Getting is planning to 'sunset' IRC as an official support method, and some long-time users aren't happy. The recently Ubuntu ...

IRC in 2016 seems so innocent. Internet relay chat (IRC) is a fundamentally primitive technology, a precursor to social networks, and, especially, chat services like Slack and Hipchat. Slack, in ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been named one of the world's most innovative companies in Fast Company’s annual list, recognizing our commitment to transforming humanitarian aid through ...

A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, a twice-weekly newsletter that hunts for the end of the long tail. Love it or hate it, the business-focused chat platform Slack clearly has done ...

In the U.S., the IRC’s 27 resettlement offices serve as free, one-stop centers for refugees’ needs during their pivotal first months in the country. Through a network of staff members and volunteers, ...

I grew up in the 2000s, so it might be a surprising statement when I say that much of my introduction to the internet, technology, and gaming came from Internet Relay Chat, also known as IRC. As a kid ...

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) has lost 60 percent of its users, going from 1 million in 2003 to about 400,000 today. And IRC channels? In 2003 there were 500,000; now there is half that number. This is ...

The big kerfuffle in the open source world this week surrounds the biggest IRC server operator, Freenode. Wherever the dust settles, myriad important open source projects use Freenode’s IRC servers ...

I’m Adam Conway, an Irish technology fanatic with a BSc in Computer Science and I'm XDA’s Lead Technical Editor. My Bachelor’s thesis was conducted on the viability of benchmarking the non-functional ...