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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Social Media App Triller Pulls Music Catalogue Over Alleged Debts
If you’ve ever used the video sharing app Triller, you may be surprised to find that some of your favourite music is no longer available. If you’ve never used Triller, you’re not missing much. The video sharing app has reportedly removed songs from its music catalogue amidst a major debt to certain music publishing companies.
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Edward Snowden Reportedly Swore an Oath to Russia in Exchange for a Passport
Edward Snowden, the United States’ most notorious surveillance whistleblower, now holds a Russian passport. In exchange for the document, Snowden, considered both a patriot and a traitor in the U.S. depending on who you ask, has reportedly sworn an oath of allegiance to the Russian state.
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The Peripheral Finale Was Too Confusing to Be Satisfying
The Peripheral — Prime Video’s William Gibson adaptation from the producers of Westworld — explored some intriguing ideas in its tale of a young woman whose virtual-reality adventuring vaults her into a broken version of the future. But today’s season finale felt like a scramble to the finish; there was too much going on in…
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Updates From Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, and More
Guillermo del Toro waxes lyrical about what he’d do with At the Mountains of Madness. The cast of Dune: The Sisterhood keeps growing. Plus, what’s to come on the series finale of Stargirl, and The Boys casts a mysterious figure. Spoilers, go!