Jared Lynch

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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Children on a birthday party blowing birthday candles. Generic. Stop. Picture: iSTOCK

What a child’s party taught me about Albo’s social media ban

Watching a parent glued to their phone at a birthday party, then seeing what they posted, made me think about how a social media ban for adults, not just kids, might be a good idea.

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EXCLUSIVETechnology

16/02/2023. Nuix CEO Jonathan Rubinsztein, photographed at their offices in Sydney. Britta Campion / The Australian

How swimming and meditation helped Nuix boss stay focused

Jonathan Rubinsztein is quietly rebuilding Nuix around artificial intelligence as he draws a line under a difficult four years and sets up his company to rival Microsoft and Amazon.

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TechnologyBusiness

**THE LIST 2024**Richard White, Maree Isaacs, Co-founders, WiseTech Global. Photographed by Nic Walker, Tuesday 17st October.

WiseTech co-founder cashes out amid White scandal

Co-founder Maree Isaacs is set to collect an initial payment of $285m after a decision to sell her stake in the tech giant.

Jared Lynch and John Stensholt

AnalysisTechnology

TOPSHOT - Students look at their phones in Melbourne on November 28, 2024 as Australia looks to ban children under 16 from social media with claims social media platforms have been tarnished by cyberbullying, the spread of illegal content, and election-meddling claims. Australia is among the vanguard of nations trying to clean up social media, and the age limit legislation will make it among the world's strictest measures aimed at children. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Social media ban fails to teach children how to think

The Albanese government’s social media ban oversimplifies a complex problem and, crucially, fails to teach children how to think critically and make us a smarter nation.

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AnalysisTechnology

Students look at their phones in Melbourne on November 28, 2024 as Australia looks to ban children under 16 from social media with claims social media platforms have been tarnished by cyberbullying, the spread of illegal content, and election-meddling claims. Australia is among the vanguard of nations trying to clean up social media, and the age limit legislation will make it among the world's strictest measures aimed at children. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

Social media ban ‘dangerous’ and ‘clumsy’ tech experts warn

Meta says every social media app will have to start collecting Australian children’s biometric and personal identification data to comply with new laws that experts warn risk dooming the country to digital illiteracy.

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gift guideTechnology

Tech gift guide canva of various products

Our tech experts pick their top Christmas gifts

The Australian’s tech team has picked 18 gift ideas that are on sale now for this Christmas. Here’s what’s hot and how you can snap up a bargain.

Jared Lynch and Joseph Lam

ExclusiveTechnology

Big tech’s plan to revive Australia’s universities

Silicon Valley says it has a solution to help hoist Australian universities back up the world rankings list, after they were all pushed further down the latest global league table this year.

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CryptocurrencyTechnology

Beijing, China - December 29, 2017: Two months after the closure of Chinese exchanges, Bitcoin price broke $11000 in December 2, 2017, and some new forks of Bitcoin were launched: Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Btcoin Gold (BTG), Bitcoin Diamond (BCD). Photos of cryptocyrrencies Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, dogecoin with trditional money, new currency system, full depth of focus istock image

Bitcoin is ‘dirt cheap’, Nasdaq-listed miner says

Former Macquarie banker turned bitcoin miner Dan Roberts says the price of the cryptocurrency is “dirt cheap” despite it recently topping $150,000 for the first time.

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Tech spend-fest looks set to defy cost of living crunch

Harvey Norman is aiming to woo shoppers with a range of Black Friday deals on popular items, from headphones and laptops to home audio and security systems.

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National securityTechnology

This picture taken on October 12, 2015 shows the C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea by cable laying ship "Ile de Brehat" off the shore of Helsinki, Finland. Germany and Finland said November 18, 2024 they were "deeply concerned" that an undersea telecommunications cable linking the countries had been severed and opened a probe, at a time of high tensions with Russia. "Our European security is not only under threat from Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, but also from hybrid warfare by malicious actors," the countries' foreign ministers said in a joint statement. sr/sea/js (Photo by Heikki Saukkomaa / Lehtikuva / AFP) / Finland OUT

Google expands $1bn US-Asia sea cable via Darwin

The tech giant is expanding its $1bn ‘Pacific Connect’ undersea cable project to link Darwin and Singapore – a move it says will boost ‘reliability and resilience’ of Australia’s internet.

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