Technology
Norton Core review: crazy-looking router promises whole-home protection
If you can handle paying a subscription for your router, the Core is easy to use and can monitor every device in your home.
- by Peter Wells
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Opinion
Social media
Enough is enough: After 11 years, I'm deactivating my Twitter account
If Dorsey can show he's serious about improving things in the next 30 days, before my account is gone forever, I might come back. But I’m not holding my breath.
- by Peter Wells
Opinion
Security
In encryption wars, it can be a matter of life or death
Imagine this: A bomb's about to go off in the CBD. Apple could help prevent it. Would privacy or security win out?
- by Ben Grubb
Science
Quantum leaps close in on 'Mt Everest of computing'
Quantum computing will be so advanced that it will make your desktop computer look like an abacus, says Stanford University professor Patrick Hayden.
- by Peter Hannam
Games
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 review: system failure
There is some good stuff in this collection of four mid-2000s action games, but in retrospect the shift to discs and 3D was not kind to Mega Man X.
- by Tim Biggs
Science
Trailer: The Antarctica Experience, virtual reality adventure
Arctic scientists explore penguin colonies in Antarctica from a helicopter cockpit, landing on glaciers as they research the effects of climate change. Courtesy The Antarctica Experience, White Spark Pictures
Cryptocurrencies
Why Brisbane is the cryptocurrency capital of the country
A local start-up, supported by the Queensland government, is enabling payment through a range of digital currencies everywhere from small cafes to the airport.
- by Krishan Sharma
eSports
Players become coaches as Aussie esports continue to grow
Ahead of the Melbourne Esports Open this weekend, and the Australian Overwatch Contenders final, ORDER coach Andrew 'Rqt' Haws is working on a secret weapon.
- by Alex Manisier
Apple
Apple sets date for its most important day of the year
Apple has announced an event for September 12, where it is set to unveil its latest iPhones. A couple of hours later, supposed images of two of the new devices appeared online.
Human rights
Eyes in the sky: the new way to identify human rights abuses
The "firehose" of satellite imagery now available is helping to corroborate eyewitness testimony and disproves counter-claims from the perpetrators.
- by Nick Miller
Thailand
More paedophilia tweets from Elon Musk - a libel suit is on the way
Tesla CEO Elon Musk returned to making implications about the Thai rescue diver who once criticised him.