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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China Reports 214 Cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the Highest in Two Years
Mainland China reported 214 domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the highest in two years, according to data published by China’s National Health Commission. China doesn’t count asymptomatic infections, which means that its numbers are likely going to get worse, since people without symptoms are still able to spread the disease.
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Mass Effect 3’s Ending Changed Fandom Forever
When BioWare’s Mass Effect franchise first released in 2007, it quickly gained momentum and a passionate fanbase that not many new IPs today have really managed to achieve. At the time, the sci-fi RPG’s claim to fame was giving players choices that would matter, either in the immediate moment as it related to their companions,…
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Wheel of Time’s Showrunner Might Bring God of War to Amazon Studios
Amazon’s library of video game rights continues to expand further, with PlayStation’s God of War franchise sliding into its veritable dropbox of future IPs to draw on. And a potential live-action series based on the popular game has some big names attached to it.
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Impossible Foods’ Wild Nuggies Are Delicious, but My Daughter Wouldn’t Touch Them
I love chicken nuggets. I live off of them. I have a hard time feeding myself, and I’m generally a picky eater, so nuggets help me keep sustained on the most challenging days. Thanks in part to the alternative meat movement, I have also developed a particular affinity for most soy-based or mushroom-based patties with…