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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99 Reasons the U.S. Should Not Ban TikTok
The House of Representatives passed a bill on overnight that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app or face a ban from the US. It faces an uncertain path in the Senate, and TikTok has a legal case to challenge the bill if it passes. Still, after five years of threats,…
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These Are the Kinds of Balls You Can Throw at Your Cybertruck Without Breaking the Glass
When Tesla designer Franz von Holzhausen threw a three-inch steel ball bearing at the “armoured glass” windows of the Cybertruck during the truck’s unveiling event in 2019, it was a moment that will play on repeat in my head forever. If you need a refresher, the ball was lobbed at the truck and immediately smashed…
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The Great Tech Debate: Would You Share Your Location?
Gizmodo Australia takes to the internet to ask young Aussies if they like to share their location and why.
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Watch as World’s Largest Plane Releases Hypersonic Vehicle for Its First Powered Test Flight
California startup Stratolaunch completed the first powered flight of its Talon-A hypersonic vehicle as it works to develop a reusable version that’s capable of carrying science payloads and flying them at five times the speed of sound. The company’s massive aircraft, named Roc, launched on Saturday from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California…