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Labor says the NBN is still a superior product and more cost-effective than Starlink for a vast majority of Australians.

‘No way’: Labor says NBN will beat Elon Musk’s Starlink on broadband

Elon Musk’s Starlink network is winning Australian customers, but Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says NBN will remain cheaper and get faster.

  • David Crowe

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An Apple conference about Siri in California in 2018.

Apple settles eavesdropping class action for $153 million

A US class action had alleged the tech giant was using virtual assistant Siri’s microphone to record conversations without users’ knowledge.

  • Michael Liedtke
Multinational tech firms are being targeted by a swathe of new laws.

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.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Anthony Pratt (centre) at this year’s Met Gala.

Colonel Anthony Pratt? How the billionaire box king earned his stripes

What intrigued us most about the cardboard baron’s LinkedIn announcement that he was moving to the US was the name on his social media account.

  • Sherryn Groch and Kishor Napier-Raman
Let that sink in, says Elon Musk.

The alarm over Elon Musk and national security has yet to sink in

The prospect of Musk doing the bidding of Vladimir Putin – or any authoritarian leader – would be malign influence at a whole other level.

  • Chris Zappone
Telegram has been used to motivate some Trump supporters “fight like hell”. 

On Telegram, a violent preview of what may unfold during and after the US election

Far-right groups like the Proud Boys are revving people up to fight should Trump lose, with some promising “to get you trained and ready for election day”.

  • Paul Mozur, Adam Satariano, Aaron Krolik and Steven Lee Myers
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Malcolm Gladwell is back with a <i>Tipping Point </i>sequel that introduces a major new concept - the overstory.

He coined the term ‘tipping point’ – then COVID superspreaders made him reconsider

As the pace of technological change accelerates, bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell predicts ever more frequent disruption.

  • Greg Callaghan
An image of the debunked hit-and-run claim video.

Russians faked video accusing Kamala Harris of hit-and-run: experts

In an emotional account from a wheelchair, a victim says she “cannot remain silent any more”. But everything about the video is made up by a troll army called Storm-1516.

  • Ali Swenson
Democracy sausages for sale outside the voting centre at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, in Canberra last year. Australia is proud of its democratic processes.

Democracy backsliding: Fewer people are voting, more doubt results

The Global Report on the State of the Democracy, which has measured democratic performance in 158 countries since 1975, is out. It has some good news too.

  • Jan Olsen

Defending our democracy: How a cranky uncle, Swedish inspo and ‘pre-bunking’ help out

Our home-grown election system is the envy of the Western world. Will it be enough to inoculate us from AI, fake news and other threats to our way of life?

  • Nick Bryant

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