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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Australian Government Decides Tech Giants Aren’t Doing a Good Enough Job of Tackling Disinformation
The Australian government will be introducing legislation this year it says will combat harmful disinformation and misinformation online.
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The Quarry is a Game Aiming for Slasher Movie Nostalgia
When Until Dawn launched on the PS4 back in 2015, it gained acclaim for managing to capture the old school feel of slasher movies wherein a group of young adults have to survive the night at a mountain retreat. At a time when big budget horror games were slowly being phased out, Until Dawn felt…
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Brandon Sanderson’s Message to Publishing Is Mostly a Message About Himself
In case you haven’t heard, fantasy author Brandon Sanderson is running a Kickstarter campaign titled “Surprise! Four Secret Novels by Brandon Sanderson.” It is the most successful Kickstarter of all time, with US$30 ($42) million in pledges and more money rolling in every day.
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Prolonged Grief Disorder Is Now an Officially Recognised Mental Illness
The latest update to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the codebook used by mental health professionals, includes a new officially recognised condition: prolonged grief disorder. People with prolonged grief are considered to have intense feelings and preoccupied thoughts that distress them or impede their daily functioning beyond the normal grieving process.