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![Facebook has admitted it gave advertsiers an inflated number for the average time being spent viewing online clips.](/web/20160924093038im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/e/8/2/k/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.grnic8.png/1474655632906.jpg)
Have a Yahoo account? Here's what you need to know
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Yahoo has confirmed that at least 500 million user accounts had been affected by a massive breach. Here are some answers to basic questions that you may have about the breach.
Hands on: iPhone 7 Lightning headphone adapter
![Apple's tiny Lightning to 3.5mm audio adaptor bundled with the iPhone 7.](/web/20160924093038im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/m/w/a/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.grmvgq.png/1474599706768.jpg)
Never has one little dongle caused so much angst for so many music fans, but Apple's Lightning to 3.5mm audio adapter is about to become a necessary evil for many iGadget lovers.
500m Yahoo users affected in 'biggest data breach ever'
![Yahoo's breach announcement comes as the company negotiates a sale to US telco Verizon.](/web/20160924093038im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/d/l/a/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.grmk61.png/1474615585613.jpg)
Yahoo has announced that the account information of at least 500 million users was stolen by hackers two years ago.
Michelle Obama's 'passport' posted online
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An image purported to be a scanned copy of US first lady Michelle Obama's passport was leaked online alongside personal emails said to belong to a White House staffer.
'EDIE' lets you see through the eyes of person with dementia
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A new virtual reality app that puts users in the position of a person living with dementia has been released for Google's Cardboard VR platform.
New one-click payment system could change internet transactions
![Inventor Ric Richardson.](/web/20160924093038im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/l/t/l/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.grlrr6.png/1474505366104.jpg)
Byron Bay inventor is aiming to revolutionise security in online commerce and possibly other internet transactions with a new one-click payment system.
Taiwan wants Google to blur out new South China Sea facilities
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Revelation of new military-related construction could raise tensions in the contested waterway, where China's building of airstrips and other facilities has worried other claimants and the United States.
Space station will fall to Earth - somewhere - in 2017
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Tiangong 1, China's first space laboratory, will come to a fiery end in late 2017.
How HP blocked the use of cheap ink cartridges
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HP is under fire for secretly placing a 'timebomb' in its firmware so that third-party ink cartridges would no longer work with its printers.
Hands on: Google Allo smart messaging
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A chat app with a built-in personal assistant, Google's Allo aims to be your virtual best friend.
Google Trips personalises and automates your travel plans
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New app manages and helps plan your trip from start to finish.
New technology discovers the secrets of a lost Cambodian empire
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Beyond the famed Angkor Wat temple, a technology known as lidar is allowing archaeologists to map and find the ancient Khmer empire’s intricate urban landscape.
Recore: a fantastic game let down by poor design, performance
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A fun mash-up of classic adventure platforming games and modern loot-collecting, ReCore is great but overstays its welcome.
'First phones built by Google' to be revealed in weeks
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In two weeks from now, we will likely have official confirmation of brand new smartphone from Google.
A case of function over form
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Style is a wonderful thing, but it shouldn't come at the expense of function.
Australian businesses falling behind in mobile commerce
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Australian businesses are failing to keep up with consumers' use of smartphones to do everything from researching brands to paying for dinner, PayPal Australia says.
Will you need a licence to operate a self-driving car?
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If you're stopped by police in your self-driving vehicle, would you need to show a driver's licence? This is not a riddle, it's a legitimate question to be debated by lawmakers when they begin to address the reality of a world where not all cars and trucks have humans at the wheel.
Oppression linked to 'digital disadvantage'
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The internet may be a great source of empowerment for the disenfranchised - if they're allowed to have it. A new study that examined the internet access of excluded ethnic groups within countries found that groups subjected to political exclusion were significantly less likely to have internet access.
Images and other media no longer count toward tweet limit
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Twitter has announced that, as of now, media extras such as photos, GIFs, and videos — along with quoted tweets and user polls — will no longer contribute to the 140-character limit per tweet.