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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New Theory Suggests Hardy Tardigrades Evolved From Ancient Worms
Tardigrades. Water bears. Moss piglets. No matter their name, the microscopic invertebrates are notoriously tough, and now, a team of researchers studied the tardigrade’s ancestors to figure out how the animal evolved. The research team studied lobopodians, a group of extinct soft-bodied worms from the Cambrian Period, and modern tardigrades to determine which features of…
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Almost Half of U.S. Tap Water Is Contaminated With ‘Forever Chemicals’, Study Says
The U.S. ecosystem is riddled with PFAS. And a new study released this week by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) revealed that these toxic chemicals are in almost half of the country’s tap water. This is the first time a government agency has tested for and compared PFAS found in private and public water supplies…
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Barnes & Noble Keeps the Nook on Life Support With the New GlowLight 4 Plus
Like that one restaurant that manages to thrive in a strip mall that died years ago, Barnes & Noble’s Nook line clearly has enough devoted fans for the company to continue to release updated e-readers, including the new GlowLight 4 Plus which finally brings audiobook support to E Ink-based Nook devices.
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Thumbs-Up Emoji Is an Official Contract Agreement, Canadian Court Rules
You’d better think twice before responding to an ask from your boss with a 👍. A Saskatchewan court has ruled in favour of making the emoji an official agreement to enter a contract.