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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Scarygirl’s 21-Year Journey From Toys to Aussie Animated Feature Film
Creator Nathan Jurevicius explains the process of transitioning the beloved Scarygirl IP into an Australian-made animated feature film.
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Apple Music, AirDrop Revamped in iOS 17.1 Update
Apple released its iOS 17.1 Wednesday, which introduces new features for AirDrop, Apple Music, and others. The update also fixed radiation issues for the iPhone 12 brought up by French regulators. The OS update added a feature allowing AirDrop transfers to continue via a cellular connection, even when the user isn’t in WiFi range, as first spotted…
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Google’s Latest Updates Helps Root Out AI Deepfakes
Google offers a few new ways to figure out where the hell that photo of Pope Francis in Balenciaga actually came from. The company’s latest updates to Android, Search, and Play Store have a common theme. They’re all designed to give users more options to discover a deepfake’s sordid history and report it. Take Google…
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Meta and X Are Destroying Their Apps With Paid Verification
On Monday, Instagram announced it’s testing a feed that only shows posts from verified accounts. This new way for “businesses and creators to get discovered” is part of a broader push across the social media industry, where the apps are rolling out the blue-checked carpet to encourage people to pay for a boost in the…