint. That's No Moon's lawyers said the co-founders sent Mumbauer a letter on Jan. 7 demanding he "relinquish his unauthorized access." That's when, according to the compliant, the website started redirecting to a GoDaddy Auction site, where the domain was priced at $6,666,666; That's No Moon remarked in the complaint: "A number that [Mumbauer] may well have selected for its Satanic connotation." As of Wednesday, Aftermath was able to access a public-facing That's No Moon website using both the original domain and the new one... The charges listed as part of this lawsuit are trademark infringement, cybersquatting, computer fraud, conversion, trespass to chattels, and breach of contract. That's No Moon also asked a judge for a temporary restraining order to prevent Mumbauer from continued access to the domains. Mumbauer has not responded to Aftermath's request for comment. Mumbauer said, in an email to That's No Moon attorney Amit Rana published as part of the lawsuit, that he intends to file "a wrongful termination countersuit and will be seeking extensive damages...." That's No Moon hasn't yet announced its first game, but has said the game is led by creative director Taylor Kurosaki and game director Jacob Minkoff. South Korean publisher Smilegate invested $100 million into the company, That's No Moon announced in 2021.

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