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Vint Cerf, Internet Protocol Co-Creator, Retires from Google

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechCrunch AI ·

Vinton Cerf, co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols that underpin the internet, is stepping down as Google's chief internet evangelist next week. Cerf, often called the "father of the internet," has been at Google since 2005. His departure marks the end of an era for the company's advocacy of open internet standards.

Meridian48 take
Cerf's retirement is a symbolic milestone, but the internet's foundational protocols remain robust; the real story is who will champion open standards next.
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