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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Electric Chopsticks Make Food Taste More Savoury Without Added Salt
It’s unfortunate that the fundamental ingredients that make food taste better — salt and sugar — can have less than desired effects on the human body if over-consumed. But just as VR goggles can trick the eyes into seeing 3D worlds that don’t exist, these chopsticks can trick the user’s tongue into tasting salty flavours,…
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FBI Says North Korea Behind Biggest Crypto Theft in History Against Axie Infinity
The hackers behind the March 23 theft of roughly $US625 ($868) million worth of cryptocurrency from the Ronin blockchain are based in North Korea, according to a new announcement from the FBI. The federal law enforcement agency claims the Lazarus Group, North Korea’s most notorious hacker gang, is laundering the money for Kim Jong Un’s…
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The Legend of Korra Knew What Being a Sequel Series Was All About
Whenever a revival or legacy sequel to a popular piece of media springs up, one of the first real questions is which veteran actors will return. These days, actors going back to the iconic roles that helped make them famous is practically a job unto itself, if not the point of these revivals from the…
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Amazon Partners With Baseball’s Worst Cheaters to Make Buying Ballpark Snacks Feel Like Shoplifting
Amazon’s bringing its Just Walk Out cashier-free payment system to parts of the Houston Astros stadium. When the service launches this year, Minute Maid Park’s (formerly Enron Field) 41,000-capacity stadium will stand out as one of the biggest testing grounds yet for Amazon’s quickly growing payment service. It will also give the Astros a glitzy,…