Google announced today that the Chrome web browser will load all public websites via secure HTTPS connections by default and ask for permission before connecting to public, insecure HTTP websites, ...

The 1.0 version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, issued way back in 1996, only defined three HTTP verbs: GET, POST and HEAD. The most commonly used HTTP method is GET. The purpose of the GET method ...

The man who invented the World Wide Web recaps its spectacular growth and ponders its uncertain future in this knotty memoir-cum-manifesto. Berners-Lee (Weaving the Web) begins by revisiting his ...

IEEE Spatial Web chair George Percivall explains how the recently-approved IEEE P2874 Spatial Web Standard complements existing Web and digital twins’ standards to guide the development of ...

Let’s be honest—no one likes seeing that dreaded "Not Secure" warning when they visit a website. It immediately raises red flags: Is this site safe? Can I trust it? That’s where HTTPS importance comes ...

What is HTTP 402, and why does it matter? The web was not really built with payments in mind, especially not for autonomous agents or machines. But with the rise of AI and decentralized finance (DeFi) ...

Coinbase has introduced a new payments protocol for online payments that enables stablecoin transfers over standard internet protocols and AI agents to transact autonomously. On May 6, Coinbase ...

According to this recent report by McKinsey, 87% of consumers say they won’t do business with your company if they have concerns about your security practices. So if you’re serious about protecting ...