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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Musk Yoinks NYTs Gold Checkmark While Threatening Us With Two Subscription Tiers
In a continued effort to make a dying platform profitable, Elon Musk unveiled two subscription tiers for X, formerly known as Twitter. At the same time, Musk continues his vendetta against news publishers by stripping The New York Times’ official account of its gold verification checkmark, as first spotted by the Washington Post reported Thursday.…
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Humans Are More Likely to Slack Off When Working With Robots, Study Finds
Everyone knows (or may have had experience being) the colleague or classmate who’s taken the easy route on an assignment knowing someone else will swoop in to save the day. New research suggests that the same phenomena, which psychologists call “social loafing,” may also apply when a teammate is made of software and hunks of…
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23andMe Users’ Info Leaked Again, Millions of Records Found on Dark Web
Millions of 23andMe users had their info leaked once again after being hacked earlier this month, according to a report by TechCrunch Thursday. The hacker, who goes by the name “Golem” on multiple dark web forums, published user information containing records of over four million people on Tuesday. “We are aware that the threat actor…
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7 TV Shows Worth Watching on Paramount+
If you’re in need of some Paramount+ TV show recommendations, we’ve got you covered.