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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Judge Overturns Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ Podcast’s Murder Conviction After 23 Years Behind Bars
A judged moved to vacate Syed’s charges after determining prosecutors violated their legal obligation to share evidence that could have aided his case.
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The Pentagon Is Reportedly Auditing the U.S. Military’s Own Pro-America Social Media Psyop
Pentagon officials are looking into the Department of Defence’s own secret use of social media to stoke pro-U.S. sentiments overseas, according to a report from The Washington Post. The alleged review follows news from last month that Twitter and Meta have both uncovered and removed a linked network of dozens of fake, apparently pro-U.S. accounts…
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Horror Icon Don Mancini Explains the Timelessness of Chucky and Chucky
The first Child’s Play movie came out in 1988, followed by a string of increasingly campy sequels (and one in-name-only reboot), but its iconic antagonist is now more popular than ever thanks to the runaway success of the TV series Chucky.
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Minneapolis Is Latest U.S. City to Demand Emissions-Free Shipping
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