Media

Sure, they're from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but words and phrases from Star Wars have taken on a life of their own in modern English. For the first time, a study reveals how deep-rooted offerings like "to the dark side" truly are.

Facebook has responded to proposed Australian media bargaining legislation with blanket bans on Australian content that are now rolling out across its social media platform.

The Japanese space agency, JAXA, will set up a studio on the International Space Station (ISS) that will provide two-way live-streaming video feeds starting in 2020 as part of the JAXA Space Innovation through Partnership and Co-Creation initiative.

An interesting new study from the University of Pennsylvania has demonstrated the first causal connection between social media use and feelings of depression and loneliness. The findings claim that decreasing one’s social media use can lead to significant improvements in personal well-being.

This Halloween scientists at MIT’s Media Lab are embarking on a massive social experiment. Called BeeMe, the project will let internet users control a real human actor. New Atlas reached out to Niccolo Pescetelli, one of the creators behind the experiment to find out exactly what is about to happen.

In a fight against "offensive or clearly misleading" results that make up about 0.25-percent of daily search traffic, Google has outlined new efforts to stymie the spread of fake news and other low-quality content like unexpected offensive materials, hoaxes and baseless conspiracy theories.​

A new device by Genii is designed to livestream games, movies, or shows to anyone in the world. The Cast Hub allows up to six mobile devices to watch the same content, offering users the ability to enjoy and interact with each other in real time, as if on a virtual couch.

Toshiba Europe has announced Q4 availability for its new media tablet, the Folio 100.

In one of the more bizarre media announcements of recent times, News International's LCD British Tabloid The Sun is to publish a 3D edition on June 5 complete with 3D glasses, editorial images, adverts and World Cup Wall Chart.

Lacie's new Mini HD is big on features and small in stature

Watching TV was once a social activity that brought people together. The whole family watched the same program on the same TV and at work the next day, most people had also seen the same program. This is no longer the case.

Skiff is launching an electronic paper reader that will feature a very thin, flexible foil-display screen.