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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Tether and Luna’s Plunge Could Lead to Global Crypto Regulators: Watchdog
On Thursday, the chair of an international financial watchdog said that he expects there will be a global cryptocurrency regulatory body within the next year. In light of recent panicked freefall of multiple “stable” coins, we probably need one.
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‘Road to Atlantis’ Discovered on Seafloor Is Not Road to Atlantis
After a scientific expedition released video of what looks an awful lot like a brick path on the seafloor, the New York Post asked, “Have researchers found an undersea road to the lost city of Atlantis?” No, of course they haven’t. But they did find a neat natural phenomenon linked to underwater volcanoes.
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Recycling Pledges from Big Plastic Are a Joke
Recycling goals from large companies aren’t going to save our seas from plastic pollution.
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Plants Can Grow in Lunar Soil — but They Hate It
For the first time ever, scientists have grown plants in lunar soil returned from the Apollo missions. But given the degree of stress seen in these plants, it’s unlikely we’ll be farming on the Moon anytime soon.