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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Google’s New AI Weatherman Will Leave Forecasters in the Dust
Finally, a robot to tell you which jacket you should wear to the function. Google DeepMind, the search giant’s AI-centric brain trust, just announced a new weather forecasting model that beats traditional systems more than 90% of the time. Named GraphCast, the machine learning model promises 10-day predictions that are better, faster, and more energy-efficient…
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Pentagon Awards Lockheed Martin $US33.7 Million for Nuclear Spacecraft Project
Lockheed Martin is at the early stages of developing a nuclear propulsion system to power a spacecraft through the depths of the cosmos. Under a $US33.7 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Lockheed Martin announced that it was in the “preliminary design review stage” of the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear…
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Oh No, Asus’ Expensive Evangelion-Themed Motherboard Has a Typo
An unforgivable typo on a $US700 Evangelion-themed-motherboard feels very on brand for the show’s Shinji.
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What to Expect During SpaceX’s Second Starship Test Flight
Later this week, SpaceX is poised for a highly anticipated, and undoubtedly exciting, second test flight of its Starship megarocket—provided it receives the final regulatory approvals. Here’s what you need to know about this critically important test. The Elon Musk-led company is targeting Friday, November 17 for the second test flight of its Starship megarocket—pending…