![Social media is increasingly playing a role in job searches.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/4/1/o/s/d/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gufopq.png/1487312688882.jpg)
![Social media is increasingly playing a role in job searches.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/4/1/o/s/d/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gufopq.png/1487312688882.jpg)
Twitter account trumps Trump at his own game
![Donald Trump favours Twitter.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/3/t/4/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.guehj7.png/1487312259803.jpg)
It was only a matter of time until his supporters adopted his style.
Fans furious at shrunken AFL Live Pass broadcast
![Viewers have given the AFL a black eye over the broadcast of Thursday night's match to tablet devices.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/f/3/3/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.guf19n.png/1487344552168.jpg)
AFL digital subscribers were up in arms on Thursday night as their live stream of the Collingwood-Essendon practice match failed to take up the full screen on their tablets.
Verizon wants $324m price cut on Yahoo deal
![Verizon's plans for Yahoo ran aground after Yahoo disclosed a string of data breaches.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/v/v/q/i/image.related.landscape.120x80.gufbb5.png/1487300363401.jpg)
Verizon is close to a new deal with Yahoo in which the US telecom giant would purchase the beleaguered internet company for a slight discount of $324.4 million, according to reports.
How paranoid is too paranoid when it comes to privacy and security?
![How closely is Big Brother watching you?](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/y/w/o/t/image.related.landscape.120x80.guf0h1.png/1487312173134.jpg)
End-to-end encryption is the new security mantra, but how far will you go to foil the thought police?
Big fix to govt's $6 billion tech woes
![Digital Innovation Minister Angus Taylor.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/y/q/n/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.guefg7.png/1487278567442.jpg)
Public service bosses to lose their grip over billions in tech spending.
Seven-year-old Chloe asks Google for a job, and gets reply from CEO
![Chloe Bridgewater with her dad, Andy.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/e/g/8/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gueg6o.png/1487274821668.jpg)
Chloe Bridgewater has a little more drive than your average seven-year-old. Taken by the idea of working somewhere with bean bag chairs, go-karts, and slides, she decides to apply at Google.
One virtual assistant bot to rule them all? Not likely
![Apple has the advantage of having more phones equipped with its virtual assistant Siri than its competitors.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/n/z/a/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.gueejd.png/1487216596888.jpg)
Thanks to the sudden acceleration of AI, the technology behind virtual assistants is rapidly spreading from phones to cars and homes.
Surface Book with Performance Base review
![The Surface Book's tablet-like screen can attach to the base either way.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/e/e/o/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.gucgtb.png/1487214903381.jpg)
The latest iteration of Microsoft's own hybrid laptop might just be the perfect Windows machine for creative types, if you can stomach the high price.
How safe is safe enough?
![Mercedes Benz is one of several auto-makers developing self-driving cars.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/d/7/7/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gud6eo.png/1487204335237.jpg)
In the US state anf federal regulators are wrestling with legal and safety issues presented by self-driving vehicles.
Why NBN is wrong about gigabit internet
![The reality of internet use right now shouldn't dictate the kind of infrastructure we need for the future.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/e/4/x/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gue41x.png/1487202000847.jpg)
NBN Co's CEO says Australians wouldn't use a Gbps internet connection to its full potential, even if they could get one for free, but his thinking is flawed.
$100 smartphone is very cheap, but not so nasty
![Cheap and cheerful: the Alcatel Boost Dex.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/7/0/p/9/image.related.landscape.120x80.gu70ph.png/1487190807688.jpg)
The Alcatel Boost Dex phone is brilliant for kids, or people who just want a basic phone.
Murders, robberies in Brazil force Uber to rethink cash strategy
![Getting cash payments right in Brazil is a crucial test for Uber.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/9/6/u/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gudbx1.png/1487123668853.jpg)
The cheaper and safer mantra of the app-based transport company is losing its lustre in Latin America.
'Unbreakable' Nokia 3310 may be making a comeback
![The Nokia 3310 has become an internet legend, and it could be coming back.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/r/w/b/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gud8d9.png/1487117600669.jpg)
HMD Global, the Finnish company with exclusive rights to make phones with the name Nokia attached to them, may be planning to release an homage to the legendary early-2000s brick phone, the 3310.
Dubai plans drone taxi that skips the driver, and the roads
![The arrival of the Chinese-made EHang 184 - which already has had its flying debut over Dubai's iconic, sail-shaped Burj ...](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/c/d/s/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gud6fr.png/1487115682750.jpg)
Like a scene from The Jetsons, commuters in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, may soon climb aboard automated flying taxis
Aussie telcos must improve speeds, not just confess to slow downloads
![We need Australian telcos to fix broadband traffic jams, not simply tell us exactly how choked the roads are.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/k/o/8/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gucvyn.png/1487102833977.jpg)
The ACCC's push to force telcos to reveal real-world download speeds misses the point, it should demand they fix the problems.
'Fake news': Coalition dismisses criticism of its digital performance
![Keeping a straight face: Labor digital economy spokesman Ed Husic.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/n/4/j/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gucgay.png/1487301573210.jpg)
"You just cannot be serious," says Labor as Coalition spruiks its tech cred.
ACCC tackles confusion over broadband speeds
![The ACCC will begin monitoring providers' speed claims.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/b/m/n/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gucfiw.png/1487043929858.jpg)
Finding it difficult to make sense of providers' broadband speed promises? You're not alone in Australia, and the ACCC has promised to help.
Aussie smartphone loyalty is wavering
![Apple's iPhone isn't thew sure yet it used to be for many consumers.](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/a/m/d/i/image.related.landscape.120x80.gucbb3.png/1487057127701.jpg)
More than a third of Australians are prepared to ditch their smartphone brand and switch to a rival in 2017, threatening Apple and Samsung's domination of the local market.
Speculation mounting over 'iPhone X'
![This render from graphic designer Thadeu Brandão visualises one of the most persistent rumours: that the new iPhone ...](/web/20170217230421im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/c/9/g/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.guc5jz.png/1487043288848.jpg)
It may only be February, but it seems like people are already getting excited about the next iPhone, which is expected to debut in September.