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Will Twitter ban President-elect Trump?
DONALD Trump is renowned for his vindictive temper and penchant for online bullying, and Twitter is not opposed to banning him for its platform.
Confessions of a Tinder addict
ALY can spend hours on the dating app, while Chris has 750 matches but is always single. Now it’s real-life interaction that’s the challenge.
Heatwave is coming — here’s how you can prepare
WITH a string of scorching days predicted health experts have warned it’s not all just about slip, slop, slap.
Samsung’s extreme recall operation
SAMSUNG is taking its Galaxy Note7 recall to the next level in Australia, with a new shutdown operation launching in a fortnight.
Porn viewing could get awkward
HACKERS have allegedly exposed the details of 380,000 users of the pornographic website xHamster — including Australian viewers.
My awkward, very public Tinder date
WHEN Matt Dunn went on a date with Rosie Waterland, thousands of people were watching in suspense. Here’s how it went down.
NASA’s ‘unprecedented’ Saturn mission
CONSIDER Saturn’s amazing ring as a cosmic carousel with countless space rocks up for grabs — and NASA is on the way to get some.
Apple turns red for AIDS research
FROM Angry Birds to Candy Crush, you can help fight AIDS just by playing some of your favourite games on your iPhone.
Kids outsmart ‘world’s most hated man’
REMEMBER Martin Shkreli, the insufferably smug millionaire known as the “world’s most hated man”? Some high school students just took him down.
How to exploit Netflix’s game changer
HAVE you ever wanted to download content from Netflix to watch later, without chewing up all your data? Now you can. Here’s how it works.
Boy crushed by tree in wild storm
A BOY has survived being crushed by a falling tree and thousands were left without power after a wild storm lashed southeast Queensland.
Netflix update a game changer
MARK today down as a game changer. Netflix has finally delivered the most requested feature and the timing couldn’t not be better.
Woman ripped off by ‘hairless cat’
A CANADIAN woman thought she was shelling out $700 for a hairless Sphynx. But two weeks after she bought the kitten, it started sprouting fur.
Sydney’s new light rail a bit of a fail
SYDNEY’S new tram network will cost at least half a billion dollars more than budgeted for and journeys will take longer a damning analysis has found.
US would ‘lose’ an upcoming space race
SPACE has so far been a peaceful arena for nation states but that could change very soon, and the Americans wouldn’t be the victors.
Brace yourself for the summer from hell
IT’S the first day of summer, and the new season is already making its presence felt with a vengeance. The thing is, it’s only going to get worse.
Fossil solves evolution mystery
THIS 25 million-year-old fossil answers questions about why whales are the biggest creatures in the world.
The Mr Robot of video games
IMAGINE you had access to every phone, computer, CCTV camera, internet-enabled device or IT system in your city. What would you do with that power?
Tech toys for the wee geek
THERE’S no such thing as age appropriate technology, and these tech toys prove there’s fun to be had by all members of the family this Christmas.
‘People would call you an idiot’
PETER Holding has been a farmer all his life and in the past 20 years he has noticed a seismic shift happen in Australia.
Symbol changing online dating
JUST four key strokes long, the Aussie-invented symbol [+u] is cropping up on dating apps and it’s changing the scene.
Unsolvable? Mystery baffles world
SLEUTHS have dedicated more than three years to solving the biggest mystery in gaming. Still, no one can work it out.
Facebook bringing back the arcade
MANY Facebook users will be too young to have played Pac-Man or Space Invaders, but the social media giant is banking on them.
Instagram account targets Ivanka Trump
IVANKA Trump has become the subject of a bizarre new Instagram account, targeting the future first daughter and her involvement in her dad’s campaign.
The most risque social media trend yet
AFTER everything from the ice bucket to the mannequin challenge, the internet has hit upon its most risque craze yet — the one-finger selfie.
Mega structure to cover Chernobyl
A MASSIVE arched dome has been moved to cover the radioactive site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster for the next 100 years.
Is this the bizarre cure for superbugs?
SUPERBUGS are a global crisis that could kill 10 million people a year by 2050. But researchers have come up with a surprising solution.
Tostee faces Facebook grilling
HE’S had his day in court and been grilled on camera. Now Gable Tostee has volunteered for yet another interrogation.
Underground oceans home to ‘alien’ life?
SCIENTISTS say huge bodies of water lurking up to 1,000km beneath the Earth’s surface could be home to bizarre ‘alien’ lifeforms.
