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Facebook's new feature shows a camera feed when you open the app, just like Snapchat.

Facebook uses Olympics to test Snapchat clone

When people in Brazil and Canada tapped on the Facebook app during the Olympics' opening ceremony, a camera appeared on top of the News Feed, making it easy to snap photos and videos and add Olympics-themed filters, frames and masks.

Tesla Model X Australian prices

Tesla Model X

white car with doors that open upwards

A couple of years after the Tesla Motors Model S all-electric luxury sedan launched into the Australian market, we’re also getting its newer, larger sibling.

Apple offers big rewards for spotting bugs

Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Apple plans to offer rewards of up to $261,280 to researchers who find critical security bugs in its products, joining dozens of firms that already offer payments for help uncovering flaws.

Facebook to punish clickbait publishers

Facebook's algorithm is taking notice of sites that use misleading or distorted headlines in their posts.

​Facebook says it plans to marginalise what it considers to be "clickbait" news stories from publishers in its news feed, in another step to keep its 1.71 billion members regularly coming back to its social network.

Chinese selfie start-up eyes expansion

A selfie taken by Liu Jinyu, a 21-year-old intern from Zhejiang province. "Every photo must be adjusted through Meitu ...

The selfie, we all know, is an art form. But at the southern Chinese headquarters of Meitu, the maker of some of the world's most popular beauty apps, the selfie is also science.

Why smoking is bad for your TV

Janis Joplin was a brilliant singer, but she could stuff up a stereo in seconds flat.

Smoking isn't just bad for you, it's bad for your television. And, as it turns out, other home entertainment equipment too.