Web culture
Edgy or offensive? How these early-2000s internet creators kept webcomics alive
Webcomics are well past their peak, but Cyanide & Happiness is still deep in the game. Here’s how it has managed to keep up with the non-stop beast that is the internet.
- Nell Geraets
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WTF! Australians don’t swear as much as others do online, study shows
The University of Queensland researchers examined more than 1.7 billion words of online content across 20 English-speaking countries.
- Savannah Meacham
They’re a childhood rite of passage, so why are more parents saying ‘no’ to sleepovers?
With concerns around safety and unsupervised access to the internet, some parents don’t feel comfortable with sleepovers.
- Lauren Ironmonger
- Opinion
- Spectrum
It’s time to face the truth: The internet has ruined everything
We used to be a society, now look at us.
- Richard Glover
Notorious internet message board 4chan has been hacked, posts claim
The claim of a hack “looks legit”, according to cybercrime experts.
- Raphael Satter
I paid an athlete $120 to send me a personalised video. You can, too
Thousands of celebrities are sending personalised videos to paying fans. But how exactly does it work?
- Gemma Grant
- Exclusive
- Australia votes
Major parties harvesting personal data under guise of helping voters
The major parties are harvesting personal details in the guise of helping voters apply for postal ballots at the very start of a hotly contested election campaign.
- James Massola and Mike Foley
His name is Claude, and he may be Silicon Valley’s most beloved confidant
To the people who love the AI chatbot, Claude just feels … different. More creative and empathetic. Less gratingly robotic. More like a smart, attentive human.
- Kevin Roose
- Opinion
- Social media
In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era
With Wednesday’s decision, Mark Zuckerberg has cemented Silicon Valley’s radical facelift as it cosies up to President-elect Donald Trump.
- David Swan
- Opinion
- Elon Musk
Elon Musk quits Tesla, flying cars take off: The predictions for tech in 2025
The past year has been wild for the global technology sector, and the next year is set to be even wilder.
- David Swan
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