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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Biden Finally Cracks Down on Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’
In an effort to reduce gun violence, President Joe Biden banned the manufacturing of unserialized, untraceable gun kits that are bought without the need for a background check and later assembled at home.
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Police Discover More Than 1,000 Stuffed Wild Animals in Giant Taxidermy Bust
Police in Spain seized a private collection of more than 1,000 stuffed animals, over 400 of which were protected species. The massive collection, which included cheetahs, polar bears, and rhinoceros, were displayed in two large warehouses in Bétera, Spain. This is considered one of the largest discoveries of taxidermy animals in Europe, and the largest of…
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First All-Private Astronaut Team Arrives at the International Space Station
A SpaceX Crew Dragon safely delivered four private astronauts — not affiliated with any space agency — to the International Space Station this past Saturday. With the Axiom crew now onboard, the first all-private mission to the ISS can get down to business.
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Dinosaur Tracks Damaged After Construction Crew Drove Over Fossil Site, Report Finds
More than two months after paleontologists claimed a dinosaur fossil site in Utah was seriously damaged by a backhoe, the Bureau of Land Management — which had ordered the construction work — has admitted that fossil trackways were indeed damaged by the heavy machinery and that the department made mistakes in not consulting scientists before…