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Uzmanali ◴[] No.43626959[source]
Tailscale just got a lot of money to keep growing. But what they are doing is more important than the money. They are helping computers talk to each other in an easy and safe way.

Before, the internet was built to connect places, not people. That made things messy. People had to set up tricky stuff like VPNs and firewalls. Tailscale makes this much easier by using your name or account, not just numbers like IP addresses.

Now, big companies and people at home use Tailscale to keep their computers and apps connected. It works without a lot of setup, and it’s safe. Even people building smart robots and AI are using it.

What’s really good is that Tailscale still helps small users for free, and they try hard not to break anything when they update their tools. If they keep doing that, they can become a very important part of how the internet works in the future.

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1. jychang ◴[] No.43626986[source]
This comment reads like simple.wikipedia.org
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2. Uzmanali ◴[] No.43627103[source]
Haha, fair point! I guess i was going for simple Wikipedia rather than deep academic journal. Maybe next time i'll throw in some fancy words just to spice things up.