Did you know one company has the monopoly on the .com top level domain? How did Verisign become the one DNS registry for .com, and why did some politicians recently challenge the company's practices?

Did you know one company has the monopoly on the .com top level domain? How did Verisign become the one DNS registry for .com, and why did some politicians recently challenge the company's practices?

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Verisign and the .com Top Level Domain

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Former TechStuff co-host Lauren Vogelbaum comes back to TechStuff to talk about the chaotic, absurd, and sometimes infuriating world of food delivery apps. Are they good for restaurants? (No). Are they good for drivers? (Nope). Are they good for the companies themselves? (Not really).

Former TechStuff co-host Lauren Vogelbaum comes back to TechStuff to talk about the chaotic, absurd, and sometimes infuriating world of food delivery apps. Are they good for restaurants? (No). Are they good for drivers? (Nope). Are they good for the companies themselves? (Not really).

How Food Delivery Apps Don’t Work

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How did a pair of 19th-century brothers hack into a government-controlled communications system? And what did they do with it? 

 

How did a pair of 19th-century brothers hack into a government-controlled communications system? And what did they do with it?&nbsp;
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The Weird Story of the First Cyberattack 

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For some people, a simple string of Christmas lights on a tree in the yard just isn't enough. How do those impressive Christmas light displays work? 

For some people, a simple string of Christmas lights on a tree in the yard just isn't enough. How do those impressive Christmas light displays work?&nbsp;

TechStuff Talks Christmas Lights Shows

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Verisign and the .com Top Level Domain

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