Technology

Loyal fanbase keeping Pokemon GO alive

Pokemon GO hype may have peaked last year, but for many the game goes on.

Initial fervour may have dissipated, yet arguably neither the cultural significance nor the core popularity (once the hype was over) of the game has waned.

How 'NotPetya' spread from Ukraine, and why it may still be a threat

Employees read a ransomware demand for the payment of $300 worth of bitcoin on company computers infected by the 'Petya' ...

Hijacking the servers of a company which makes a popular accounting program, hackers sent false software updates to around a million computers, which kicked off the massive worldwide spread of 'NotPetya' last week. Experts now believe the apparent mass ransom attempt was merely a cover for something more nefarious, and Ukrainian authorities are scrambling to untangle it.

How to safely search the deep web

Keeping yourself safe on the deep web largely means staying anonymous and not leaving traces behind.

The deep web and its inner recess, the dark web — those less well-trodden parts of the internet beyond the reach of Google and Bing — are not for the faint-hearted or untrained. With the right tools, however, there's little to fear and plenty to discover.

Hands on: Sphero Spider-man

Sphero's Spider-man talks a big game much isn't much of an action hero.

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.

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.

Start-up sexual harassment backlash continues

Dave McClure, the founder of 500 Startups, resigned this week.

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.

Medicare details of every Australian up for sale

An apparent security hole in the health system is being exploited.

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.