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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Bronze Age Cemetery Found on Future Site of U.K. Launch Pad
Workers preparing land for a future rocket launch site in the United Kingdom’s Shetland Islands were surprised when they stumbled on a relic of the Bronze Age: an arrangement of stones, pits and burnt bones that suggest the site was once a cremation cemetery. SaxaVord Spaceport is on Unst, Shetland, the most northerly inhabited island…
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A New Starlink Router Could Deliver Way Faster Internet Speeds to Satellite Customers
Starlink is reportedly gearing up to switch its router out for a newer model.
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Top AI Companies Commit to Third-Party Testing and Watermarking
Seven of the world’s leading tech firms working on artificial intelligence are meeting with the Biden Administration today where they will agree to a set of new commitments intended to manage potential risks posed by AI. The new voluntary agreements include commitments to external, third-party testing prior to releasing an AI product and the development…
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Most People Would Rather NASA Focus on Deflecting Asteroids Than Going to the Moon
The majority of the American public seems largely concerned with the threat of incoming asteroids, believing that NASA should prioritise the monitoring of rocky objects that could hit Earth over going to the Moon or Mars, according to a new survey. A new survey by the Pew Research Center gauged people’s views of space exploration…