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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TikTok Slapped with $US367 Million Fine Over Bungled Kids’ Data
Irish regulators found TikTok guilty of violating the European Union’s rules on data transparency and communicating data policies to users.
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Tesla’s Carmaking ‘Breakthrough’ Also Comes With Plenty of Downsides
In theory, casting an entire underbody in one piece could be revolutionary.
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‘On the Internet, Nobody Knows You’re a Dog:’ The Web’s Most Iconic Cartoon Is for Sale.
In 1993, cartoonist Peter Steiner was at his desk trying to fill out his weekly quota of pitches for the New Yorker. “I didn’t always have enough ideas, so sometimes I would just draw a picture and try to dream up a caption for it,” Steiner said. He sketched out two dogs sitting in front…
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Legendary Lost Star Wars X-Wing Model Going Up for Auction
Just four “hero” X-Wings were created by ILM to film Star Wars’ climactic battle over Yavin IV against the Death Star—primary models detailed enough to be used for close-up shots and major action sequences. Now one of them, believed to have been missing for over 40 years, has been found—and is going up for auction.…