December 2024
Why is my teen talking about ‘ocean aliens’?
A rumour has been circulating online that recent US congressional hearings uncovered the existence of aliens living in our oceans. Could it be true?
- Rachael Bolton
November 2024
A bitcoin convention in Sydney rings crypto alarm bells
Bitcoin is up almost 130 per cent this year and the US election result put a rocket under crypto. But there are still plenty of ways to lose money in an (unregulated) bull market.
- James Eyers
September 2024
The 10 most culturally powerful people in Australia in 2024
What does it mean to be Australian right now? These 10 people made the biggest mark on our national culture this year.
- Michael Bailey
Inside Elon Musk’s mushrooming security apparatus
The world’s richest man has long cultivated a devil-may-care persona. But in private, he has increasingly barricaded himself behind a growing phalanx of armed bodyguards.
- Kirsten Grind and Jack Ewing
June 2024
- Opinion
- Opinion
Voice notes are taking over the internet. Here are some rules
As billions of the messages are sent daily, the recipient of a one-minute group voice message (directed at someone else) explains how to make them inoffensive.
- Jemima Kelly
May 2024
The truth behind the dead internet theory
Up to half of all internet traffic could be driven by bots, where computer programs generate posts that are liked or reposted by other programs.
- Jake Renzella and Vlada Rozova
April 2024
- Opinion
- Review
I used to love Gmail. Here’s why I just quit it
The once-revolutionary email service, which started 20 years ago, has become as cluttered as the rest of the internet.
- Ezra Klein
February 2024
- Analysis
- Analysis
Apple is forced to loosen up its nanny state app store
Europe is making the tech giant relax long-held restrictions on what is sold through its app store, including pornography.
- Shira Ovide
January 2024
Reddit reportedly seeks to launch IPO in March
The social media platform’s planned debut would be the first initial public offering of a major social media company since Pinterest in 2019.
- Echo Wang and Anirban Sen
How to be less distracted at work
Experts say professionals should limit their phone use and carve out time for uninterrupted “deep work” if they want to become more productive.
- Euan Black
This AI subculture’s motto is: go, go, go
The eccentric pro-tech movement known as Effective Accelerationism wants to unshackle powerful AI, and party along the way.
- Kevin Roose
November 2023
- Opinion
- AI
Will AI kill us all?
AI is just the latest iteration of the many technological challenges humankind has faced throughout history.
- Tyler Cowen
Godfather of AI stands by extinction warning
Geoffrey Hinton says he never would have had to quit Google if there wasn’t a real threat to humanity.
- John Davidson
September 2023
Sack staff who repeatedly click on dodgy emails: IT boss
Teaching all staff about cybersecurity is crucial , experts say. But what do you do with staff who refuse to learn?
- Updated
- John Davidson
August 2023
Allens didn’t trust ChatGPT, so it built Airlie
The leading law firm says having its own version of the AI tool will accelerate the drift away from the billable hour.
- Michael Pelly
TPG Telecom hits delete on email; CFO reshuffle
TPG’s CFO Grant Dempsey resigned on Monday. Meanwhile, people who have email addresses ending in tpg.com.au and iinet.net.au face losing account access.
- Jenny Wiggins
June 2023
What happens when the god AI arrives
When pioneers in the field of artificial intelligence start to worry about their creations, we should pay attention. But do people really have reason to fear?
- John Davidson
How email and multitasking ‘madness’ are ruining work
A new surge in productivity from Australia’s office workers should come from giving professionals the chance to focus deeply and think creatively.
- Tom McIlroy
March 2023
The many ways GPT-4 is impressive but still flawed
The latest iteration of the chatbot is wowing doctors with its medical advice, can describe images, and it’s close to telling jokes that are almost funny.
- Cade Metz and Keith Collins
February 2023
Why everyone wants your email address – and how to get round it
Imagine if an employee of a brick-and-mortar store asked for your name before you entered.
- Brian X. Chen