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.

  • 12 Million Android Users Downloaded ‘SpyLoan’ Apps That Blackmailed Customers

    12 Million Android Users Downloaded ‘SpyLoan’ Apps That Blackmailed Customers

    Android device owners downloaded malicious loan apps from the Google Play Store 12 million times since 2020, according to a report from ESET Research Tuesday. The report identified 18 fraudulent apps that market themselves as offering quick and easy high-interest loans. In actuality, the apps steal victims’ personal and financial information to blackmail users, sometimes…


  • Google’s ChatGPT Competitor Gemini Could Preview This Week

    Google’s ChatGPT Competitor Gemini Could Preview This Week

    Google is reportedly set to virtually preview its generative AI competitor to ChatGPT, Gemini, as soon as this week, according to The Information Monday. The search giant hopes to catch OpenAI on its heels as the Microsoft-backed company recovers from its dramatic board kerfuffle along with the firing and re-hiring of Sam Altman. Google delayed…