China launches gaming crackdown
China is reigning in excessive gaming among its young, branding it as ‘spiritual opium’.
Big Tech
Lockdown online retail growth stalls
The enormous growth enjoyed by online retail during the pandemic may be stalling if eBay’s latest figures are an indication.
Samsung to unveil 2021 gadgets
A fold and flip phone, smartwatches, and wireless earbuds are expected to be unveiled at Samsung’s unpacked event tonight.
Chefprep scales Sydney’s top restaurants
This start-up has helped top-end restaurants across the state survive the ongoing lockdown.
Nation’s innovation secret is out
Ron Spector is helping ANZi, the venture-capital arm of the bank, look to the future. Like many in his game, he was thrilled with Square’s bid for local start-up Afterpay.
Big tech gives free speech the boot
The latest salvo in the war on what we are allowed to read, see, hear and discuss is Youtube’s decision to ban Sky News Australia.
Amazon hit with billion dollar privacy fine
The European Union privacy regulator has hit Amazon with a record $1.2bn fine for breaches of privacy related to advertising.
Airwallex founders launch VC fund
The new fund aims to raise $US200 million through the Airwallex founders and other investors, according to Jack Zhang.
Apple Wallet expands into health cards
Apple has announced that Australians will be the first in the world to add contactless health insurance cards to Apple Wallet.
TikTok’s algorithm reveals your deepest desires
A Wall Street Journal investigation created dozens of automated TikTok accounts to uncover how its algorithms suck in users.
Chip shortage ‘could stretch to 2023’
Intel’s CEO has added to the growing view that the chip-supply disruptions hitting companies and consumers won’t wane soon.
Bezos flies higher than Branson
Jeff Bezos flew higher than Richard Branson in a lower space flight that used very different technology.
TSMC to diversify into US, Japan
Key global chipmaker TSMC will diversity into Japan and the US, with Taiwan’s longer term future under a cloud and a worldwide chip shortage in train.
Why I’m suing big tech
The former US president explains why his class action is ‘essential to restore free speech for myself and every American’.
Google loses appeal over lawyer’s payout
Court of Appeal rejects tech giant’s attempt to quash a massive fine for maintaining search results to defamatory article.
Tesla will accept bitcoin once miners clean up their act: Musk
The cryptocurrency rose 5 per cent after Elon Musk’s tweet.
House bills seek to break up Amazon, big tech companies
A raft of bipartisan legislation aimed at reining in big tech has been proposed, including a bill that seeks to make Amazon split or shed some of its products.
Internet outage hits dozens of websites
Dozens of US and European websites went offline overnight due to an internal glitch at a major cloud-service provider.
Encryption app snares 200 Australian criminals
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the operation “has struck a heavy blow against organised crime.”
UnitingCare hit by cyber breach
The healthcare provider’s staff have been forced to use pen and paper, with services knocked offline.
Google’s privacy settings are a mess
The ACCC’s case against Google dealt with the tip of the iceberg when it comes to issues around the personal data it collects.
Social media giants target generation next
Primary school students have become the latest target for social media giants looking to engage the next generation of users.
Canva valuation skyrockets to $19.5bn
The Sydney design company is now one of the fastest growing software companies in history.
News Corp, Facebook strike content deal
The multi-year agreement will see the tech giant pay the media company for displaying its news content on the Facebook News product.
Big data for liberal democracy
In this brave new world, we need tech giants to become a major problem for authoritarian rivals.
Oxfam hit by data breach
The charity says donor names, addresses and phone numbers have been stolen.
What sparked extreme Facebook move
Australians are no longer able to access and share news on Facebook. Where did the decision come from, and is it really a shock?
What sparked extreme Facebook move
Australians are no longer able to access and share news on Facebook. Where did the decision come from, and is it really a shock?
Delete the app: ex-Facebook boss
A former Facebook CEO says the Australian news ban represents an act of war and is a move Mark Zuckerberg may regret.
News Corp in global deal with Google
News Corp strikes a deal under which Google will pay it for content, as Australia prepares to legislate a media bargaining code.
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