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Web agency not fit-for-purpose, government review finds
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auDA faces the axe if it cannot undertake significant reform, following a months-long review of its operation.
When you spend $2200 on headphones be careful what you listen to
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Focal's Clear headphones really live up to their name, but their clarity can be a double edged sword.
Google’s Facebook copycat moves leave it exposed in privacy crackdown
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No one at Google envied Mark Zuckerberg last week as he was being grilled by Congress. But they may be next.
Why Tim Cook wants iPads in every classroom
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Apple CEO tells Fairfax Media why the company's rightful place is as a leader in the education space.
'Major updates': Google to give Gmail a new look
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Google confirms it's in the midst of making 'major updates' to its email service.
Time to imagine: Why it's up to the public to regulate Facebook's omnipresence
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Ready Player One tells the story of an all-powerful tech creator. Are there parallels with Mark Zuckerberg's impact on our world?
Facebook boss says his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica
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In a second day of grilling before US legislators, Mark Zuckerberg pushed back suggestions that users do not have control of their data.
Dear Apple, while we’re talking about creepy data collection …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has declared his company doesn't traffic in private data. But its devices still collect it.
NBN shifts another 440,000 premises to fibre to the curb
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Fibre to the curb network expands as NBN prepares to wrangle slower, troubled HFC cable.
Oppo sunsets audiophile-focused headphones, Blu-ray players
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Oppo Digital is saying its goodbyes, meaning you may only have a limited time to grab some of the nicest AV gear out there.
'My mistake': Mark Zuckerberg apologises for Facebook's missteps
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"It was my mistake, and I’m sorry. I started Facebook, I run it, and I’m responsible for what happens here," Zuckerberg said.
I'm not frightened that Facebook knows everything - I'm embarrassed
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I’m slightly perturbed that companies are collecting my personal information, but is that actually going to stop me from taking the latest Buzzfeed quiz to find out what flavour ice-cream I am? No (and the answer is cookie dough).
Incase NoviConnected smart luggage review: sometimes, dumb is better
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It's a great case, but the half-baked 'smart' features do not do it any favours.
Dyson Cyclone V10 review: a new era for battery-powered vacuums
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With the release of the Cyclone V10, Dyson says it will no longer produce vacuum cleaners with power cords.
Facebook to require verification for those posting political ads
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Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook will require more disclosure for advertisers pushing viewpoints on social issues.
Optus flexes its 5G muscles at the Commonwealth Games
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Optus has thrown down the gauntlet to Telstra on the Gold Coast as the telcos race to launch the world's first 5G wireless networks.
Google's smart assistant learns to shop locally
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Google is taking the online shopping fight to Amazon, making it easier for Aussies to shop locally.
Facebook says 310,000 Australian users may have been affected by Cambridge Analytica scandal
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Facebook says the data of more than 310,000 Australian users may have been “improperly shared” with Cambridge Analytica.
Big tech's ability to get inside our heads is a challenge we must address
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Tech has an ever increasing ability to get inside our heads and work out what we are thinking. Such activities threaten our right to freedom of thought and democracy itself.