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.

  • Silk Road Founder’s Mentor Sentenced to 20 Years

    Silk Road Founder’s Mentor Sentenced to 20 Years

    A 61-year-old Canadian man who acted as a mentor to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ulbricht’s confidant, known publicly by his online pseudonyms “Variety Jones” and “Mongoose” advocated in favor of a hired hitman and reportedly helped Ulbricht see “a larger vision” for the now defunct Darknet…


  • Director Chris McQuarrie Is on a Mission With Tom Cruise to Get Us in Theaters

    Director Chris McQuarrie Is on a Mission With Tom Cruise to Get Us in Theaters

    Getting butts into movie theater seats is an assignment Tom Cruise has taken upon himself, one cinema-revitalizing blockbuster at a time. In partnership with director-writer Chris McQuarrie, the star is hitting the screens with the latest thrilling chapter of the Mission: Impossible franchise, Dead Reckoning Part One. io9 caught up with McQuarrie to celebrate the film’s…