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Not a master of stairs: how the security robot ended up in a fountain
![Stairs proved to be the K5's nemesis.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/d/z/k/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxdz6s.png/1500419356456.jpg)
A security robot was an internet sensation earlier this week after upending itself in a fountain. Internet theories abounded but the truth is somewhat more tame.
The much-ridiculed Google Glass is back
![Glass 2.0](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/d/y/n/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxdyfj.png/1500412081914.jpg)
​The much-ridiculed augmented-reality goggles from Google, once known as Google Glass, are back after two years of relative silence.
Thousands accidentally agree to clean toilets for Wi-Fi
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Public Wi-Fi company demonstrates just how dangerous dense terms of service agreements can be by inserting absurd conditions that 22,000 people unwittingly agreed to.
Atari shows off a brand new 'modern' games console
![The upcoming Atari box is modeled on the iconic Atari VCS, complete with a wood grain front.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/d/f/o/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxdfjo.png/1500386315728.jpg)
Atari is planning a return to the video game console market, with the first images and details revealing a retro-inspired box with 'modern internal specs'.
Village Roadshow backs anti-piracy tech
![Village Roadshow is waging an ongoing war against piracy.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/y/j/a/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxd9x8.png/1500341680712.jpg)
Village Roadshow and its co-executive chairman have jointly invested $1.5 million in Linius Technologies, a firm whose primary product makes digital video files easier to manipulate.
Nintendo's latest handheld is great value
![The new Nintendo 2DS console](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/w/z/r/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxcnwd.png/1500265610506.jpg)
Nintendo's 3DS line might only have a year or two of vitality left with the advent of the hybrid Switch console, but that hasn't stopped the company loosing yet another iteration of the hardware: the slick-looking and budget friendly New Nintendo 2DS XL.
Is the government's cybersecurity strategy failing?
![We have been overtaken by other countries when it comes to certain aspects of our policy.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/8/z/h/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxcl5t.png/1500258329340.jpg)
Citing a UN report that says Australia is lagging on cybersecurity cooperation, Labor's spokeswoman on cyber security and defence says our fall from fourth place to seventh is 'a direct result of the Turnbull government's failure to effectively implement its own cyber security strategy and engage with international partners'.
AR brings smart city of the future into focus
![Dr Mowlam says AR is 'an amazing tool for taking ideas off the drawing board and dropping them into the real world'.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/c/j/c/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxcivi.png/1500251279318.jpg)
Local residents and potential investors can stand in Werribee's main street and view the revitalised city centre, while proposed buildings are still on the drawing board, thanks to the WynLens augmented reality project.
Google Home, WiFi smart gadgets launch in Australia
![The talkative Google Home smart benchtop speaker is launching in Australia this week.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/8/k/4/z/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxcez1.png/1500386301705.jpg)
Google's smart benchtop speaker and mesh WiFi network go on sale in Australia on Thursday, staking Google's claim in the simmering smart home war with Amazon and Apple.
Hands on Panasonic EZ1000 Ultra HD OLED television
![Panasonic's EZ1000 series Ultra HD OLED takes the fight to LG.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/b/y/h/k/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxbx78.png/1500240148694.jpg)
Throwing down the gauntlet to LG, Panasonic is embracing OLED in pursuit of the perfect television.
Autonomous drone delivery trialled at Googong, expansion to ACT possible
![Project Wing co-leader James Ryan Burgess.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/b/z/m/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxbu0o.png/1500214921129.jpg)
The drone is capable of delivering up to 1.5 kilograms of goods, and could carry anything from milk to medicines.
Turnbull pushes to Make Encryption Great Again
![Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Attorney-General George Brandis expect us to trust them with the keys to our digital ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/b/6/f/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxbet4.png/1500244331952.jpg)
With NSA cyber weapons already in the hands of criminals and unleashed on the general public, how can we trust law enforcement agencies with the keys to our private lives?
What if encryption back door is an open invite to hackers?
![Apple and many other companies and individuals oppose government decryption of any data.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/i/0/9/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxb5cb.png/1500159611895.jpg)
The government has further detailed legislation, to be introduced this year, which will oblige tech companies and telcos to assist law enforcement in accessing encrypted information.
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/20170719041648im_/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
![A lobbyist who was once a Soviet counter-intelligence officer participated last year in a meeting with senior aides to ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170719041648im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/a/4/p/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxb17j.png/1500181489372.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/20170719041648im_/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
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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/20170719041648im_/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/20170719041648im_/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.