All Things Internet: The Big Players & The Issues
The world has grown increasingly connected over the past few decades and a huge chunk of our lives are online. We cover the companies you care about: YouTube, Google, Amazon, and the issues you care about: NBN, IoT, social media, privacy and security.
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SpaceX President Says She Doesn’t Buy the Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Elon Musk
SpaceX’s COO defended Elon Musk in an email to all employees after an allegation of sexual misconduct against the CEO surfaced last week.
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Drunk on All Your Strange New Words Is a Prescient, Culturally Focused Whodunnit
Eddie Robson was inspired to write Drunk on All Your Strange New Words the night that Bong Joon Ho accepted his Oscars for Parasite. As he watched the director on stage, he observed Sharon Choi, Ho’s translator, as she worked. In a world that is constantly pushing towards automation, even automatic translation, what would the…
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Airbnb Pulling Out of China Thanks to Stiff Competition From Super-Apps
Airbnb will cease business operations in China according to a new report from Reuters and several other news outlets. The company will officially shut down in the country starting July 30, though Chinese customers will still be able to use the service to rent rooms overseas.
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Coles Is Trialling Digital Coins on Its Trolleys, but It May Cost You Your Data
Coles is trialling ‘coinless trolley locks’, making the experience seamless, but requiring you to sign up for yet another service that has your data.