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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High Gas Prices = Time for an Electric Car? It Could Be Hard to Find One
If you’re tired of skyrocketing gas prices and are thinking about the benefits of an electric ride, chances are you’re not alone. But even though switching to an electric vehicle may seem like a no-brainer, there are some significant obstacles — including new problems caused by the conflict in Ukraine — facing the EV industry…
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The Creator of the Pong Console Just Sold a Prototype at Auction for Over $374,814
Every piece of electronics goes through countless iterative prototypes before finding their way into consumers’ hands, but those prototypes are rarely seen by the general public. That’s what makes this prototype of an Atari Pong console so interesting; only two were ever created, and in a time before rapid prototyping was a thing, the hardware…
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture Remaster’s First Trailer Boldly Goes to Ultra HD
Way back in 2001, Star Trek fans were delighted to receive a director’s cut of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, with enhanced visual effects, on DVD. For a film that director Robert Wise originally felt was rushed to theatres — and definitely had incomplete visual effects — the remasters version of the movie was a…
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North Korea Launches First ICBM Since 2017 in Already Tense Nuclear Environment
North Korea tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile early Thursday that landed in the Sea of Japan, the first ICBM test conducted by the country since 2017. Experts believe the missile could have been the Hwasong-17, a “monster” ICBM first revealed in October of 2020, but there’s no confirmation on that speculation yet.