Visitors to Sochi will be hacked ‘almost immediately’
A US reporter in Sochi has said that his computers and phone were hackde ‘almost immediately’ when he set up in Russia to cover the Olympics.
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Twitter names things Schapelle missed
AS talk of Schapelle Corby’s parole continues, the Twitterverse has started to name what she has missed out on since she went into prison in 2005.
The best #Neknomination video we’ve seen
DAYS after two young men were killed by the Neknomination craze, a South African man has turned the deadly drinking game on its head.
Five ways Facebook has changed our lives
SINCE the social network arrived in 2004 it’s delivered far more than just a way to show off your holiday snaps or kill a few minutes at work. It’s changed us for good and for worse.
Facebook rejects ‘Neknominate’ ban
FACEBOOK has rejected calls to ban pages linked to the “Neknomination” drinking craze, despite two deaths in Ireland being linked to the online game.
North Korea creates super-strict internet for kids
NORTH Korean students at Kim Il Sung University surf the internet but the restricted offering is hidden from foreign eyes.
This is where your internet comes from
THIS map shows where the world’s internet cables go and how mesmerisingly complex the world’s internet infrastructure is.
YouTube suspends Abbott’s account
TONY Abbott may claim he’s “delivered on his promise”, but over the weekend his YouTube video was taken down for ‘deceptive content’.
BBC’s dirty subtitle screw-up is hilarious
THE BBC has had a subtitle blunder, welcoming its viewers to “the [Chinese] year of the whore” instead of the year of the horse. Easy mistake, right?
Amazing map of the internet: where would you live?
SOME people are on the internet so much, they may as well live there. This map shows what the internet would like if it were earth itself.
Raunchy pic teacher gets job back
A SPECIAL education teacher’s aide who was suspended after semi-nude online modelling pictures were sent to the school has been reinstated.
This guy is the best photobomber ever
HE RUBS shoulders with Obama, is besties with Kanye, holidays with Beyonce and Jay-Z and twerks onstage with Miley. Meet the world’s most awesome photobomber.
Watch an exorcist suck demons out of client
BOB Larson claims to have performed more than 20,000 exorcisms, and now he has branched into cyberspace. Watch as he expels a spirit from a client in Norway. Digitally.
Which countries are racist, rich and boring?
WHY is China so polluted? Why is Italy so racist? These are just some of the questions people Google about Europe and Asia.
Bitcoin dealers ‘laundered money’
CRIMINAL charges have been filed against two operators of a Bitcoin exchange which enabled its users to buy drugs on Silk Road.
Google buys mystery company for $575m
GOOGLE has shelled out $US500 million for a mystery artificial intelligence company founded by a 37-year old former chess prodigy.
BP caught in reply all email chaos
THIS is why you should always check before replying all. Oil giant BP caught up in an email chain snowstorm that sent the company into mail meltdown.
OMG! I wish I hadn’t posted that
THE first generation of digital natives regret their social media past and want to warn others. What posts do you wish you’d never sent?
The internet’s most hated man arrested
THE man dubbed the internet’s biggest villain, revenge porn king, Hunter Moore has been arrested on hacking charges.
Pope calls internet a ‘gift from God’
THE internet, home of pornography, Facebook and endless cat videos, is actually a “gift from God”, according to Pope Francis.
Genius hacks dating site to find wife
AN AMERICAN math genius hacked dating site OkCupid after being fed up with its suggestions and eventually found his wife.
Cool Runnings is back in 2014
JAMAICA does have a bobsled team. The web has saved our favourite underdog, made famous by Cool Runnings, and crowdfunded their way to the Olympics.
Footballer slams Twitter for trolls
FORMER England footballer Stan Collymore says Twitter was failing to do enough to clamp down on internet trolls.
Parents’ sexist Google searches
PARENTS are surprisingly sexist when it comes to Google searches about their kids – asking ‘is my daughter pretty?’ and ‘is my son gifted?’
