World Wide Web news and trends

WWW Creator Tim Berners-Lee Shapes Web Rescue Strategy
Security & Fraud // November 25, 2019

British scientist and World Wide Web (WWW) creator Tim Berners-Lee has designed a strategy to save the internet from corruption and falsehoods,  The Guardian reported on Sunday (Nov. 24). Berners-Lee worked for CERN when he was credited with inventing the web in 1989. His proposed...

Token CEO: Why Open Banking Is Really ‘Closed Banking’
Bank Regulation // June 10, 2019

Open Banking is brand new, but maybe not. Token.io Limited CEO Steve Kirsch tells Karen Webster that there are limitations with PSD2 amid a lack of API standardization. There’s precedent in the World Wide Web when it comes to having the most open protocols in accessing financial...

Tim Berners-Lee On Building A New Web
Merchant Innovation // May 20, 2019

For Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited with inventing and giving away the World Wide Web protocol that shaped the internet as we know it today, the web at its best has always been about being decentralized. “The decision to make the Web an open...

The World Wide Web Turns 30
Innovation // March 13, 2019

While all sorts of outlets wished the internet a happy birthday yesterday (March 12) they were a little bit off in their well wishes. The internet did not turn 30 this week. The World Wide Web did. The internet dates back to the 1960s ARPA...

Interviews & Exclusives
Token CEO: Why Open Banking Is Really ‘Closed Banking’

June 10, 2019
Open Banking is brand new, but maybe not. Token.io Limited CEO Steve Kirsch tells Karen Webster that there are limitations with PSD2 amid a lack of API standardization. There’s precedent in the World Wide Web when it comes to having the most open protocols in accessing financial services and innovative products.

Tim Berners-Lee On Building A New Web

May 20, 2019
For Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited with inventing and giving away the World Wide Web protocol that shaped the internet as we know it today, the web at its...

Inventor Of The Web, Tim Berners-Lee, Wants To Take It Back

October 02, 2018
What would one say about a computer geek who said he could protect their online identity, and while doing do would make a bold move against the likes of Facebook and...

Quick Reads
Berners-Lee Startup Ramps Up Aim To Decentralize ‘Net’

February 23, 2020
The startup Inrupt launched by internet founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee is stepping up activity in its mission to build a new world wide web, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Saturday (Feb. 22).  In the works are a new operational team and pilot projects as Inrupt strives to create a “massively scalable, production-quality technology platform.” […]

WWW Creator Tim Berners-Lee Shapes Web Rescue Strategy

November 25, 2019
British scientist and World Wide Web (WWW) creator Tim Berners-Lee has designed a strategy to save the internet from corruption and falsehoods,  The Guardian reported on Sunday (Nov. 24). Berners-Lee...

Berners-Lee Says Modern-Day Web Has Been Misused

March 12, 2019
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, is marking the technology’s 30th anniversary by asking for an end to its misuse. According to Bloomberg, Berners-Lee explained in...

Facebook And Google Opt Into Berners-Lee Data Privacy ‘Contract’

November 06, 2018
Facebook and Google have signed up for new internet standards, which will require internet companies to respect data privacy and “support the best in humanity.” According to Financial Times, the...