Last updated: December 15, 2013

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Cyber bullies stalking public servants

SCARED bureaucrats are being granted anonymity and silent phone numbers to stop angry Australians abusing them on social media.

Facebook turns to AI for help

FACEBOOK has hired an expert in artificial intelligence to head a new research arm aimed at making its user experience more relevant.

The most influential website you've never heard of

The most influential website you've neve...

IT'S the website more shared on Facebook than Buzzfeed, but you've probably never heard of it. What's everyone's been sharing and what's its secret?

Spy 'open to deal' with Snowden

Spy 'open to deal'...

THE head of a task force investigating the damage from the Edward Snowden leaks says he's open to cutting an amnesty deal with the US intelligence leaker.

Google robot Wildcat faster than man

GOOGLE'S new robots BigDog and Wildcat are agile on rough terrain and run faster than humans. Watch them in action.

Most cringeworthy Take-Me-Back texts

CHECK out this rogue’s gallery of losers who had the VERY BAD idea of trying to get back with the ex they dumped via text. The results are funny.   

The worst childhood toys, ever

The worst childhood toys, ever

DO YOU remember those popular childhood toys we'd beg, cry and stamp our feet to own, only to find out they were absolute rubbish? We hit back at the toys we still HATE.

Six ways to make yourself appy

Six ways to make yourself appy

Our technology writers explore the latest apps

The best technology of 2013

The best technology of 2013

From wearable technology to 3D printers, 2013 has been a big year for anything that plugs in and changes your world.

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On iPhone 5s from Telstra and Optus

Including Double Data and $100 Visa Card

Video gaming is intense... REALLY intense

YOU may want to turn your volume down for this one. Who knew competitive video gaming could be so intense?

Online games 'a dangerous addiction'

A NEW law says online gaming is an addiction like gambling, drugs and alcohol, and wants the gaming industry to help pay for treatment.

Spies infiltrate Second Life, online games

Second Life

AMERICAN and British spies are infiltrating the online worlds of Second Life and World of Warcraft to collect information about users, documents show.

The fake instructions destroying Xbox One consoles

The fake instructions destroying Xbox One consoles

DON'T be fooled. Fake online instructions showing Xbox One owners how to play old games has been causing consoles to brick and become utterly useless.

Protein offers prostrate cancer hope

UK SCIENTISTS have uncovered a protein which could trigger the body's own immune system in fighting prostate cancer tumours.

China's lunar rover 'lands on moon'

CHINA'S first lunar rover landed on the moon on Saturday, state television showed, in the first soft landing on the moon in nearly four decades.

The universe could collapse on us right now

The universe could collapse on us right now

LOOK out. The universe could be about to collapse and squeeze us all into a tiny ball. And it could happen TODAY, according to scientists.

'Stunning' tsunami record found in cave

Boxing Day Tsunami

SCIENTISTS have discovered a cave in Sumatra that provides a "stunning" record of Indian Ocean tsunamis over thousands of years.

video & photos

Grand designs - Best architecture photos from our readers

This week's theme for our mobile photography competition was architecture. The results are - frankly - mind blowing.

Light and Dark photo competition

THE results are in and this week's photo challenge has set the bar so high it's almost impossible to see with the human eye. Click through t...

Leonardo DiCaprio launches electric motor racing team

CATCH me if you can. Movie star Leonardo DiCaprio is launching his own all-electric motor racing team to battle Richard Branson.

This ship is bigger than a skyscraper

TIP New York's Empire State Building onto its side and add another 45 metres. That's how long the biggest ship in the world is, and it's coming to Australia.

The crime fighting robot that predicts the future

The crime fighting robot that predicts the future

YOUR very own robotic watchman could be coming to protect you in the near future, and it'll work for minimum wage. But there are a few problems.

Creepy optical illusions: Are they 2D or 3D?

Creepy optical illusions: Are they 2D or 3D?

THESE mind-bending photographs will play with your vision. From pop art through to historic imagery, are these real or painted?

Australia's volcanic time bomb

Australia's volcanic tim...

AMERICA has the volcano that could destroy the world - but Australia has its own volcanic chain that could rival the Icelandic eruption of 2010. Where is it?

Holy sheet! Avalanche of flying ice falls on streets

Holy sheet! Avalanche of flying ice falls on streets

YOU wouldn't want to be at the receiving end of this. The visually spectacular sight of falling ice sheets crashing onto the streets has been caught on camera.

Why the Great Barrier Reef could disappear by 2100

Why the Great Barrier Reef could disappear by 2100

GET your snorkel on quick, the Great Barrier Reef could be killed off by as soon as 2100 according to a new study.

Stingy habits of Google execs revealed

Stingy habits of Google execs revealed

THEY'RE worth billions, but government documents reveal that Google execs have been getting 'improper' discounts to the tune of $5 million.

Napster ex-chief killed by police car

Napster ex-chief killed by police car

NAPSTER'S former chief operating officer has been killed in a head-on collision with a police patrol car while he was riding his bicycle.

Five amazing facts about FIFA

Five amazing facts about FIFA

FIFA is the world's most popular sports video game, but you won't realise how epic it is until you read these amazing facts on how it's played around the globe.