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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U.S. Supreme Court Is Putting the Future of Section 230 Protections on Its Docket
On Monday, the Supreme Court announced nine cases it intends to hear in its upcoming term, including Renaldo Gonzalez v. Google. The case directly questions the protections afforded by Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which limits the legal liability of online web hosts for the content posted by their users. That law has essentially…
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Paleogeneticist Svante Pääbo Picks Up Nobel Prize for Human Origins Research
The Nobel Assembly today awarded Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research into human origins.
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Bruce Willis Is Not Selling His Face
Bruce Willis was back in headlines last week as news broke that the actor had seemingly sold the rights to his face to Deepcake, a Russian AI company specializing in deepfakes. Willis’ representatives, however, are contesting these reports.
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Kim Kardashian Pays SEC $AU1.93 Million Over Crypto Ad on Instagram
Kim Kardashian has agreed to hand over $US1.26 ($AU1.93) million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over a cryptocurrency ad she posted to Instagram in 2021. Kardashian, who’s worth $US1.8 ($AU2.76) billion, won’t admit wrongdoing but has agreed not to promote any crypto for the next three years, according to…