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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CNET Deletes Thousands of Old Articles to Game Google Search
Tech news website CNET has deleted thousands of old articles over the past few months in a bid to improve its performance in Google Search results, Gizmodo has learned. Archived copies of CNET’s author pages show the company deleted small batches of articles prior to the second half of July, but then the pace increased.…
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TikTok Unveils a Live Singing Competition For Some Reason
In true The Voice-meets-Black Mirror fashion, everyone’s favourite time-waster TikTok has recently announced a live, global singing competition with the winner taking home a seemingly hefty prize. TikTok announced the competition, titled Gimme the Mic, yesterday on its blog. Gimme the Mic will feature three stages: an audition, a semi-final, and a U.S. and global…
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Facing Time Crunch, Amazon’s Project Kuiper Swaps Rockets for Debut Satellite Launch
Amid time constraints and developmental delays with United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket, Amazon has chosen to deploy its Project Kuiper prototype satellites this fall using an Atlas V. “Project Kuiper is now planning to launch its prototype satellites on an Atlas V rocket,” reads an official statement on Amazon’s website. “ULA is working backward…
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The 5 Most Expensive LEGO Kits You Can Buy Right Now
The most expensive LEGO sets in the world include lots of Star Wars, lots of ‘Icons’, and an extremely cool (and new) crane.