<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Communications ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/communications Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Could there ever be a worldwide internet outage? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/communications/could-there-ever-be-a-worldwide-internet-outage AiE9YMmFaa5iKTbHr5FDUU Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science history: First computer-to-computer message lays the foundation for the internet, but it crashes halfway through — Oct. 29, 1969 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/technology/communications/science-history-first-computer-to-computer-message-lays-the-foundation-for-the-internet-but-it-crashes-halfway-through-oct-29-1969 yvTDYxAAyjvghWjnisTDVL Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Science history: First two-way phone call across outdoor lines made by Alexander Graham Bell — Oct. 9, 1876 ]]> 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