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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Workers Discover 700-Year-Old Lead Coffin Beneath Notre Dame Cathedral
Out of the ashes of the Notre Dame cathedral’s terrible fire are springing new discoveries: A team of archaeologists recently found sculptures and several tombs just below the church’s floor, as well as a 14th-century lead sarcophagus that they believe belonged to a religious leader.
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What Did Captain Kirk Do Before Commanding the Enterprise?
Last night brought the shocking news that Captain James T. Kirk would be returning to Star Trek, his young self being portrayed by Vampire Diaries’ Paul Wesley in the second season of Strange New Worlds. Unless some typically Trek-y timey-wimey shenanigans are on the cards, the odds are this is a young Kirk in a…
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Elon Musk Still Treating War in Ukraine Like Just Another Twitter Joke
Elon Musk, the wealthiest pre-teen shitposter on the internet, challenged Vladimir Putin to a duel on Monday, but the Russian President has yet to take Musk up on his offer. Instead, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of Putin, gave Musk some advice on how to properly train for a fight in a Telegram message…
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Marvel Studios Denounces ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill as Disney Employees Plan Walkout
Disney’s inability to quickly address the company’s involvement in funding legislators involved with Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill has seen plenty of internal and external dissatisfaction with the House of Mouse. But now, things are slowly starting to change — if not nearly enough.