![The construction of Apple Park has upset the locals.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/r/p/9/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gx4quj.png/1499244701604.jpg)
![The construction of Apple Park has upset the locals.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/r/p/9/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gx4quj.png/1499244701604.jpg)
Turnbull's digital disrupters still bleeding talent
![Happier times: Catherine, Thompson, third from right, with former DTO chief and digital minister Angus Taylor.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/y/9/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4som.png/1499225410702.jpg)
More 'disrupters' quit as public service takeover of DTA continues.
Hands on: Sphero Spider-man
![Sphero's Spider-man talks a big game much isn't much of an action hero.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/x/a/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4x0g.png/1499240325458.jpg)
An interactive choose-your-own-adventure superhero, Sphero's Spider-man has mad skills but perhaps lacks staying power.
Amazon's computer vision: A home appliance for suburbia
![Amazon's Echo Show is well on the way to becoming the operating system for suburbia.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/1/c/q/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4sr7.png/1499218438729.jpg)
One measure of the power of Amazon 's vision is how quickly its rivals are racing to copy it; both Apple and Google have their own takes on the Echo Show. But Amazon's device is well on the way to becoming the operating system for suburbia.
Why people with brain implants are afraid of automatic doors
![When your brain relies on an electromagnetic field, similar fields in the outside world become a threat.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/s/f/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4s2s.png/1499209780260.jpg)
In 2009, Gary Olhoeft walked into a department store to buy some DVDs. He walked out with his whole body twitching and convulsing.
Start-up sexual harassment backlash continues
![Dave McClure, the founder of 500 Startups, resigned this week.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/r/m/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4r3r.png/1499207393096.jpg)
The upheaval over sexual harassment in the technology start-up industry mushroomed this week, with the resignation of a prominent Silicon Valley investor who said he had been "a creep" and more women saying they would come forward to talk about their experiences.
Crash Bandicoot's return is a modern spin on an old marsupial
![Polar the bear is super cute now.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/0/2/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx480z.png/1499140673171.jpg)
This beautifully and confidently-executed trio of remastered classics brings the manic Sony mascot back to our screens in style.
Medicare details of every Australian up for sale
![An apparent security hole in the health system is being exploited.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/f/e/8/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx40ow.png/1499214805026.jpg)
A confronting report shows that a vendor on the dark web can pull up the full Medicare card details of any Australian on request — and is selling them for around $30 each — indicating a security hole somewhere in the health system.
Anniversary iPhone to let you unlock with your face
![iPhone render.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/7/4/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx43uo.png/1499136903808.jpg)
Apple is working on a feature that will let you unlock your iPhone using your face instead of a fingerprint.
Fitbit's smartwatch plans are starting to look dire
![The new Fitbit smartwatch will be a step up from the fitness-focused Blaze.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/0/m/v/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx3cc7.png/1499096548526.jpg)
Fitbit, months away from the debut of its smartwatch, has lost several people working on the project and fallen behind on its app store, putting in peril the company's most important product in years.
Facebook's Find WiFi goes global, ramps up user tracking
![If you want to use Facebook's Find WiFi, the social media giant insists on tracking your every move.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/y/p/g/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx3c9p.png/1499048133668.jpg)
Wherever you roam in the world the social media giant wants to ensure you can always find a WiFi hotspot, and that Facebook can always find you.
Nintendo seems determined to limit access to its classic games
![The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/z/7/d/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx1zu8.png/1499043963353.jpg)
The throwback to the incredibly popular console was announced last week, but initial pre-orders have already been and gone. It seems likely that, once again, most people who want one of these things will be disappointed.
Meet Dubai's latest cop team: robocars and aerial drones
![The model O-R3 autonomous security robot manufactured by Singapore-based Otsaw Digital.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/3/8/o/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx38kf.png/1499031178825.jpg)
Mini autonomous police cars paired with companion drones and facial recognition technology will begin patrolling the streets of Dubai by the end of the year to help the city identify and track down criminal suspects.
Sick of defending, Australia's cyber force will attack
!['We must take the fight to the criminals', Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/q/w/g/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx1vv3.png/1498796435005.jpg)
Australia's cyber intelligence agency will be given the power to launch offensive operations to shut down foreign criminal networks, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced.
Dolby Atmos wall of sound comes to Netflix
![Dolby Atmos sound lets you hear what's above you, not just what's around you.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/s/0/z/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx1w07.png/1498790338848.jpg)
When you're trapped in a jungle firefight, Dolby Atmos goes beyond surround sound to ensure that choppers roar overhead rather than just around your lounge room.
Far Cry 5's religious weirdos court controversy
![Father Joseph Seed and his fellow cultists as they appeared on the initial Far Cry 5 reveal poster.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/1/t/8/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx1qkq.png/1498910654425.jpg)
When the first image promoting Far Cry 5 was released and appeared to show Christian Americans as the villains, certain pockets of the internet didn't know what to do with themselves. But after playing the game and talking to its producer at this year's E3, it's clear to me this is business as usual.
One third of Australian GoT fans planning to pirate
![Game of Thrones is returning for season 7 on July 17.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/1/5/2/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx107h.png/1498744164184.jpg)
With a new season of Game of Thrones less than three weeks away, Australians seem set to become the world's most prolific pirates of the show for another year running.
10 years on, the iPhone's bumpy start is mostly forgotten
![The original iPhone came in 4GB, 8GB or 16GB variants.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/0/w/a/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx0vm1.png/1498698514958.jpg)
Apple's iPhone turns 10 today, evoking memories of a rocky start for the device that ended up doing most to start the smartphone revolution and stirring interest in where it will go from here.
Phishing scams continue to trick thousands out of Australians
![No more lottery wins. These days scammers demand little and often.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/z/7/w/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwz7tf.png/1499290013001.jpg)
Scammers posing as businesses we trust keep tricking Australians into paying bogus bills. Here's how to avoid them.
MacBook chapter III just gets better
![The tiny MacBook is finally giving its bigger siblings a run for their money.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170705212925im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/x/k/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwz4ze.png/1499267757576.jpg)
The third generation MacBook is the first in the line-up to tempt me away from a MacBook Pro, and the first to really feel like the successor to the MacBook Air, as an ultraportable computer without many compromises.