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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A Tone-Deaf Squid Game Reality Show Is in Development
In possibly the most tone deaf attempt at cashing in on the most wildly successful television show it has ever produced, Netflix is in the process of casting contestants in a live-action reality show based on Squid Game. Titled Squid Game: The Challenge, the show will feature 456 players competing for $US4.56 ($6) million, making…
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13,000-Year-Old Tusk Reveals Life of ‘Fred,’ a Mastodon Who Died in Battle
Researchers have detailed the life and grisly death of a male mastodon that died 13,200 years ago by scrutinizing the chemical composition of one of its tusks. The tusk revealed the mastodon grew up in the Great Lakes area and, later in life, made annual trips to a mating ground in northeastern Indiana — until…
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Spotify Launches Milquetoast ‘Safety Advisory Council’ to Help Solve Its Content Moderation Fiasco
Spotify’s finally showing some semblance of an interest in crafting a more coherent content moderation policy.
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Somewhat Irreverent Bader-Bot Can Tell You if You’re Notorious Enough for Today’s SCOTUS
A new AI chatbot released Tuesday claims it uses the words of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg when replying to questions such as “Is pizza better than burgers?” to “Is America quietly becoming an autocracy?” (The answers to both: “Big juicy burgers” over New York style pizza, and “No, I don’t think the American…