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September 06, 2016 7.9.16- New Revenge Porn Laws and No More Headphone Jacks
New Australian laws meaning revenge porn posters could face jail time, accompanied by another look at how the law treats young people who share intimate images with their peers and partners. Lucy is frustrated with rumors that Apple is removing the 3.5mm headphone jack on their new iPhone.
13 min
August 30, 2016 31.8.16- Facebook's Algorithms, and Airbnb VS Uber
Days after removing editors from curating Trending Topics, Facebook's news-driven section surfaced a fake story about a Fox News anchor. Lucy also talk with Ariel about Airbnb's soft and subtle approach in easing up government regulations.
15 min
August 23, 2016 24.8.16- The Porn Ring Scandal and How to Make Your Own Emoji
Lucy asks Ariel Bogel how we should talk to young boys about the 'Porn Ring Scandal', a scandal where more than 200 non-consensual, intimate photos of teens and young women were posted in a global 'porn ring' - Australian police in Queensland chose to blame the victim. They also discuss the recent push for an Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to be included in the Emoji keyboard. What is accepted as a new emoji rests with the Unicode Consortium.
14 min
August 16, 2016 17.8.16- Scientists Can Now Explore Cells In Virtual Reality and Instagram Declaring War on Snapchat
Scientists at the UNSW 3D Visualisation Aesthetics Lab has created a way of 'walking through' cancer cells in virtual reality, Lucy chats with Ariel about what this could mean for cancer research. They also discuss how Instagram has declared war on snapchat with their new 'stories' feature drawing parallels too close to call with its competitor. What does this mean for Snapchat, and will Instagram get away with it?
12 min
August 09, 2016 10.08.16- The Chiefs Play Their League Of Legends Grand Final
Lucy and Ariel talk to the coach of The Chiefs - an Australian pro League of Legends team - a few days before their Oceania grand final against Legacy. The team live together in an apartment in Sydney where they sleep, eat and train together. Josh talks about what it's like living with his team and how they made it to the pro league.
11 min
August 02, 2016 3.8.16- #Censusfail and How Australias Tectonic Plate Movements are Affecting our GPS'
The hashtag #censusfail has been making the rounds on the internet in regards to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' changes to their data keeping period. Lucy and Ariel talk about why it is important to have a compulsory census and why there are privacy advocates against it. They also discuss how Australia is moving an average of 7cm a year, and what this means for GPS systems and other technologies that rely on accurate coordinates.
12 min
July 05, 2016 6.7.16- Exploring the Option of Electronic Voting
Lucy Smith talks to Ariel Bogel about the pros and cons of potentially introducing electronic voting options for elections and how 'clicktivism' and change.org have changed how parties show support for causes.
14 min
June 26, 2016 27.06.16- Uber Eats and Facebook Videos
Sydney can now order food to be delivered to their house via Uber and Facebook removed viral videos of the abuse of child detainees in the Northern Territory deemed too confronting and graphic for the public. This has sparked the question, what role does Facebook have in shaping what news we see?
8 min
June 01, 2016 1.6.16 - The Death of Web Design and Uber Localisation
Today Ariel and Lucy look at the waning future of unique web design in the face of app optimisation, as well as Uber's mission to retain usefulness across different cultures.
14 min
May 24, 2016 25.5.16 - Facebook Live
Ariel and Lucy look at the features and implications of Facebook's new live streaming technology.
8 min