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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Luke Skywalker’s Next Star Wars Story Features an Unexpectedly Emotional Reunion
What did Luke Skywalker do after Return of the Jedi? It’s a question fans had been thinking about for decades and, over the past few years, we’ve learned bits and pieces: a baby apprentice here, villainous nephew there, self-imposed exile, etc. A new book, however, promises to be the deepest dive into this story yet…
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The Oscars, Ranked
Fans across the globe have been patiently waiting for this week. The week to celebrate all that is great in film and television. Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone in between, it’s Oscar week.
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The First Chapter of Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries Kicks Off a Magical, If Freezing, Adventure
Fans of Heather Fawcett’s YA and middle-grade books (including Even the Darkest Stars and The School Between Winter and Fairyland) won’t be surprised to hear her adult debut, due out in January, keeps within that same fantastical vein — though its characters are early 20th century academics rather than kids on quests.
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Scientists Found Microplastics in People’s Blood for the First Time
New evidence indicates that tiny bits of plastics can reach our bloodstream. A small study detected microplastics in about 80% of the people tested. For now, the health implications of this exposure are still unclear.