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A Perth couple have lost their cat and their home after an iPad ignited while on charge. Picture: Channel 9

Chilling iPad warning after huge blaze

The family has had their home destroyed and a pet has been killed after they left an iPad charging while no one was home.

PM’s social media ban like ‘whack-a-mole’

As the PM shores up plans for a social media ban for Aussie teenagers, Facebook’s head of global affairs has called the proposal a ‘whack-a-mole nightmare’ for parents.

KitchenAid has released four new coffee machines in Australia.

Espresso war brews as US interloper enters Breville territory

KitchenAid has muscled in on Australia’s espresso machine market. Is this another Starbucks moment or can America finally make a good coffee?

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Alexa’s wild response to Kamala question

Amazon is under fire after videos showed its Alexa AI giving strikingly different responses about Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

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Samsung's 2023 model Galaxy Z Fold5.

Is this high-end foldable phone really worth the money?

There’s been a huge amount of hype around folding phones, but how good are they really? We’ve put Samsung’s flagship to the test to see whether bigger is really better, and how the cameras perform.

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Airbnb’s shocking AI fail for Aussie woman

An Australian woman has recounted a “shocking” difference between how her and her partner were treated by Airbnb’s app.

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Retail staff will wear the new cameras to fight theft and violence in Coles stores

‘Big Brother’ fears for Aussie supermarkets

Behemoths Coles and Woolies are spending millions on new body cameras and hi-tech scanners and there’s growing unease about the scale of surveillance.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos SEPTEMBER, 22, 2023: Generic pictures of a Post Office on the North Shore. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

‘No sense’ for so many post offices: Aus Post

On the back of a significant loss and a declining letters business, Australia Post is calling for regulatory overhaul to keep the business afloat without asking taxpayers for help.

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The aftermath of a suspected lithium-ion e-bike battery fire at an apartment block in Wolli Creek, NSW. Picture: Supplied

30 flee for life after e-bike battery blaze

Another lithium-ion battery has caught fire, forcing 30 people to evacuate from a high-rise apartment block.

Firefighters have been working tirelessly while battling the Perth Hills bushfire. Picture: Supplied by DFES via Incident Photographer Morten Boe via NCA NewsWire

Major move as Aussies brace for horror fires

The government is exploring a new system that would allow Australians caught in natural disasters to access phone coverage regardless of where they are.

iPhone 15 Pro Max put to the test. Photo: Mark Furler

‘Why iPhone 15 beats every competitor’

Apple has been playing catch-up with Android when it comes to its cameras. But it really has taken a giant step forward with the iPhone 15.

Tesla car rampages through Chicago

Tesla car rampages through Chicago

This is the horrifying moment a Tesla trapped in Chicago’s Lower Wacker Drive was attacked by an unruly flash mob.

Project Primrose involves new research into smart materials. Picture: Adobe

Audience gasps at woman’s ‘insane’ dress

There were gasps from the crowd as a new hi-tech dress was unveiled that could be the future of fashion.

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Google Pixel 8 and Google Pixel 8 Pro phones are displayed during a Google product launch event in New York on October 4, 2023. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

‘A lot of concerns’: Wild feature of new phone

It’s a brand known for its low prices and incredible camera phones but their latest offering breaks the mould.

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