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Human language is a wonderful thing. Talking computers, not so much.

The second generation HP Spectre x360 has dethroned Microsoft's Surface Book as the best convertible PC on the market. Just like the Surface, it's definitely a laptop first, but here tablet mode feels far more useful, rather than an optional extra.

Bitcoin hit a record high overnight on the creation of new tokens to raise funding for start-ups using blockchain technology.

When Snapchat unveiled Discover, a place in the messaging app where media companies can publish original stories, one of the publishers that jumped to get onto the platform was the website Mashable.

One in five Australians have been the victim of so-called revenge porn, with indigenous and disabled people the most common targets.

The US Department of Justice has begun a criminal investigation into Uber's use of a software tool that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators.

Canberra company Skoolbo launched a new television program called Preschool Play in Singapore last month.

If you've received an invitation to join a shared Google Doc that you weren't expecting, you might want to steer clear of it. It's probably a phishing scam that could compromise your account.

​Facebook is nearly doubling the number of workers it employs to monitor Facebook Live video feeds, in an attempt to catch violent streams before they spread across the network.

Facebook's main social network is still driving sales growth, even as executives seek to temper investor exuberance.

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A "full" version of Windows which only lets you install Microsoft-approved apps, Windows 10 S will be a hard sell for some parents.

Nations across the globe are pouring money into cyber espionage units allowing smaller nations to close the espionage gap without satellites or tech muscle.

Microsoft has already cracked the professional and creative markets.Now it's chasing another category many believe is Apple's to lose: the A$1,300 laptop for everyone.

Computer scientists, tech giants and start-ups are using sophisticated algorithms and reams of online data to quickly – and automatically – spot fake news faster than traditional fact-checking groups can.

Amnesty International called Sokolovsky a "prisoner of conscience" and criticised the Russian government for detaining the blogger.

The companies have vast networks of complementary products that feed off one another to generate more sales, making it ever harder for competitors to keep up.

What are the lessons that every business – and investor for that matter – can learn from Jeff Bezos? Here are five of the most important.

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Hacking group is now threatening to release shows by four other networks unless the networks' pay a ransom.

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Google's Chrome web browser is stepping up alerts when you use sites missing that all-important HTTPS security padlock designed to stop online eavesdropping.