!["We want to make sure that our products are not just fun but are good for people.": Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/p/u/b/d/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.h0ha3q.png/1515724020907.jpg)
!["We want to make sure that our products are not just fun but are good for people.": Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/p/u/b/d/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.h0ha3q.png/1515724020907.jpg)
Snapchat's 'disgusting' new update a bid for monetisation
![Snap faces backlash after its most recent update to the Snapchat app.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/6/f/5/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0gomu.png/1515730992362.jpg)
The update, which prioritises branded content, has been slammed on social media.
Code breaker: cracking the tech industry glass ceiling
![In 2015, Ally Watson ran a networking event for women in technology that led to her running free coding workshops.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/h/0/f/h/s/7/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0fhy0.png/1515786344596.jpg)
Tech entrepreneur Ally Watson has turned her passion for teaching coding to girls into a full-time business.
How Bitcoin technology blockchain could change your life
![While Bitcoin is the flash of the moment, there's growing excitement about how this concept can move beyond digital ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/v/6/6/z/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0gmwc.png/1515654728808.jpg)
Some places and companies have started using blockchain in a way that goes beyond currency changing hands.
Our schools need to do more to combat cyber bullying
![More and more teenage girls are falling victim to cyber bullying.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/q/8/l/i/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.p4yydx.png/1515631544492.jpg)
In one high school last year, a group of girls bandied together and photoshopped the head of one of their peers onto a naked body.
Investors prod Apple on effects iPhones, iPads having on children
![Two of the biggest investors on Wall Street have asked Apple to study the health effects of its products and to make it ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/5/x/0/i/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0fnu0.png/1515527279174.jpg)
Two of the biggest investors on Wall Street have asked Apple to study the health effects of its products and to make it easier for parents to limit their children's use of iPhones and iPads.
Israel's anti-trust regulator to look at internet giants
![Representatives for Facebook and Google who were at the meeting said they were law abiding and provided a platform for ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/h/0/0/i/2/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0fiul.png/1515461766210.jpg)
Israel's anti-trust regulator said it will look at the business practices of internet giants such as Facebook and Google to make sure they are not stifling competition.
Twitter explains why it won't block 'world leaders' - without naming Trump
![President Donald Trump's comments about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the respective sizes of North Korea and the ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/h/0/e/c/m/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0eclw.png/1515382969841.jpg)
Twitter says blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate.
Zuckerberg's New Year's resolution: 'fixing' Facebook
![Mark Zuckerberg vowed to take a comprehensive look at Facebook's role in society.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/n/i/r/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0drk6.png/1515160853110.jpg)
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg will spend 2018 trying to correct persistent problems.
What you need to know about the big chip security problem
![Intel says the flaw is an issue for all modern processors.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/x/t/k/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0ddw8.png/1515053363655.jpg)
Intel Corp has said that most of the processors running the world's computers and smartphones have a feature that makes them susceptible to attack. Here's what you need to know.
Spotify files to go public as it faces $2b copyright action
![It has a catalogue of more than 30 million songs, more than 60 million paying users and more than 140 million total ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/f/1/y/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0d6i6.png/1515053955825.jpg)
Music streaming company Spotify has confidentially filed to go public - moving forward with an unusual plan to list its shares directly on the New York Stock Exchange - even as it faces a new $US1.6 billion ($2 billion) lawsuit alleging copyright infringement.
Aussie whiz-kid eyes next project after selling video chat app to rival
![Ben Pasternak, left, says he and US co-founder, Isaiah Turner, decided to offload Monkey to HOLLA because they wanted to ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/h/0/c/7/e/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0c7ea.png/1514884551032.jpg)
Aussie high-school dropout and tech entrepreneur Ben Pasternak has sold his Monkey video chat app to HOLLA to invest time in a new project.
Police negotiate NBN bundle for Telstra sit-in protester
![Matt Dooley managed to get internet connected to his house after police stepped in.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/h/0/b/s/l/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0btca.png/1514851882340.jpg)
When Matt Dooley refused to leave a Telstra store after months of battling with the telco, the last people he might have expected to fix his problem were the police called to remove him from the store.
WhatsApp messaging service returns after global outage
![The cause of the outage, about an hour long, was not immediately known.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/0/t/h/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0bvqu.png/1514753094775.jpg)
WhatsApp suffered a global outage for about an hour on Sunday before the problem was fixed.
Fans take virtual leap into Star Wars galaxy
![Huw, 10, helps big brother, Jim, 13, try on new Samsung gear for Star Wars.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/h/0/b/9/p/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0b9qq.png/1514867035934.jpg)
SPONSORED CONTENT Aussie Star Wars fans discover a new virtual reality experience for the release of the latest blockbuster.
Apple sorry for iPhone slowdowns, offers battery discounts
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Apple's chief executive has apologised to customers for not being clear that the company slows down phones with ageing batteries.
Where can you spend Bitcoin in Australia?
![In the real world, it turns out Bitcoin isn't that useful.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/h/0/a/w/7/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0aw73.png/1514428094890.jpg)
If you are beginning to worry about your investment and want to spend some coins to see how far they take you, you’re likely going to struggle to actually find a place where you can cash them in.
$100m man: Apple boss gets 74% bonus boost
![Apple CEO Tim Cook's total payout for the year was about $US102 million.](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/7/n/h/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.h0aszc.png/1514418733055.jpg)
Apple chief executive Tim Cook's incentive pay totalled $US9.33 million ($12 million) for the year ended September 30.
SpaceX rocket launch lights up parts of western US sky
![The contrail from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen from Long Beach in California, more than 100 miles southeast from its ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/h/0/9/p/k/o/image.related.landscape.120x80.h09pkt.png/1514006900810.jpg)
What was that in the skies above LA on Friday night that stopped traffic and sparked alarm and curiosity?
Yes, Apple's record comes with an asterisk
![Although Apple's market cap is far higher today than it was five years ago, Apple shares represented a larger share of ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20180114200852im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/u/s/4/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.h09m9w.png/1513987030730.jpg)
Apple's numbers are still spectacular - but they don't look quite as awesome when you take a really long-term view.