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.

  • Future Moon-Orbiting Space Station Takes Shape With New Airlock Plans

    Future Moon-Orbiting Space Station Takes Shape With New Airlock Plans

    Passant Rabie

    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is contributing to the lunar outpost that will be built around the Moon, building the Gateway’s airlock module in a sign that the gulf country will be more involved in NASA’s Artemis program. This week, NASA and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced a collaboration whereby the UAE…

  • HP Just Built a Gaming Laptop That Doesn’t Look Like a Spaceship

    HP Just Built a Gaming Laptop That Doesn’t Look Like a Spaceship

    Kyle Barr

    I don’t usually opt for white tech, mostly because I have the nasty tendency to stick my expensive stuff where it’s dustiest. But HP’s new Omen Transcend 14 and 16 gaming laptop might push me over the edge. Its bright-as-hell rainbow LED keyboard does something for me against that pearly white scheme, but ignore the…

  • Apple Sends Out $US92 Payments to Users Whose iPhones Were Slowed Down

    Apple Sends Out $US92 Payments to Users Whose iPhones Were Slowed Down

    Maxwell Zeff

    Over the weekend, Apple users finally began receiving their piece of the ‘batterygate’ settlement in the form of $US92 payments, as first reported by MacRumors. Apple admitted to slowing down old iPhones back in 2017 without notifying users, saying it was part of delivering “the best experience for customers.” Roughly seven years later, iPhone users…