![Many Australians aren't satisfied with their home broadband, yet they're reluctant to shop around.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170708004037im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/g/1/z/p/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gx6m1g.png/1499415514967.jpg)
![Many Australians aren't satisfied with their home broadband, yet they're reluctant to shop around.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170708004037im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/g/1/z/p/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gx6m1g.png/1499415514967.jpg)
Amazon set to make $1.3b in revenue in 30 hours
![Strength to strength: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170708004037im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/4/g/e/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx6ihv.png/1499388766399.jpg)
Amazon's annual Prime Day is turning into one of the biggest shopping events of the US shopping calendar — but the long term benefit to the Amazon "ecosystem" is greater than any single day sales spike.
Microsoft sheds thousands of employees
![Microsoft is dropping many sales people as it pushes further into cloud services.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170708004037im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/6/2/h/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx6fvw.png/1499382143782.jpg)
Microsoft has started the process of laying off thousands of employees, cuts that fall largely on the technology giant's sales force.
Loyal fanbase keeping Pokemon GO alive
![Pokemon GO hype may have peaked last year, but for many the game goes on.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170708004037im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/c/f/v/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx5vbu.png/1499313746134.jpg)
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
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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.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170708004037im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/5/q/6/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx5npk.png/1499359866025.jpg)
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.
'You don't make everyone happy': Apple's $6.6b 'spaceship' upsets locals
![The construction of Apple Park has upset the locals.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170708004037im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/r/p/9/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4quj.png/1499244701604.jpg)
Things change when a spaceship comes to town. Especially one built by Apple.
Turnbull's digital disrupters still bleeding talent
![At a Digitalising Government Services roundtable: Ian Grayson, Peter Alexander, Andrew Walduck, Angus Taylor, Damon ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170708004037im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/g/z/m/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4som.png/1499310102623.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/20170708004037im_/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/20170708004037im_/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/20170708004037im_/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/20170708004037im_/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/20170708004037im_/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
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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
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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/20170708004037im_/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/20170708004037im_/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/20170708004037im_/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
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​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
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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.