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Probe to dive into Jupiter’s atmosphere
IN WHAT is largely a voyage into the unknown, the Juno spacecraft will get as close as we’ve ever gone to Jupiter Sunday night.
Facebook to automate news feed
FACEBOOK will automate its “trending” stories feature to scale back human input to prevent personal bias from influencing which stories get highlighted.
Census collector’s job now scary
REJECTION, negativity, and even death threats: if you think filling in the 2016 census form is bad, you should know what it’s like to be a census collector.
Freaky fanged spiders discovered
JUST when you thought there were enough terrifying creatures in your back yard to freak you out, along comes another contender.
Facebook to automate news feed
FACEBOOK will automate its “trending” stories feature to scale back human input to prevent personal bias from influencing which stories get highlighted.
Census collector’s job now scary
REJECTION, negativity, and even death threats: if you think filling in the 2016 census form is bad, you should know what it’s like to be a census collector.
NBN: 1.5 million cable upgrades ditched
THE National Broadband Network Co has announced that 1.5 million planned cable upgrades have been ditched in order to save money.
Changes revealed in NBN corporate plan
THE NBN has included some telling changes in the company’s latest corporate plan as questions remain over long term funding.
Update your iPhone immediately
APPLE has been forced to issue a global update to its mobile operating system to protect against malware that can access everything on your iPhone.
Apple fix for iPhone spyware
APPLE has released a security patch to fight spyware that steals all of the information on a phone, intercepts every message and call and even tracks the user’s location.
Big change coming to WhatsApp
MESSAGING service Whatsapp will share your delicate info with Facebook in a major change to everyone using the service.
‘It’s not spying if they’re always watching’
A US city has exploded in anger over a police program after it was revealed the whole city was being watched.
‘It’s not spying if they’re always watching’
A US city has exploded in anger over a police program after it was revealed the whole city was being watched.
YouTube’s lounge room plan
STREAMING giant YouTube has just increased its efforts to be the next great competitor to rival Netflix, Stan and Presto with one big change.
YouTube’s lounge room plan
STREAMING giant YouTube has just increased its efforts to be the next great competitor to rival Netflix, Stan and Presto with one big change.
First Pokemon Go death reported in Japan
A FEMALE pedestrian has been killed and another badly injured in a car accident in western Japan, involving a man playing the popular Pokemon Go game while driving, authorities say.
WTF! People actually want to buy this?
WHEN Xbox announced it was developing a line of onesies for entertainment fans I had my doubts. But the internet has proved me wrong.
What this graph tells us about Pokemon
AFTER being released, Pokemon Go swept the globe with countless people joining the app. Almost two months down the track, how have things changed?
Probe to dive into Jupiter’s atmosphere
IN WHAT is largely a voyage into the unknown, the Juno spacecraft will get as close as we’ve ever gone to Jupiter Sunday night.
Freaky fanged spiders discovered
JUST when you thought there were enough terrifying creatures in your back yard to freak you out, along comes another contender.
Scientists detect rare deep-Earth tremor
SCIENTISTS detected a rare deep-Earth tremor for the first time and traced its location to a distant and powerful storm.
Giant pyramid hidden in plain sight
BRUTAL Spanish conquistadors failed to notice this incredible monument when they built a church atop it— to celebrate slaughtering thousands of locals.
Brain freeze to keep minds fresh
WHEN Philip Rhoades’ parents died within 10 days of each other, there was no question what would be done with their brains.
Biggest headache for motorists solved
DID you have trouble finding a car park at the shops today? This could become a thing of the past thanks to a simple trick that could revolutionise parking.
Bonnie and Clyde letter up for auction
BONNIE and Clyde made it quite clear how they felt about a former member of their gang in a letter they sent to him as he sat in the Dallas County Jail.
Ford cars learn Aussie accent
VOICE commands are coming to cars, but not all of them understand Aussie drawl. That’s where Ford rolls in with a game changer.
‘Sydney can’t call itself a global city’
SYDNEY is considered to be Australia’s largest global city. However, one look at its ridiculously strict bicycle laws suggest a completely different story.
Octobot is the ‘new era’ of robotics
HARVARD scientists have created something very unique. It’s cute, it’s soft and it’s been heralded as a “new era” of robotics.
‘No one in the world is safe’
HIGH magnitude disasters are overdue along some of the planet’s major fault lines and there’s no way for us to stop them.
Sydneysiders’ ‘lucky escape’ from deluge
THE SES received more than 100 emergency calls last night and a man was swept away on a washout Wednesday but it could have been even worse.
Fisherman’s find is just pearl-fect
THE world’s biggest pearl, weighing 34kg and worth more than $100 million, has been unveiled in The Philippines. You won’t believe where it’s been kept the past 10 years.
Get ready for 60-day heatwaves
THE latest predictions for our future are out — and they’re not good. New projections show how badly Australia will suffer if the globe warms up by just two degrees.
Flash flood warnings for Sydney
With up to 100mm set to fall in the space of 12 hours as an east coast low hits NSW, drivers are being cautioned to be extra careful.
