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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A New Walking Dead Spinoff Teams Up Maggie and Negan
What happens when The Walking Dead meets Escape from New York? You get Isle of the Dead, the latest spinoff in The Walking Dead universe. Debuting in 2023, the six-episode first season will see Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) together on the island of Manhattan, in the post-apocalyptic world of The Walking…
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Officials Deny Mystery Brain Illness Cluster in Canada, but Families Call for More Investigation
What appeared to be an unusual cluster of neurological illness in New Brunswick, Canada is no longer being officially treated as such. Late late month, New Brunswick health officials concluded that these cases were likely misdiagnosed and actually caused by unrelated but known brain ailments, such as Alzheimer’s disease. However, some critics maintain that the…
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Tech Giants Are Imposing Sanctions on Russia Because They’ve Become as Powerful as Nations
The world’s five leading tech companies – Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon and Microsoft – have taken steps to impose significant and (mainly) voluntary sanctions on Russia, in response to its invasion of Ukraine. But the decisions didn’t come unprompted. Ukraine has lobbied the major tech companies in the same way it…
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These Two Bluetooth Bracelets Put an Entire Orchestra of Virtual Instruments in Your Hands
I confess that when I saw Mictic’s colourful musical bracelets at Mobile World Congress I was not very impressed. These are two simple bands very similar to a FitBit-style sports tracker, but without any type of screen or button. Of course, when you put them on and they come to life in your arms, you…