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this is cnet here are the stories that matter right now the US government has finally relinquished control of the Internet's web addresses the domain name system containing the Internet's address book has been handed over to a nonprofit organization called I can the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and numbers established in 1998 the la-based organization is advised by technical experts and representatives of governments and businesses critics of the move say the US should retain control of the domain name system to safeguard free speech but I can points out that it has no control over what's actually on the web Apple has been ordered to pay over 3 million dollars in damages for infringing paintin's related to the facetime video calling app the jury in Texas ruled in favor of software company vernet X in a repeat of an earlier decision that had been voided by a judge Apple plans to appeal the verdict Facebook has announced a new messaging app for owners of older Android phones facebook Messenger light takes up a much smaller amount of a phone's memory than the standard app installed on your smartphone's messenger light runs quicker over slow networks and is one of the various initiatives from facebook to connect more people around the world to the social network and to the Internet stay up to date with the latest by downloading the cnet tech today app in the Apple App Store