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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Island-Wide Blackout Sweeps Puerto Rico After Power Plant Fire
A fire that broke out at the Costa Sur power plant in Puerto Rico late Wednesday forced an island-wide outage, the biggest blackout this year so far due to an ailing electric grid. Power may not be restored to some parts of the island until Friday, according to Puerto Rico’s electricity grid operator.
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The Pentagon’s Long Road to an Army of Autonomous Vehicles
Silicon Valley’s Patagonia-wearing elites aren’t the only ones interested in autonomous vehicles.
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Mercedes Says Cheap EVs Aren’t Coming Any Time Soon
No matter how hard the federal push for EVs is or the spike in curiosity from consumers due to high gas prices, most EVs that are on the market or coming to market are out of reach for most consumers. With Honda and GM announcing that the companies are working together on an affordable EV,…
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Uranium Is Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water, Study Finds
Some of the U.S. drinking water supply contains unsafe levels of uranium, new research out Wednesday shows. The study analysed data from the Environmental Protection Agency on drinking water systems across the country and found that uranium was frequently detected during compliance testing, and that a small percentage of systems are estimated to contain levels…