![Under fire: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/7/f/d/5/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gwiqon.png/1496358194452.jpg)
![Under fire: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/7/f/d/5/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gwiqon.png/1496358194452.jpg)
Dubai's Robocop reports for duty
![Robocop](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/i/p/e/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwip9j.png/1496352391562.png)
A robotic policeman which can help identify wanted criminals and collect evidence has joined Dubai's police force and will patrol busy areas in the city, as part of a government programme aimed at replacing some human crime-fighters with machines.
Hackers hold start-up's customer data for ransom
![SMS purportedly received by Qnect customers.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/i/9/1/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwi78t.png/1496327278429.jpg)
Hackers reportedly threatened to publish tech company's data online unless Bitcoin were paid.
The magic of mystery video game tournaments
![Combo Breaker](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/i/2/n/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwi160.png/1496289406706.jpg)
When you enter a gaming tournament, you usually know what you're in for. Unless you're entering a mystery game tournament. Do that, as dozens of people did at the Combo Breaker event in the US state of Illinois last weekend, and you're playing the notorious Dong Dong Never Die.
'Something fishy' about Trump's Twitter follower numbers
![US President Donald Trump.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/h/n/x/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwhrdk.png/1496296242219.jpg)
Reports have zinged around the internet this week about a sudden and mysterious surge in President Donald Trump's Twitter following, along with dark musings that something nefarious may be afoot.
These smart pants are better at yoga then you are
![Nadi X tights let you know when you're less poser and more poseur.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/a/w/9/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwawas.png/1496327300805.jpg)
Australian tech clothing company WearableX has created smart yoga pants that give you the feedback you need to make any adjustments yourself.
The ultimate pool party speaker
![The Wonderboom is waterproof an buoyant, so you can even take it in the pool with you.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/a/u/m/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwaufh.png/1496297597119.jpg)
The UE Wonderboom is the latest in Logitech's Ultimate Ears range of Bluetooth speakers.
Zeiss, nice or nasty?
![The Zeiss ZM 50mm F1.5 C Sonnar lens: everything old is new again.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/g/1/r/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwg1nt.png/1496225521548.jpg)
Zeiss's Sonnar lens has a distinct retro character, but how does it hold up to modern photographic demands?
ACCC set to take NBN providers to court over slow broadband
![The ACCC will soon be monitoring NBN speeds.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/d/y/y/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwh99j.png/1496226659906.jpg)
Consumer watchdog may drag several providers to court for dudding customers with slow internet.
Facebook user is found guilty of defamation for 'liking' posts
![The man has been convicted of defamation after liking a series of posts on Facebook.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/e/8/2/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwgri7.png/1496205691002.jpg)
The man 'liked' a post accusing another man of anti-Semitism and racism has been convicted of defamation.
NAB outage leaves customers in the lurch
![Error message displayed to online NAB customers](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/h/3/j/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwh3kk.png/1496233973835.png)
Customers have been left without basic banking services as the major bank suffers what appears to be a nationwide outage.
NBN takeup rate languishes, but figures aren't quite as dire as they seem
![Many Australians are ignoring the NBN once it reaches their doorstep.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/d/y/y/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwgxl8.png/1496303344627.jpg)
More than half of the five million Australian premises with NBN access have ignored the new network, but the story isn't quite so grim once you dive into the numbers.
Government continues to ignore world-class local games industry
![It remains baffling that a government whose rhetorical posturing is all about innovation, the future, and exports, is so ...](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/g/w/1/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwgujg.png/1496192930681.jpg)
As the global games industry grows, the government seems willing to be left behind in the last century, and is not doing its part to support Australian creators.
Is Android creator's new phone essential?
![Essential's phone is all screen on the front, and the back sports magnetic connectors for accessories, charging and data ...](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/g/s/u/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwgsix.png/1496181913438.jpg)
What do you really need out of a smartphone? Developer Andy Rubin — the creator of Android — has tried to answer that question with a new phone aimed at delivering the basics of a high-end smartphone in a simple package.
Uber fires man accused of stealing 14,000 documents from Google
![Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, left, and Anthony Levandowski.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/l/4/7/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwgrk9.png/1496189845660.jpg)
Uber has fired Anthony Levandowski, the star engineer at the centre of its high-stakes legal fight over driverless cars.
Is China outsmarting the West in artificial intelligence?
![Soren Schwertfeger, center, and his team of assistants work on an automated arm in Shanghai.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/f/z/o/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwfye9.png/1496108602289.jpg)
Soren Schwertfeger finished his postdoctorate research on autonomous robots in Germany and seemed set to continue his work in Europe or the United States, where artificial intelligence was pioneered and established. Instead, he went to China.
Crisis over, Samsung can enjoy the power of habit
![The latest tidbit has its Galaxy S8 smartphone hitting 1 million unit sales in South Korea since its April 21 release.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/u/d/4/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwfia5.png/1496032883648.jpg)
Forgiveness is a wonderful thing, though in reality what Samsung may be enjoying is the power of habit.
Prey is a promising but deeply conflicted game
![There's no way around it, Prey's monsters are boring.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/a/w/j/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwdv7r.png/1496023633463.jpg)
Set in an eerie retro future space station, the role-playing game fails to live up to the initial excitement.
The best defence against ransomware: shoot the hostage
![Your data can't be held hostage if your backups are safe and sound.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/f/7/z/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwf7qa.png/1496151295847.jpg)
You can nuke an infected computer and start from scratch without losing anything, but only if your backups aren't also held to ransom.
I threw away $4.8 million in Bitcoin
![Bitcoin has become extremely popular since 2011.](/web/20170602005138im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/m/3/q/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwf4jz.png/1496131397127.jpg)
Five years ago, I threw away a hard drive. It had a data file containing 1400 Bitcoin on it. No big deal, at the time. Today, those few kilobytes are worth more than four million dollars.