Technology
Driverless cab ride
Sydney man Adrian Seib filmed this, his first exhilarating experience in a driverless taxi in Los Angeles.
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Opinion
Competition
Big Tech didn’t like Biden. Trump won’t be any better for Google & Co
The Biden administration has used antitrust legislation to target the technology giants, even seeking to break up Google. Trump’s nominees to key posts overseeing the tech sector won’t be much friendlier.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
From a garage to a $2.5b start-up: SafetyCulture founder steps down
Luke Anear was a private investigator when he launched a start-up from his Townsville garage, growing it into one of the nation’s largest tech businesses.
- by David Swan
Review
Video games
The best device for playing PC games is finally coming to Australia
Valve’s Steam Deck has great hardware and removes Windows from the equation, making for a streamlined and accessible PC gaming handheld.
- by Tim Biggs
Anti-Musk: The social media site picking up a lot of X refugees in Australia
Bluesky is Australia’s top-ranked social media app in both Apple and Google’s app stores, firming as the social media website of choice for those quitting X.
- by David Swan
Buoyed by Trump win, US pro-crypto lobby group opens Australian outpost
‘Stand With Crypto’, a lobby group backed by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, is hoping to capitalise on a wave of momentum from Donald Trump’s decisive US election win.
- by David Swan
Perspective
Good Weekend
Who approves a Steaming Poo? The serious business of giving an emoji the thumbs-up
Who creates the symbols so many of us now use to communicate? How do they get on our phones? And why can’t we all agree on what each one actually means?
- by David Swan
New Optus boss ready for fresh chapter after two rough years for telco
Eight days into his new role, Stephen Rue says Optus can move on from outages and a cyberattack.
- by David Swan
Analysis
Gadgets
Apple’s next device might make your home a lot smarter
The long-rumoured Apple smart display has reportedly started to take shape – and it could be a lot different to sticking an iPad on your wall.
- by Tim Biggs
Embattled WiseTech faces class action lawsuit from shareholders
Just weeks after its CEO stepped down, the software firm is now facing Supreme Court action alleging misleading conduct and a breach of disclosure obligations to investors.
- by David Swan
Exclusive
Venture capital
Albanese’s $15b tech fund gets ready to write first cheques
Two years after it was first legislated to beef up Australia’s competitiveness in technology and manufacturing, the National Reconstruction Fund is about to make its first investments.
- by David Swan
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