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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The U.S. to Issue ‘Cyber Trust’ Label for ‘Secure’ Smart Devices
The Biden Administration is working alongside tech companies to put in place a cybersecurity certification and labelling program on participating smart devices. Google, Amazon, Samsung, and Best Buy are among those who will be implementing labels on their devices to indicate they are less vulnerable to cyberattacks. The Federal Communications Commission is filing a national…
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U.S. Lawmakers Are Going to Be Talking About UFOs Next Week
Things have gotten exceedingly weird in America lately so it’s par for the course that our government is holding a hearing about unidentified flying objects next week. The House Oversight Committee is planning a little get together on July 26th to tackle the topic of UAPs (unidentified aerial phenomenon), formerly called UFOs. The hearing will…
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Threads Continues to Copy Twitter’s Worst Elements With New Rate Limits
Both Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram lead Adam Mosseri have been adamant they were not simply copying Twitter wholesale. And yet, that’s exactly what they seem to be doing as the company’s latest move has been to limit the number of posts users can see on the Instagram-based app, just as Elon Musk’s Twitter…
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NASA Showcases Orion Spacecraft Trio for Future Crewed Artemis Moon Missions
The crew modules for NASA’s Artemis 2, 3 and 4 missions are currently stationed next to one another at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the three spacecraft undergoing different stages of production for their upcoming launch dates. NASA recently shared a group photo of its Orion crew capsules inside the high bay of…