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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Google Wants Australia to Write Friendly AI Copyright Laws
Google questioned Australia’s copyright laws in an open letter to the government last month, asking it to relax the law so it doesn’t restrict the use of artificial intelligence. The company asked if the Australian government has considered if its copyright legislation has “the necessary flexibilities” to support AI development. It requested the government include…
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Star Wars Is Getting Its Own Peloton Ride
Next month, your Peloton bike is going to take you to a galaxy far, far away. On May 4, the popular fitness brand will release its first-ever Star Wars ride to members everywhere. Officially called the May the 4th Be With You Ride, it’s 30 minutes of fitness set exclusively to the music of iconic…
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Imgur Bans NSFW Content, Begins Purge
The decision is bound to send Redditors everywhere into a tailspin, as Imgur has served as a third-party platform for media uploads to Reddit for years.
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People Are Using a ‘Grandma Exploit’ to Break AI
Artificially intelligent text generation tools like ChatGPT and the Bing search engine’s chatbot have many rightly scared about the tech’s long-term impact, folks are finding new ways to crank out hilarious yet concerning results. Some of the latest stunts involve asking AI services to assume the role of your dearly deceased grandmother who once knew…