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Telecommunications
Scams, outages, rip-offs: Clampdown on misbehaving telcos
Optus, TPG and Telstra face sharper scrutiny and fines up to 40 times higher than the current maximums after a bruising period for the sector.
- by David Swan
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Streamer Kick’s failure on guidelines riles Australian web watchdog
The office of Australia’s eSafety Commissioner says the platform needs to do more to uphold its own guidelines, or it may face millions in fines, after a man died during a live-stream.
- by Tim Biggs
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Cybersecurity
Australia’s neglected weapon in the fight against cyberattacks
Amid a critical skills shortage, the call has gone out for a volunteer “cyber militia” made up of people from an unexpected quarter.
- by David Swan
The best smartwatch, buds and set-top box not made by tech giants
It’s worth looking outside your phone manufacturer’s ecosystem when it comes to accessories, as you might find features the tech giants don’t match.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
AI
If AI just cut out the middle moron, would that be so bad?
The danger isn’t that artificial intelligence will outsmart us, it’s that humans will be too dumb to use it well.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Excelling at Excel: The spreadsheet world cup is anything but boring
Forget slam dunks, penalty shootouts or gold medals. The most nerve-racking competition you’ve never heard of involves cells, formulas and pivot tables.
- by David Swan
New Google phones hit the street sporting better cameras, faster processor and AI smarts
In addition to more AI, the Pixel 10 line-up adds extra zoom in the lowest-end model, Qi2 charging for the whole line-up and a dust-proof rating for the bendable phone.
- by Tim Biggs
Canva now bigger than Telstra, Woolies
The software powerhouse has made billionaires out of its co-founders, and now some of its “Canvanauts” are set to become instant millionaires thanks to a new share sale.
- by David Swan
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Funding
They built a billion-dollar start-up from their garage. Now they’re going again
Go1 co-founders Vu Tran and Andrew Barnes are unveiling their next business, which they say can be just as big as their first.
- by David Swan
Opinion
AI
Tech lords are promising us utopia. Their brave new world might be a dump
We’re repeatedly told the AI spaceship is leaving, so we’d better get on board. Unfortunately, the people steering the ship appear to have lost their moral compass.
- by Melanie La'Brooy
Opinion
Social media
Musk’s ‘Spicy Mode’ AI porn generator is not just dumb, it’s dangerous
Despite all the ethical concerns, it’s likely that the world’s richest man’s $45-a-month non-consensual deepfake porn generator will continue to operate.
- by Tim Biggs