![Jack Ma, founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group launches the group's Australian headquarters.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/5/l/v/b/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gu5hoo.png/1486191037556.jpg)
![Jack Ma, founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group launches the group's Australian headquarters.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/5/l/v/b/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gu5hoo.png/1486191037556.jpg)
Is Snap's float the most shareholder-unfriendly ever?
![Barring unforeseen circumstances, the only way the two founders are ever really going to lose control of Snap is if both die.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/p/o/m/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu5hfl.png/1486171746706.jpg)
Snap is aiming to adopt the most shareholder-unfriendly governance in an initial public offering, ever.
MasterCard 'Selfie Pay' coming to Australia in 2017
![MasterCard Identity Check will let Australians shop with a smile.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/2/i/4/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu2ggz.png/1486120800293.jpg)
Aussies will soon be able to smile at their smartphones to confirm payments as credit card giant MasterCard prepares to bring its biometric authentication app to Australia.
How Snap will make money
![Evan Spiegel, left, chief executive of Snap, and Bobby Murphy, senior vice president of engineering, each own 227 ...](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/4/v/o/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu4ug1.png/1486099210025.jpg)
Snapchat may have been built on disappearing messages, but as the social media darling hovers on the cusp of becoming a public company its parent is trying to show how durable its business is.
Facebook loses $653 million virtual reality headset verdict
![The Oculus Rift has put Facebook at the forefront of the virtual reality boom.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/w/1/8/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu4i8g.png/1486088652957.jpg)
The virtual reality headset maker that Facebook bought in 2014 for US$2 billion used stolen computer code, a jury said in awarding $500 million to ZeniMax Media.
Microsoft wants exception to Trump immigration order
![Microsoft is proposing a change to the president's recent executive order](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/7/8/w/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu4l5m.png/1486080573317.jpg)
Many in the technology industry have expressed outrage over the executive order, but Microsoft has chimed in with a proposed solution.
Uber CEO quits Trump advisory group
![Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is distancing himself from the Trump administration.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/8/3/h/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu4jw4.png/1486086820585.jpg)
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has quit President Donald Trump's business advisory group after pressure from activists.
Telstra glitch sends personal SMS messages to random recipients after fire at exchange
![Telstra customers are experiencing widespread disruptions.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/v/p/z/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3xac.png/1486040313288.jpg)
Personal SMS messages of Telstra customers are being received by phone users of other networks across Australia after a fire disrupted services at an exchange in Sydney.
Telstra glitch sends texts to random recipients after exchange fire
![Telstra customers are experiencing widespread disruptions.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/v/p/z/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3y07.png/1486022288033.jpg)
"I could have broken this guy's deal wide open" ... "Lots of issues there Telstra"
Famed designer Hideo Kojima on going independent
![Hideo Kojima.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/3/v/j/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3n22.png/1486011932935.jpg)
Japan's pre-eminent auteur game designer wasn't widely known in the West until the explosive success of his 1998 PlayStation game Metal Gear Solid, but he's only become more prominent and controversial since.
All the big Android phones to expect in 2017
![The Pixel 2 should be more refined in a lot of ways, including build quality.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/3/r/6/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3qyn.png/1486004730706.jpg)
With Mobile World Congress 2017 just around the corner, we thought it was a good time to remind you of all the good stuff we know (and think) is on the way.
Facebook sales top estimates on mobile ad gains
![Mobile advertising made up about 84 percent of total ad revenue in the quarter, Facebook said.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/q/r/j/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3oh3.png/1485992990004.jpg)
(Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc.'s fourth-quarter revenue climbed more than forecast, driven by advertisers' continued push to reach consumers on mobile phones.
Apple beats Samsung for first time in years
![Apple's iPhone 7](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/w/n/g/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu3jra.png/1485988702735.jpg)
Apple has overthrown Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone manufacturer for the first time in five years after reporting record sales.
Use of ad-blocking software rises by 30 per cent worldwide
![By using software to block digital advertising, users are breaking an unwritten pact with websites and digital publishers.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/3/5/0/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu311u.png/1485929832215.jpg)
No matter what these tech giants do, people's use of software to block digital advertising keeps gaining traction worldwide.
Slack takes aim at bigger organisations
![Enterprise Grid lets various Slack workspaces share channels.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/2/v/8/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu2uom.png/1485909512309.jpg)
With Microsoft trying to cut its grass with Teams, Slack has upped its game in trying to secure the favour of large organisations.
Back to school: Keeping your kids (and their data) safe online
![Each year more and more children require high-tech gadgets for class, but we don't do enough to teach the parents.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/y/0/0/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu2f8x.png/1485927927540.jpg)
It can be a steep learning curve if your child needs a notebook or tablet in the classroom, especially if their school offers little guidance.
Apple iPhone sales dip over
![Sales of the iPhone 7 were strong over the holidays.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/m/b/7/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu2psj.png/1485905445674.jpg)
More iPhone 7 units sold than expected, but customers currently holding back in anticipation of 10th-anniversary iPhone this year.
Gaming community 'puts controllers out' for axed ABC TV show Good Game
![The hosts of <i>Good Game</i> on ABC2.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/2/i/7/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu2i0c.png/1485845339632.jpg)
On hearing the news of ABC cutting its long-running television program on video games, Australian gamers reacted in the best way they know how.
Lyft rides a wave of anger to beat Uber
![Lyft topped app store charts in the US after Uber's response to protests sparked anger.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/7/0/v/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu26dx.png/1485831815329.jpg)
These days, everything is political: even the ride-sharing app you use.
A robotic barista is now serving - really fast
![Something futuristic is brewing in a shopping complex.](/web/20170204123716im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/m/t/l/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu1trt.png/1486035068910.jpg)
Something futuristic is brewing in a shopping complex.