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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Banning Coding Books Will Only Make Parents Fight Harder for Them
I’ve visited a lot of schools as the founder of Girls Who Code. When we launched our afterschool clubs program in 2015, I went on tour, visiting our programs from the wealthiest zip codes in the country to the poorest pockets of America. Many of the students I met — a disproportionate number of them…
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Ex-NSA Employee Allegedly Tried to Sell Classified Info to an Undercover FBI Agent for Crypto
A former employee at the National Security Agency (NSA) has been charged with attempting to transmit classified defence information to a representative of a foreign government. He was arrested on Wednesday and made his initial appearance at a federal court on Thursday.
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The Stars Undying Reimagines Ancient Roman Drama Through a Sci-Fi Lens
The Stars Undying, the upcoming sci-fi debut from Emery Robin, introduces an interstellar princess forced into circumstances that’ll require every bit of royal strength she can muster to overcome. It’ll be released in November, but Gizmodo is thrilled to share a generous excerpt from the book today.
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Nord Pipeline Explosion May Have Caused Single Biggest Methane Leak in History
The war between Europe and Russia may be responsible for a new horror: a shockingly large release of damaging greenhouse gas.