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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Facebook’s Ad System Went Nuts and Charged Customers for Ads No One Saw
Facebook’s advertising system went haywire starting around 2 am on Sunday morning, charging marketers extra money for ads that no one saw. Reports suggest Meta, the social network’s parent company, charged some advertisers more than double what they agreed to pay, ranging from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Meta briefly took part of…
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Grimes Will Lend Her Voice to Your AI Song, But Only If You Split the Money
Pop singer-songwriter Grimes has an interesting proposition: You can use her AI-generated voice to make a song, but you’ll owe her 50% of the royalties.
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Fox News Is Tuckered Out, and Carlson Is Gone
Less than a week after Fox News agreed to a $US787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, the right-wing news network and conservative mouthpiece announced it is parting ways with one of the main jewels in its crown, Tucker Carlson.
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LEGO’s Got Three New The Little Mermaid Sets That Want to Be a Part of Your World
Disney’s live-actionification of its classic animated feature films shows no signs of slowing down with the new The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, arriving in theatres on May 26. Ahead of its release, LEGO revealed three new The Little Mermaid sets this past weekend, including an impressively large…