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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This Smart Pacemaker Simply Dissolves Inside the Body When It’s No Longer Needed
A team of scientists created a novel type of temporary pacemaker — one that dissolves on its own, without requiring any removal. In their latest research, they’ve paired the pacemaker with a series of wireless sensors on the skin, which should allow it to smartly monitor a patient’s vital signs and adjust its pacing autonomously.…
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Strange New Worlds Went Full Star Trek Disaster Movie, and It Ruled
So far, so Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has given us a really solid formula between riffing on classic Trek premises and taking one of its main characters for a little deeper dive along the way. This week is no exception, but with an especially great riff: What if modern Star Trek did its own…
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Telstra Pays Customers the $11 Million in Landline Connection Compensation Its Systems Missed
Telstra has wrapped up paying over 67,000 customers compensation, after it took too long to connect or repair landline services and didn’t absorb the cost itself.
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Apple Says Small Aussie Developers Are Doing So Well on Its App Store
Small Aussie developers are kicking ass, but Apple’s latest App Store report doesn’t touch on the larger issues at play.