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Jared LynchTechnology Editor

Jared Lynch is The Australian’s Technology Editor, with a career spanning two decades. Jared is based in Melbourne and has extensive experience in markets, start-ups, media and corporate affairs. His work has gained recognition as a finalist in the Walkley and Quill awards. Previously, he worked at The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

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Sonos Ace: why new software beats a new model

A year after its app disaster, Sonos has released a major software update that it says transforms its Ace headphones as it aims to win back trust. Is it worth the hype?

Jared Lynch

GamingTechnology

Australia's hottest video game and TV show have launched a new collaboration to take on the world.

Our most famous blue heeler joins a cut-and-thrust gaming classic

Bluey, one of Australia’s hottest exports, was born from video games and now its creator is partnering with another game, Fruit Ninja, for a family friendly twist on the global phenomenon.

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Seismic shiftTechnology

Portrait of senior professional man thinking about how to solve the problem while sitting at office in front of computer and working late.

AI is killing Google search: is your business next?

Google search is on life support, facing an AI-powered armageddon that’s forcing Australian businesses to completely rewrite their online growth strategies. But all is not lost.

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TechnologyTechnology

03-12-2024 - Richard White founder WiseTech Global appears at company's investors day in Sydney.

WiseTech exodus continues as veterans exit

WiseTech’s boardroom upheaval has continued with two of its longest serving directors, Charles Gibbon and Michael Gregg, walking out the door of the logistics software titan.

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Brain drainTechnology

Brain Nervous System concept. Science is something that children should study and learn. Thinking process and Psychology of Kids.

ChatGPT making us stupid: MIT

A study has revealed a potential decline in critical thinking and problem-solving skills, raising questions about the true cost of convenience in the age of artificial intelligence.

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TelecommunicationsTechnology

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos - 4 MAY 2024: Optus signage is seen outside a store on Bourke Street. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Diego Fedele

Optus fined $100m for selling mobile plans to ‘vulnerable’ Aussies

Australia’s second-biggest telco has been fined $100m after it sold plans to Australians it knew couldn’t afford them, including a deaf, mute homeless man and forging contracts with First Nations people.

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EXCLUSIVETechnology

(FILES) A kangaroo jumps in a field amidst smoke from a bushfire in Snowy Valley on the outskirts of Cooma on January 4, 2020. Australian firefighters are preparing what they predict will be the fiercest fire season since the monster

Start-up scores $68m for AI firefighters

An Australian-founded start-up has developed a new system that can spot a plume of smoke from 20km away and stop bush fires exploding into ‘mega’ infernos.

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EXCLUSIVETechnology

Professor Tony Costello is one of the leading prostate specialists in Australia.Tony is Professorial Fellow & Former Head Department of Urology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, affiliated with Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne. Prof. Tony Costello with the latest in non-invasive surgery of prostate cancer using remote controlled robotics and 3D cameras. Picture: David Caird

Melbourne start-up worth $25m on cap raise for new surgical tool

A medtech start-up that raised $6m is tapping investors again to expand its hyper-realistic human models that allow surgeons to be trained for a fraction of the cost.

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WWDC 2025Technology

Apple announces a new design language for its operating systems called

Apple’s big bet on the future of AI (and your iPhone)

Apple’s ‘tortoise-like’ strategy focuses on a massive software overhaul rather than a Siri revamp. But is this slow and steady approach enough to catch rivals and secure the iPhone’s future?

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TelecommunicationsTechnology

TOPSHOT - A long March-2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft and crew of three astronauts lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in the Gobi desert, northwest China, on October 30, 2024. The mission of three astronauts to the Tiangong space station will carry out experiments with an eye to the space programme's ambitious goal of placing astronauts on the Moon by 2030 and eventually constructing a lunar base. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)

Aussie satellite shake-up as Vocus takes on Musk’s Starlink

Macquarie-backed Vocus is partnering with Canadian-based satellite provider Telesat to launch a new network in Australia to rival Elon Musk’ Starlink.

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