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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Sorry, Renfield — Vampire’s Kiss Is Still Nic Cage’s Greatest Vampire Movie
Renfield might be the first movie where Nicolas Cage plays Dracula, but it’s not the first movie where he’s played a vampire. Kind of. Maybe? That indistinct honour goes to 1988’s Vampire’s Kiss, an exceedingly strange movie where Cage becomes a vampire… sort of. He does have to buy a pair of fake Halloween fangs…
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America’s Southwest Airlines Says ‘Firewall Failure’ Temporarily Grounded Planes
The flying punching bag that is Southwest Airlines once again had to temporarily cancel flights due to computer issues. Mid-morning on Tuesday in the U.S., Southwest said it halted operations at some airports due to “intermittent technology issues.” The company wrote on Twitter that it was working to get things operational again after users complained…
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You Can Finally Buy Homer Simpson’s Assassins Sneakers
Now that Nike has already figured out how to make the futuristic self-lacing shoes from Back to the Future II a reality, it’s time for sneakerheads to focus their attention on another pair of kicks that, until today, only ever existed in pop culture. The Assassins sneakers, featured in season two of the The Simpsons,…
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Vincent D’Onofrio Is Extremely Stoked About Daredevil: Born Again
James Gunn offers an interesting assessment of the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. The Mortal Kombat sequel is officially on the way. Give your ears a sneak peek — er, you know what we mean — of one of The Little Mermaid live-action remake’s most famous tunes. And, of course, horror horror horror. Keep the…