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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Dinosaur Tracks Damaged After Construction Crew Drove Over Fossil Site, Report Finds
More than two months after paleontologists claimed a dinosaur fossil site in Utah was seriously damaged by a backhoe, the Bureau of Land Management — which had ordered the construction work — has admitted that fossil trackways were indeed damaged by the heavy machinery and that the department made mistakes in not consulting scientists before…
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What Is Plex and Can I Use It in Australia?
I’m going to spoil the answer by giving it all away: Plex is essentially a library for all things streaming and yes, you can use it in Australia.
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One of Lego Star Wars’ Silliest Gags Reminded Me Not to Take Star Wars So Seriously
I’m not very far into playing through all nine Star Wars movies in this week’s Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, but I’m already convinced it’s one of the definitive takes on the franchise for a single reason: Padmé Amidala’s best decoy being a guy in a beard.
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The Emerging Tech in the Food, Transport and Energy Sector Helping Counter the Effects of Climate Change
The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — which one of us (Arunima) contributed to — has emphasised the need for enormous change if we are to keep within the 1.5℃ warming limit. This Paris Agreement goal is currently beyond our reach. Achieving it would require drastic emissions reductions across all…