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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Elon Musk Is Officially Buying Twitter
Twitter announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Elon Musk, in a transaction valued at about $61.4 billion.
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Hawaiian Airlines Passengers Will Soon Be Able to Connect to Starlink’s Wi-Fi for Free
Phone addicts, rejoice! Your days of waiting for spotty aeroplane Wi-Fi to load your Instagram feed may soon be coming to an end as airlines look for new ways to connect their passengers to high-speed internet.
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These Male Spiders Evolved a Post-Sex Catapult to Escape Cannibalistic Females
Researchers in China have described yet another freaky sex habit of spiders (as if there weren’t enough already): Some male spiders launch themselves at great speed off their cannibalistic female partners, to avoid being eaten after copulating. The way they make their egress is similar to the mechanism at play in catapults, according to the…
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The 12 Best Wordle Alternatives That Go Beyond 5-Letter Words
At this point, Wordle needs no introduction, after taking the internet by storm and then getting picked up for a seven-figure sum by the New York Times. We’re big fans of Wordle, a game that’s both super-simple and super-addictive, but there’s a big world of puzzlers out there that go beyond the familiar 5×6 grid…