Australia’s $1.5bn trump card in Meta fight
The parent company behind Facebook could face a mammoth fine if found to have breached a major agreement with news publishers.
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Huge change for influencer hot spot
A new service has been installed at a picturesque location hidden in a national park, after it became an influencer content hot spot.
‘A threat’: Meta blasted for news deal cut
The government has vowed to take swift action after Facebook owner Meta announced it no longer intends to pay for local news.
Wild map leaves Aussies raging
A huge chunk of Telstra’s mobile phone customers have been left with no access to data amid troubles with the telco’s 4G network.
Strange item Swifties are begging for
It’s the collectors item you probably wouldn’t think twice about but some Swifties are begging people to send it to them.
Ex-school worker’s whinge after child porn find
A former IT worker at an elite Sydney girls’ school who kept child abuse material on his work computer has made a bizarre complaint to the court.
Elite school worker’s sick dark web search
A former IT worker at a Sydney girls’ school used the dark web to find child abuse material by searching the term ‘teen jailbait’, a court has heard.
Reason for Facebook’s ‘chirping’ noise
Facebook users who thought they were losing the plot over an annoying sound while scrolling the app have been delivered an explanation.
Doxxing crackdown imminent: Albo
The Prime Minister has weighed in after hundreds of Jewish Australians were doxxed, signalling new laws will be enacted.
Russia move sends US state into free fall
A US state is being hyped up by Russian interference and is threatening “a war” over a Mexican “invasion”.
Huge change to Google Australia
The way everyone uses Google is going to change – and the benefits Google claims it will have are remarkable.
Vodafone sorry for service outage
Vodafone has apologised after customers in Australia were left without reception because of a “brief technical issue”.
‘Check it twice’ warning to Aussie Swifties
The Taylor Swift phenomenon is about to hit Australia and police are warning Swifties to “please keep your side of the street clean”.
Urgent new warning for Bali tourists
It’s Australia’s most popular holiday destination, but a fresh warning has been issued for travellers to exercise a high degree of caution.
Apple iCloud crashes in global outage
The tech giant has confirmed services are down, with the outage affecting customers globally.
Bizarre Trump image reveals alarming truth
What appears to be an innocuous image of Donald Trump praying in church could actually change the outcome of the US election.
Optus triple-0 outage fail finally revealed
More than 2000 Optus customers were unable to contact triple-0 during the telco’s outage last month, 10 times the number first reported.
‘Boyfriend’ was deepfake romance scam
An Aussie woman has opened up about her two-year relationship with a man she met online — but a detail in a video sounded the alarm.
Bank’s urgent warning against new scam
One of Australia’s major banks has urged customers to “immediately” do this one thing if they get this message, which purports to be from the bank themselves.
How to save money on the essentials
Brand loyalty is costing Australians $4.5bn per year but there is a way to slash hundreds of dollars off your bills for electricity, mobile and broadband.
One major threat to 2025 election
Experts have called on the government to ban the use of artificial intelligence chatbots in the use of political campaigns ahead of the 2025 election.
New tax to hit Aussie travellers
Aussie travellers will soon be hit by a new tax when trying to visit one of the nation’s most popular holiday destinations.
AI threatens to swallow the internet
What is often described as a conspiracy theory could be a reality if action isn’t taken.
Warning as new online scam emerges
Social media users are being warned of an online scam linking to one of Australia’s major airports.
Mayor’s fury at late BOM storm warning
A prominent Mayor has slammed the Bureau of Meteorology over issuing storm warnings while his city was being hit with wild weather.
Common Christmas problem solved
Everything you need to remember when you’re doing your Christmas shopping this year.
Update after massive bank outages
One of Australia’s big four banks has provided an update after thousands of customers were affected by a network outage.
Millionaire’s warning: ‘Lose your money’
An Australian millionaire and a couple who lost their entire $220,000 superannuation are warning anyone who uses a phone to watch out for a particularly sneaky scam.
Google list reveals Australia’s top searches
Google has released its top searches for 2023, revealing exactly what we’ve been looking for over the past year.
‘Illegal monopoly’: Google loses lawsuit
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, won a major court battle against Google as a jury found the tech giant holds an illegal monopoly through its Android app store.
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