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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Chinese Shopping App Temu Is Coming For Amazon, It’s Also Ridiculously Addictive. Here’s Why
If you spend much time online you’ve probably seen one of Temu’s colourful ads – punctuated by its catchy tagline: “shopping like a billionaire”. Temu specialises in selling various everyday items, including clothing, toys and household goods, for extremely low prices. Shanghai-based company PDD Holdings launched the online marketplace late last year (initially in the…
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Google: Pay No Attention to the iPhone Behind the Curtain
Google unleashes teaser videos for its upcoming Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch 2, though there’s little we don’t already know based on “leaks.”
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Tech Utopia Developer ‘Sold a Fairy Tale’ to Silicon Valley Elite
The tech billionaire-backed landgrab in Solano County California might finally be out of the shadows, but the local officials who have finally had the opportunity to speak to the developers say the group simply has no real plan to make good on promises to build a beautiful, sustainable, and exclusive Bay Area tech utopia. As…
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Musk Reportedly Wants to Fold Neuralink and Tesla Into One Big Weird AI Company
Anyone who’s spent time observing the erratic, often contradictory behaviour of billionaire Elon Musk in recent years could be forgiven for believing he’s lost a sense of direction. That tale of chaotic mismanagement and petty personal vendettas, however, isn’t the narrative told by acclaimed journalist and biographer Walter Isaacson in a recent Time Magazine profile…