As the popularity of live streaming of video game playing grows, so to does the health risks.

Dozens of Twitter accounts were hacked Wednesday in an apparent large-scale cyber-attack.

• BREAKING

The US government has revealed charges against two Russian spies and two criminal hackers for allegedly pilfering 500 million Yahoo user accounts in 2014.

Too tired to mop the floor? No problem. There's a robot for that.

So, after the Wikileaks dump earlier this month of a portion of the CIA playbook for cracking digital comms, it turns out that agencies like the CIA and MI5 do, in fact, conduct spying, and that they will use pervasive technology such as smart phones and internet-connected smart devices to achieve their ends.

Over three weeks, we tested Leica's new M10 digital rangefinder, valued at $9700, and two things became clear at the end of this period.

The move by the country's authorities comes as technology companies face increasing scrutiny worldwide over how they police online material.

​Australia continues to fall behind most of the developed world when it comes to home broadband internet speeds.

An airline passenger has spoken of her horror when her battery-operated headphones exploded on her face mid-flight.

• COMMENT

Optus' heavy-handed NBN migration tactics highlight how far telco call centres are prepared to bend the truth.

• EXCLUSIVE

Phones and broadband services are being cut as part of Optus' rush to shut down its HFC cable network in NBN-ready areas.

This year's SXSW Conference and Festivals poses one of the biggest challenges to the fledgling ride-hailing companies

Atlassian boss said he is 'surprised' at response to involvement in energy debate and stresses the degree of urgency for action in energy reform.

In the market for a brand new, shiny, smart TV? There's both good and bad news.

Researchers posit teenagers are using drugs less because they are constantly stimulated by their computers and phones.

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 is cutting police departments off from a vast trove of data that has been increasingly used to monitor protesters and activists.

The deal underlines the chip maker's determination to make sure it can provide the computing power needed for autonomous vehicles.

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.