![Many Facebook users see videos only as they scroll past a cousin's political rant, unlike YouTube users who visit that ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/e/8/2/k/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gxta3f.png/1502336202742.jpg)
![Many Facebook users see videos only as they scroll past a cousin's political rant, unlike YouTube users who visit that ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/e/8/2/k/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gxta3f.png/1502336202742.jpg)
Facebook takes on TV with new 'Watch' tab
![Facebook has introduced a new 'Watch' tab in the US.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/t/3/o/d/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxt3ey.png/1502324902693.jpg)
Facebook has made its biggest move to date to compete in the television market by expanding its video offerings with programming ranging from professional women's basketball to a safari show and a parenting program.
Hands on with Metroid: Samus Returns
![Samus is better than ever in the new Metroid game.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/s/z/t/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxszt3.png/1502329800076.jpg)
The black sheep of Nintendo's most overlooked franchise is being brought up to snuff in a new remake, ahead of a resurrection of the series in earnest.
Australia needs to embrace, not fear, automation
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If Australia plays its cards right, we could be making $2.2 trillion from automation by 2030, according to research commissioned by Google.
Ex-radio news reader fails robot's English test
![Pearson Test of English.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/s/k/r/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxsjv2.png/1502256531516.jpg)
The woman took the computer-based, machine-scored test so she could satisfy registration requirements to work as a nurse.
Skyrim card game launches on mobile phones
![Aela](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/s/f/l/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxmpyh.png/1502248427989.jpg)
A collectible card game based on the fabled role-playing series that brought us Skyrim and Oblivion, Elder Scrolls: Legends is a deep and absorbing game of chance and strategy.
Irish vet fails to convince robot she can speak English fluently
![Irish vet Louise Kennedy with two degrees can't persuade a robot that she can speak English.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/s/c/c/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxsblz.png/1502260196312.jpg)
Louise Kennedy is a native English speaker, has excellent knowledge of grammar and a broad vocabulary.
On gender, tech firms are firmly stuck in the past
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Gender inequality is becoming a critical test for the world's largest technology firms, and threatens to undermine their foundations and force a dramatic change in culture.
The password king admits that 'p@ssw0rd1' is a terrible password
![The traditional password rules encourage us to dream up terrible passwords.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/z/q/t/g/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxrxac.png/1502232744426.jpg)
For years we've been encouraged to dream up weak passwords which are easy for machines to crack, concedes the guy who wrote the book on creating passwords.
New low-priced Nokia smartphones are simple but impressive
![The Nokia 6 looks and feels cold and utilitarian, but also looks much more expensive than it is.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/s/6/c/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxrisk.png/1502309627226.jpg)
Running pure Android, coming in at reasonable prices and outperforming many of their mid-to-low-range contemporaries, a trio of new Nokia smartphones look to pick up the mantle dropped by Google's erstwhile Nexus brand.
Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo
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Google has fired an employee who wrote an internal memo blasting the web company's diversity policies, creating a firestorm across Silicon Valley.
Want a smart home? Read this first
![A dumb waffle maker. When upgrading to a smart one, be wary of cheap brands that cut corners on security.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/r/f/g/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxrf70.png/1502157793805.jpg)
After years of testing this stuff, long before it was good enough, we tell you what to look for and what to avoid.
Your new best buds
![Small, but effective.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/r/g/4/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxrg0q.png/1502157599830.jpg)
Muffling aircraft noise during flight is important – but so is the carry-on luggage limit.
Google workers slam employee's anti-diversity memo
![Both current and former Google employees have spoken up to reject an anonymous engineer's manifesto.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/h/z/a/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxrcrr.png/1502240296556.jpg)
Several current and former Google employees are publicly criticising an employee-written memo that suggested the lower numbers of women in the tech industry are due to biological differences, a view that sparked outrage at the internet giant and inflamed tensions over sexual harassment and discrimination in Silicon Valley.
Tacoma is a multi-layered sci-fi masterpiece
![Tacoma](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/q/t/t/c/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxqppu.png/1502136852498.jpg)
Despite never letting you interact with another human, Tacoma is an almost unrivalled success when it comes to emotional storytelling and facilitating a true feeling of empathy for characters in games.
Let's fix Australia's patchy mobile coverage before NBN kills off reliable home phones
![Australians can't hang up on their home phones when the mobile networks are still full of black spots even in the cities.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/d/h/3/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxqmoy.png/1502066491076.jpg)
When will Aussies retire their home phone? Maybe when the mobile networks deliver on their promises.
LinkedIn's Tinder for mentoring sounds creepy
![LinkedIn first started testing the service last month.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/q/l/3/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxqkzm.png/1502066768741.jpg)
LinkedIn thinks young professionals will want to yea-or-nay their way to a new mentor. They also seem to think this service won't appeal to creeps.
Google engineer writes 10-page manifesto against company's diversity drive
![Debate has broken out at Google about programs encouraging gender diversity.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/v/c/s/6/b/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxqcfq.png/1502007418647.jpg)
Titled "Google's Ideological Echo Chamber", the male author wrote that women don't make up 50 per cent of the company's tech and leadership positions not because of sexism but because of differences in their preferences and abilities.
Google seek greater freedom for drones
![Project Wing drones being tested at Fernleigh Park.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/q/3/k/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxq3fj.png/1501934815179.jpg)
Google drones may reach further with CASA approval.
'Incognito Mode' not as private as you think
![Incognito Mode does not make you anonymous.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170810094452im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/p/8/h/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gxp8eq.png/1501810309635.jpg)
Information about what you do online, down to every single URL, can likely be purchased on the web by anyone who wants it.