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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AI Might Not Be Taking Your Job, but It’s Trying to Take Ours
If you had’ve told me in 2016 AI would be used in journalism I’d have laughed. I’m still laughing in 2023, but it’s with an undertone of complete defeat.
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Spotify Tackles Its Noise Problem
This week, Spotify shared an update on its policies, aiming to “better support those most dependent on streaming revenues as part of their livelihood,” according to a company post. The updates address “artificial streaming,” the number of plays required to monetize tracks, and new minimums for the length of noise recordings. First up, Spotify is…
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Android iMessage-Style Messaging App Sunbird Shuts Down Over Serious Privacy Concerns
This week brought a series of disasters (and quite some embarrassment) to Android messaging apps that were trying hard to break the infamous green-blue bubble barrier between Android and Apple users. It started with the failure of Nothing Chats and recently extended to the shutdown of Sunbird. Nothing Chats launched fairly recently (and didn’t even…
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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
From the return of Sam Altman to Australia’s roving team of cyber experts, here are five things headlining tech news in Australia.