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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Korean Air Is Recording Passengers’ Weight Before Boarding
The measure is part of a data collection program the airline is undertaking until September 19.
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Silicon Valley Elites Show Off Renderings of Exclusive New City They Want to Build in the Bay Area
New renderings show that the tech billionaire-backed city from ‘California Forever’ would be a pseudo-Mediterranean vacation spot but with more solar panels.
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Lawsuit Blasts Amazon’s Choice of Bezos’ Blue Origin for Project Kuiper
An Amazon shareholder has filed a lawsuit against the company’s founder Jeff Bezos and its board of directors for allegedly exercising bad judgement and not acting in good faith when selecting the launch providers for Project Kuiper. The suit, filed by Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund this week, claims that Amazon’s board of directors…
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Meta’s Supreme Court Is Investigating a Nazi Squidward Meme on Instagram
Meta’s Oversight Board, the Supreme Court-like entity tasked with reviewing Facebook and Instagram’s most contentious content moderation conundrums, is taking on a case involving a bizarre and unpleasant mashup: a Nazi Squidward meme. In a blog post this week, the Oversight Board said it was looking into a since-removed meme posted in September 2020 meme…