'Individuals should be accountable': Facebook backs media over comment controversy
A senior global Facebook executive has suggested that news organisations should not be held responsible for defamatory statements made in the comment sections.
- by John McDuling and Fergus Hunter
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Cyber protection
Tired of #$%& passwords? Single sign-on could be your saviour
The experience we know as password hell could soon be radically changed for the better.
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E3 conference
Cloud becomes new front in a cold console war
A new generation of consoles is about to arrive, but cloud gaming and cross-platform services means hardware leaps aren't as important as they used to be.
- by Tim Biggs
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Media & marketing
'A real risk': Digital group warns policymakers against Facebook, Google focus
The competition watchdog could damage a swathe of Australian businesses by focusing too heavily on the US-based technology behemoths, says lobby group head.
- by Jennifer Duke
Opinion
Data analysis
How the Future Fund got lost investing in big data
This is one big data bet that hasn't paid off for one of Australia's biggest investors.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Media & marketing
'YouTube going off as a news source': Australians among world's most likely to share dodgy articles
Report finds Australia is the country with the lightest news consumers in the world, but we are above average when it comes to concern about fake news.
- by Jennifer Duke
Video games
Google details a 2019 launch for game streaming service Stadia
Australians will not be able to use the disc-free, console-free video games system until 2020 at the earliest.
- by Tim Biggs
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PCs & laptops
Expanded Chromebook range hits Australia as Google pushes homegrown software
The streamlined, web-focused laptops are arriving in greater number and at more retailers as Google eyes Windows' and macOS' market share.
- by Tim Biggs
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Media & marketing
Google Australia boss blasts tech industry for 'glacial' progress on hiring women
"We need to make way more progress and it needs to be less glacial than it is right now."
- by Jennifer Duke
Network outage
YouTube, Gmail hit with problems due to 'congestion' issue
Google is saying users of YouTube and other services are seeing errors or slow performance due to high levels of network congestions in the eastern United States.
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Media & marketing
'Grey area': Google Australia boss calls for clarity on offensive content
Google Australia and New Zealand managing director Mel Silva has called on the government to provide clear rules around what content is considered offensive as the search giant gears up for the outcome of the competition watchdog's world-first inquiry.
- by Jennifer Duke