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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Researchers Found Glowing Spider Fossils in the South of France
A team of researchers studying 22.5-million-year-old spider fossils from Aix-en-Provence were taken aback when the petrified pests glowed under a fluorescent microscope. The fluorescence was likely due to the circumstances of the fossilisation, the group said.
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Elon Musk Says Tesla Robotaxis Are 2 Years Away. When Have We Heard That Before?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised the public fully-autonomous Teslas are just around the corner dating back to 2014 but has so far had to eat his lunch.
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Upcoming Satellite Constellation to Chronicle Our Planet’s Demise in Excruciating Detail
San Francisco-based Planet Labs has announced plans to deploy a global constellation consisting of 32 Earth-observing satellites. Called Pelican, the fleet will monitor such things as political conflicts, natural disasters, and the ongoing effects of climate change.
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What Exactly Is Pixar’s Lightyear?
The idea behind Pixar’s Lightyear is simultaneously genius and confusing. For starters, we all know Buzz Lightyear as one of the main characters in the popular Toy Story franchise. Buzz is a space toy, voiced by Tim Allen, that a boy named Andy is gifted for his birthday. But why did Andy want a Buzz…