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You got disconnected: AOL ditches 1990s relic and ends its dial-up internet service

AOL is killing its dial-up internet.

The Independent UK

AOL ends dial-up: Why the goodbye to that scratchy sounds matters

You had mail

TechRadar

End of an era: AOL to discontinue its dial-up internet service after 30 years

The hisses, pings and screeches that introduced millions of Americans to the online world will be retired in September

The Guardian - US

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AOL is saying 'goodbye' to its dial-up internet service

"Goodbye."

Fortune

AOL is shutting down dial-up internet after 34 years

Dial-up internet will be shut down by the end of September for AOL customers.

Euronews

AOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after its debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same day

Dial-up connectivity stalwart AOL has set a date for cutting off the remainder of its old-tech internet holdouts.

Tom’s Hardware

AOL discontinues its dial-up internet, and we're just surprised they even offered it in 2025

Dial-up's days are numbered, after 34 years of service.

PC Gamer

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Yahoo Mail and AOL were down for thousands — live updates on the outage

Yahoo Mail is experiencing technical difficulties that are causing users to experience an error message preventing them from accessing the service.

Tom’s Guide

Yahoo and AOL mail suffered hours of outage – here's how it played out

AOL and Yahoo email users couldn't access their mail for hours, especially in the US.

TechRadar

Person Asks “What’s So Ancient Only Internet Veterans Can Remember?”, 25 Folks Deliver

Redditors have recently been listing old-timer things from when the internet was young, wild and free, and reminiscing about the things only "veterans" would know.

Bored Panda

10 Activities That Were Normal in the 90s but Risky Now

The 1990s often feel like a recent memory, but it was a vastly different world in terms of technology, safety awareness, and social norms. Activities that were a normal part of growing up or daily life in that decade are now often viewed as unacceptably risky or just plain strange.…

Grocery Coupon Guide

30 years later, a lost Mario game has been found – in blood-red screenshots extracted from an old AOL file library

The Wario apparition was almost canon

GamesRadar

Expert's Take: The Beginning Of The End Of Crypto's 'AOL Era' With Polygon Labs

Crypto has evolved significantly in recent years, and for a senior expert at Polygon Labs, the sector is at a critical turning point wherein it can finally end its "AOL era."

International Business Times

M&A Is Why UnitedHealth Group Stock Is in of the 100,000% Return Club

UnitedHealth has given a master class in mergers and acquisitions over the years.

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Millennials are mourning the loss of these forgotten websites

RIP, forever in our hearts.

International Business Times UK

Quick Facts About Barron Trump: Height, Girlfriend, Languages He Speaks and More

Barron Trump, the youngest child of Donald and Melania Trump, has frequently captured public interest over the years, not least for his impressive height and reserved demeanour.

The Independent UK

Richard Parsons, prominent Black executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76

Richard Parsons, one of corporate America’s most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, has died

Tom’s Hardware

Computing industry legend Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL ‘You’ve got mail,’ passes away at 74

The voice actor behind AOL's "You've Got Mail!" slogan has passed away.

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International Business Times

Elwood Edwards, The Voice Of 'You've Got Mail,' Dies At 74

Edwards, who recorded the iconic phrase and three others in 1989, said that his voice was heard 35 million times a day

The Independent UK

Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74

The man who voiced America Online’s famous “You’ve got mail” greeting has died at age 74

Fortune

Investors love Nvidia. But recent buyers are taking a far greater risk than they realize

A close look at the data suggests long-term investors who buy Nvidia stock at recent prices are unlikely to get the returns they’re expecting.

Creative Bloq

Branding has changed. You now need a sonic identity too

Why we need sonic branding, plus get inspired by some of my favourite sonic branding examples.

Latin Times

Jim Jordan Gives FBI Director Hard Deadline to Answer Questions About Iranian Hacking of Trump Campaign

The list of inquiries includes the nature of the information stolen and the Democratic officials who got the information

TechRadar

This TikTok lawsuit could change the face of social media forever and it's about time

TikTok faces a watershed lawsuit that could define the future of Section 230 and of all other social media platforms.

Inverse

10 Years Later, 'Warframe' Is Still Doing The Most

'Warframe' is still innovating more than a decade after launch, with the '1999' expansion that takes place on the eve of Y2K.

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