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Twitter’s next target? Television
TWITTER’S CEO has paid a visit down under to talk about the company’s future, taking on TV, predicting elections, and changing that 140-character limit.
App solves your nutrition questions
TIRED of trying to work out what supplements or vitamins you should be taking? There’s now technology to help you.
The car of Generation Z’s future
TOYOTA has developed a new vehicle concept car it believes will be used by the children of Generation Z and it’s pretty decent.
New world record for fastest car
TO celebrate its 25th anniversary, Hennessey Performance’s Venom GT coupe has broken the world record for land speed.
Twitter’s next target? Television
TWITTER’S CEO has paid a visit down under to talk about the company’s future, taking on TV, predicting elections, and changing that 140-character limit.
Teen cyberbullying scourge revealed
DOCTORING images to humiliate classmates — some aged just 12 — is the latest vile trend of cyber bullies. These are some of the ways you can put a stop to it.
KFC’s NSFW social media fail
KFC Australia just posted a seriously cringeworthy tweet to promote an upcoming “hot and spicy” product. WARNING: NSFW.
‘It was harmless and just a little fun’
MELBOURNE “hotties” have hit back at a student who created a petition to destroy a “sexist” Facebook page, saying she has done more harm than good.
It’s not just you. Twitter was down
Social media users were turfed off Twitter and sent looking for a new home for almost an hour today when the network went down internationally.
App solves your nutrition questions
TIRED of trying to work out what supplements or vitamins you should be taking? There’s now technology to help you.
Smart tech to revolutionise everyday life
JUST when we thought life couldn’t get any easier, these smart tech ideas prove there’s still more simplification to be done in our everyday lives.
What’s the true cost of your phone data?
THESE days it’s all about data. But how do telco companies decide what they charge for data allowances and are we getting ripped off?
Relaxed drone rules a ‘safety threat’
FLYING drones for profit is about to become a lot easier in Australia — but experts warn their increased numbers come with heightened safety risks.
Telstra’s offer to the ‘data guy’
THE Telstra data guy who struck fame when he downloaded a terabyte of content has accepted a “world first” offer.
Man’s insane TV binge marathon
EVER watched episode after episode of TV and lost track of time? This man took it to a whole new level with dire results.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is pure joy
TV COMEDIES are so dark and dry these days. So it’s nice to be able to just watch a comedy that is genuinely fun and breezy but still smart.
What is the best game of the year?
LAST year there were so many huge titles released in the world of gaming, but one game in particular reigned supreme.
Hybrid future of games and TV dramas
HAVING Alex Kidd built-in to the Sega Master System II was once gaming innovation at its finest, but it has nothing on what’s being achieved today.
Anarchist chimp goes rogue, escapes zoo
A ROGUE chimpanzee has shown why his favourite television show is Prison Break after escaping from a zoo in northern Japan.
Mysterious sphere unearthed in forest
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found a giant mysterious sphere embedded in the ground in Bosnia, which is believed to be proof of a lost ancient civilisation.
The El Chapo of the octopus world
INKY the octopus has busted out of New Zealand’s National Aquarium and back into the Pacific Ocean in spectacular fashion.
Everything about the Bible could be wrong
Archaeologists and mathematicians in Israel have unearthed evidence that could suggest something strange about key biblical texts.
Mummy found ‘wearing Adidas’
A 1500-YEAR-OLD mummy seems to be way ahead of its time. It was unearthed wearing what appear to be Adidas trainers.
The car of Generation Z’s future
TOYOTA has developed a new vehicle concept car it believes will be used by the children of Generation Z and it’s pretty decent.
New world record for fastest car
TO celebrate its 25th anniversary, Hennessey Performance’s Venom GT coupe has broken the world record for land speed.
Brain chip allows quadriplegic to move
IN a world first, a paralysed man can once again move his hands and fingers after a computer chip was implanted in his brain.
‘It felt like I had time travelled’
AFTER never owning a car less than a decade old, sitting behind the wheel of a modern vehicle gave me one huge realisation.
Holden man gets top US car job
HE USED to sketch cars on the back of his school notebooks, now this Australian has been put in charge of design for all future General Motors vehicles.
Greenland’s scary new ice melt record
IT’S normal for 10 per cent of Greenland’s ice sheet to melt by June or July. It’s not normal for 12 per cent to be melted in mid-April — but that’s exactly what has happened.
‘Shaking was so violent I couldn’t stand’
AT LEAST two people are dead and 45 injured from a 6.5 magnitude earthquake that knocked down houses and buckled roads in southern Japan.
Maps reveal areas under threat
IT MIGHT only be a matter of time until you have waves lapping at your door. These maps show who’s under threat.
Something deadly in Sydney Harbour
A POTENTIALLY dangerous species of bacteria has been found in Sydney Harbour and swimmers are being told to take simple precautions.
Wild tiger population is rising
THEY’RE critically endangered, but for the first time in a century tigers have seen a population increase.