Notorious hacker Guccifer ‘arrested’
THE notorious hacker known as Guccifer, who leaked George W. Bush’s animal artwork to the world, has reportedly been arrested.
Naked biker shocks shoppers
POLICE in Germany are on the hunt for a cheeky motorcyclist who rode naked through a crowded marketplace.
Dodgy ‘Digger’ in car sales scam
A DODGY “Digger” is duping dozens of people of tens and thousands of dollars in an elaborate online car sales scam nationwide.
UK develops cyber strike capability
AS new front lines emerge online, the United Kingdom has announced it has developed a cyber strike capability – and Australia is set to benefit.
Snowden: My mission is accomplished
NSA leaker Edward Snowden said his “mission’s already accomplished” after revealing secrets that have caused a reassessment of US policies.
Pollie tweets Festivus rant of grievances
ONE US politician, and obvious Seinfeld fan, has taken to Twitter to air his grievances for Festivus.
Pirate: ‘US stole my Bitcoins’
THE internet “pirate” accused of running the notorious illegal-drug-peddling website Silk Road claims that the feds are the real buccaneers.
Man jailed for making fun of Dubai
AN AMERICAN has been jailed for a year for making a satirical video that pokes fun at the “gangsta” youth culture in Dubai.
Online niche product owners thrive
AUSTRALIA’S craftiest small business owners are bucking the trend of high business failure rates by starting online with a niche product.
PR exec apologises for racist tweet
A PR expert who was fired over an appalling AIDS joke has issued an apology saying she is ashamed by her behaviour.
PR exec fired over racist tweet
SHE’S supposed to be a PR expert, but Justine Sacco’s ‘outrageous, offensive’ tweet has cost her her job and sparked outrage around the world.
Impostor to get $40k a year to go to Harvard
IT’S a pretty good offer, albeit with a slight catch. A man is offering to pay someone $40,000 to pose as him and complete his university degree at Harvard.
How The Bible predicted digital journalism
THINK the way we consume information is getting dumber? Then you clearly haven’t read The Good Book lately. Read on and all will be explained …
My Secret Santa was Bill Gates
ONE Reddit user got a shock when she found out the “Bill” that was assigned to her via the website’s Secret Santa was actually Bill Gates.
Mum, daughter in topless pic scandal
A US mother who posed topless in a hot tub with her equally topless daughter, 14, has been charged after the photos circulated around local schools.
Facebook finally adds dislike button … kind of
FACEBOOK users have been demanding a “dislike” button on the social media site for years, and they finally have their wish. Kind of. There’s a catch.
The whole of 2013 in one image
CAN’T remember the major events this past year? Don’t worry, here’s a drawing that captures everything that happened in 2013 in one scene.
Mistress accused of online extortion
A MAN allegedly paid his lover $100,000 after she blackmailed him by posting photos of his wife on social media.
We search for answers on death, stars
THREE of the world’s four fastest-rising search requests on Google this year were triggered by the deaths of famous men.
Snowden offers Brazil asylum deal
NATIONAL Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden claims he would help investigate US spying on Brazil, but only if granted political asylum.
Fraudsters swarm to online shoppers
FRAUDSTERS continue to wreck havoc for innocent internet shoppers by scamming hundreds of millions of dollars from them.
‘I was right’: Snowden’s court victory
WHISTLEBLOWER Edward Snowden has said a court ruling that the NSA’s data gathering operation was “unconstitutional” has vindicated his leaks.
The abandoned places that time forgot
THEY are the spaces and places that time forgot, captured for the world to explore. Rediscover the lost worlds that were once thriving hubs of humanity.
Twitter may let you edit your tweets
IN good news for the gaffe-prone, Twitter is reportedly working on a feature that would let users edit tweets after publishing them.
Facebook turns to AI for help
FACEBOOK has hired an expert in artificial intelligence to head a new research arm aimed at making its user experience more relevant.
Spy ‘open to deal’ with Snowden
THE head of a task force investigating the damage from the Edward Snowden leaks says he’s open to cutting an amnesty deal with the US intelligence leaker.
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