![The best way to start is not by browsing the TVs on sale right now.](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/x/h/4/w/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.guxhtt.png/1489453555704.jpg)
![The best way to start is not by browsing the TVs on sale right now.](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/x/h/4/w/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.guxhtt.png/1489453555704.jpg)
Are smartphones the new drugs for teens?
![Alexandra Elliott, a high school senior, says she is a heavy phone user and that using it for social media âreally ...](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/x/e/p/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.guxbvo.png/1489446143123.jpg)
Researchers posit teenagers are using drugs less because they are constantly stimulated by their computers and phones.
Yahoo CEO in line for $30m payout, successor to get double her base salary
![Ms Mayer will receive a golden parachute of $US23 million ($30 million), according to a proxy statement Yahoo filed.](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/d/j/n/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.guxbeg.png/1489445638112.jpg)
Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer is in line to receive a $30 million golden parachute after its sale to Verizon. Her replacement, Thomas McInerney, will receive $US2 million in annual base salary, double Ms Mayer's base pay.
Facebook says police can't use its data for 'surveillance'
![Social networks have come under fire for working with third parties who market the data to law enforcement.](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/q/r/j/i/image.related.landscape.120x80.guxc5q.png/1489438731514.jpg)
Facebook is cutting police departments off from a vast trove of data that has been increasingly used to monitor protesters and activists.
Intel shells out $20b in bid to lead self-driving car market
![The likes of Google and Uber already have invested billions of dollars in their own technology.](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/j/9/0/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.guxbtu.png/1489437650436.jpg)
The deal underlines the chip maker's determination to make sure it can provide the computing power needed for autonomous vehicles.
Musk resumes Twitter campaign for Australian energy reform
![Mike Cannon-Brookes: "It's certainly gone a lot further than I thought it would."](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/v/s/b/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.guwr8g.png/1489454031227.jpg)
As renewables continue to dominate discussions around the future of energy in Australia, it seems Elon Musk isn't done Tweeting about the current crisis just yet.
'Snap just felt like the IPO of my time': Millennials jump in
![The wildly popular Snapchat - with an average of about 158 million daily active users - appears to be taking the ...](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/p/l/a/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.guwjdd.png/1489386531750.jpg)
While some seasoned investors have been wary of the loss-making Snap, millennials' deep affinity with the disappearing-message app prompted many to jump in.
Hands on: Telstra Nighthawk M1 Gigabit Wi-Fi hotspot
![Telstra's Nighthawk M1 router can't deliver on its speed promises if you're out in the 'burbs.](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/t/e/u/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.guteal.png/1489360132190.jpg)
Telstra's Nighthawk is packed with features but right now it struggles to deliver on its promise of Australia's fastest mobile broadband speeds.
www inventor urges fake news crackdown
![The "internet blind spot" in political campaigning must be closed, Sir Tim Berners-Lee says.](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/1/2/w/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.guwl5o.png/1489356830526.jpg)
Sir Tim Berners-Lee says the impact of fake news is increasingly concerning and has unveiled plans to tackle "unethical" political advertising and the harvesting of data.
World without Wi-Fi looms as unlimited plans rise
![It's estimated consumers' use of Wi-Fi at public places like stadiums and airports will drop to a third of all mobile ...](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/w/6/9/i/image.related.landscape.120x80.guwfua.png/1489354744022.jpg)
The Wi-Fi icon - a dot with radio waves radiating outward - glows on nearly every internet-connected device, from the iPhone to thermostats to TVs. But it's starting to fade from the limelight.
Electric luxury car lets you snooze while it zooms
![NextEV claims the NIO EP9 is the world's best electric car.](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/v/a/y/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.guwk0v.png/1489354022673.jpg)
Autonomous cars don't come more cozy or crazy than the NIO Eve and EP9, two candy-colored vehicles that want you to believe the automotive future is almost here.
Optus threatens disconnection to sign up NBN customers
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Optus is ignoring the NBN's 18-month switchover commitment and threatening to cut off cable customers within weeks, using strongarm tactics to sign them up as Optus NBN customers.
Tech billionaires get serious about Tesla's Aussie energy plan on Twitter
!["Long term they will be judged on absolute results and they know that clearly," Atlassian co-founder and Spaceship ...](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/u/o/v/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.guv9pj.png/1489309474059.jpg)
As the federal government grapples with talk of an energy crisis, two tech billionaires appear to be getting a ground-breaking deal done on Twitter.
Optus killing pay TV in NBN-ready areas, what are the alternatives?
![Optus says "No". What are your pay TV options once you're booted off Optus HFC cable?](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/i/m/u/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.guv3ey.png/1489117434707.jpg)
Optus is systematically pulling the plug on its "Optus TV features Foxtel" service, ignoring the NBN's 18-month switchover commitment as it races to shut down its HFC cable network.
Five Switch games to play once you've finished Zelda
![<i>Snipperclips</i> is an unconventional but engrossing puzzle game that embodies the Switch motto of playing anywhere ...](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/u/z/p/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.guuc0f.png/1489098762548.png)
The console has only been out for a week, but if you're already itching to play something beyond that one incredible launch game here are some suggestions.
Snap bets on the cultural supremacy of the camera
![The rising dependence on cameras is changing the way we communicate.](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/u/e/7/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.guue1k.png/1489031678084.jpg)
Snap calls itself a camera company, but it's best to take its claim seriously, not literally.
Google's algorithm is lying to you
![When asked about onions, Google can't tell the difference between the truth and an obvious falsehood. What else is it ...](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/u/3/3/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.guu31r.png/1489018159361.jpg)
A little under five years ago, I got angry about a piece of fake information, and I decided to do something about it. But now it's come back to haunt me.
The rise of doxing: how to keep your secrets
![CIA](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/t/h/h/i/image.related.landscape.120x80.guty61.png/1489026909153.jpg)
While we know intellectually that everything we do online is recorded, we often still act as though our conversations are ephemeral.
Hedge fund manager sold Snap as price climbed
![David Tepper said he told Snap's bankers that he would not keep holding the shares at any price. "If it gets into high ...](/web/20170314020850im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/t/o/s/c/image.related.landscape.120x80.gutxtv.png/1489035024863.jpg)
Snap said last week it expected investors buying up to a quarter of the shares in the IPO to agree not to sell them for a year.
Telcos feed growing Aussie appetite for data downloads
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Data downloads increased by more than half last year as telcos raised quotas to meet demand, an ACCC report reveals.