![Apple and many other companies and individuals oppose government decryption of any data.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/i/0/9/o/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gxb5cb.png/1500007610071.jpg)
![Apple and many other companies and individuals oppose government decryption of any data.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/i/0/9/o/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gxb5cb.png/1500007610071.jpg)
Why there hasn't been a female Mark Zuckerberg
![Instances of sexism and harassment of women in Silicon Valley do not appear to be isolated incidents.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/j/9/i/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxaz71.png/1499997962158.jpg)
It's a man's world in Silicon Valley, where stereotypes reign.
Trump scandal shows time is up for email
![Donald Trump Jr., left, is interviewed by host Sean Hannity on his Fox News Channel television program, in New York ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/a/4/p/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxb17j.png/1500000384527.jpg)
Inescapable, insecure and irresistibly convenient, email provides an almost uncomfortably intimate view into the historical record.
'Eerily prescient': 15 predictions Bill Gates made in 1999
![The world's richest man can apparently predict the future.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/u/8/3/z/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxaztt.png/1499985784543.jpg)
In 1999, Bill Gates made 15 predictions about the future that seemed a little outrageous at the time.
Mario Kart VR is a real thing from tomorrow
![Mario Kart VR](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/a/b/l/z/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxabgt.png/1499919868269.jpg)
Anyone planning a trip to Japan over the next couple of years, take note: the VR Zone at Shinjuku is officially open now. And while that means you can see people lose their minds at VR horror experiences, it also means you'll be able to peg bananas and green shells at people in VR.
Google avoids $1.7b bill for back taxes in France
![Google has been facing a steady stream of legal challenges across Europe, with many of the disputes focusing on the ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/c/s/6/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxa5wu.png/1499895010058.jpg)
Google emerged as the victor in its latest legal battle in Europe on Wednesday, after a French court said the technology behemoth did not have to pay $US1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in back taxes.
Sony's latest Bluetooth speaker is joy in a can
![Small, cheap but - for a change - really good.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/z/4/a/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwz4ad.png/1499953362340.jpg)
Sony's smallest Bluetooth speaker is nine centimetres tall and 7.5 centimetres in diameter, and you'll have trouble believing how good it is.
VR helps building plans feel like home
![Have a virtual seat, enjoy the virtual view.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/0/2/n/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx02fg.png/1499892060643.jpg)
Rather than blindly buying off the plan, Australians can now take a virtual walk through their new homes while they're still on the drawing board.
Half of Australian homes NBN ready, unless they're trapped in broadband Catch 22
![No-one will accept responsibility for breaking the deadlock which is leaving Australians with no home phone or broadband ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/d/y/y/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxa2kb.png/1499948051331.jpg)
It's hard to take NBN's "Ready For Service" numbers seriously when you keep hearing about connection horror stories and the appalling lack of accountability.
Humans key to improving therapeutic robotics
![An ankle exoskeleton.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/0/9/m/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx09fa.png/1499953301771.jpg)
Mechanical and robotic exoskeletons hold considerable promise, both as aids to the disabled and machines to increase the lifting power of worked in heavy industry, but so far the reality has lagged considerably behind the dream.
A bittersweet return to Morrowind
![Morrowind takes players back to the weird, mushroom-filled Vvardenfell.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/8/p/c/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx9lgw.png/1499833513073.jpg)
The latest expansion of The Elder Scrolls Online, which takes players back to the strange land of Vvardenfell last seen in The Elder Scrolls III, is a great showpiece for how far the MMO has come since 2014. But it also exemplifies the core duality ESO still suffers from.
Get ready for ads in Facebook Messenger
![Ads in Messenger will give companies access to users' eyeballs in a new context.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/9/i/c/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx9hzn.png/1499847609834.jpg)
After what Facebook declared were 'promising tests' in Australia and Thailand, the company is now about to expand its Messenger ads beta push more broadly.
NBN Co's fibre justifications are misleading
![Increasing competition is expected to squeeze Telstra's margins.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/9/d/z/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx9dti.png/1499924998617.jpg)
Take away the misleading statements in NBN Co's latest blog, add some important missing information, and it becomes clear that FTTP is now cheaper to roll out than ever.
Secret Australian history of Nintendo's NES
![NES](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/6/s/n/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx6ex0.png/1499742755375.jpg)
It's likely that this month marks exactly thirty years since Nintendo's very first home video game console launched in Australia, and while you might think you could confirm that by asking the company itself or with a simple Google search, it's not that easy.
HP sprocket printer: tiny picture, big fun
![A physical photo. What next?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/z/5/y/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwz5v1.png/1499867838719.jpg)
The HP Sprocket is about the size of a deck of cards, and can print photographs that are 5cm by 7.6cm, using purpose-built 'Zink' paper. The clever trick is there is no ink involved: the printer uses thermographic technology to create the images, making the unit clean and quiet to operate.
Is Jayden K Smith coming to hack your Facebook?
![Hackers friending you or your friends will not give them access to your computer.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/8/t/b/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx8sq7.png/1499847967430.jpg)
A hoax message warning Facebook Messenger users not to accept friend requests from a "hacker" named Jayden K Smith has begun to circulate across the world, prompting confusion and an avalanche of memes.
Google's Nest snubs Aussie retailers to sell online
![There is also a NestCam for outdoors.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/8/l/b/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx8l8j.png/1499814880820.jpg)
US smart home giant Nest launches in Australia today, minus its flagship product and ignoring local retail heavyweights in favour of a unique online partner.
'I felt completely abandoned': Why Scott went four months without phone or broadband
![Scott Moffat with his son during the renovation.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/8/8/v/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx8003.png/1499724759647.jpg)
Australia's broken NBN dispute resolution process is cutting off homes for months, trapping owners in bureaucratic limbo where no-one will take responsibility for reconnecting their services.
Australian broadcast TV continues to bleed viewers
![Australian broadcasters face an uphill battle to win over viewers, with live sport still a major drawcard.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170714051130im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/7/o/n/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx7yo8.png/1499731383567.jpg)
Australian broadcast television is sitting on a demographic time bomb as it continues to lose young viewers at an accelerating rate.