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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Attaching Massive Kites to Boats Will Help Slash Shipping Emissions
French company Airseas, has promised to help cargo ships reduce their fuel consumption, and cut their greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 20%. And they’re doing this with the Seawing — a 1,000 square metre kite that will fly 300 meters above the water’s surface. So the global shipping industry is apparently rediscovering the…
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Ill-Advised Witcher Ad Campaign Really Wants You to Remember Henry Cavill’s Not Gone Yet
Netflix’s early decision to reveal Witcher’s Geralt re-casting has lead to some… interesting advertisement ideas.
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Even More Updates From Tron 3, Rebel Moon, and More
Gal Gadot talks playing Disney’s latest evil Queen for Snow White. Walking Dead’s Rick and Michonne spinoff gets an incredibly unsurprising title. Plus, what’s coming on the really real (for real this time) last episodes of Attack on Titan. Spoilers, away! Tron 3 Variety reports Jodie Turner-Smith and Greta Lee are the latest to join…
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Ticks Use This One Neat Trick to Help Them Suck Your Blood, Study Finds
Blood-sucking ticks might be even clingier than we thought. Recent research has found that at least one tick species seems to use static electricity to help itself grapple onto potential hosts. The trick allows the tick to extend its reach by several body lengths, the authors say. Ticks are tiny parasitic arachnids, though they’re more…