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Alexa ‘tells child to try deadly challenge’

Alexa ‘tells child to try deadly challenge’

A mother is appalled after Amazon’s Alexa allegedly told her child to try a potentially deadly TikTok challenge.

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Unexpected result as 2yo plays with tablet

In a warning shot to the top technology companies, upstart TCL has entered in the tablet market. And it’s not taking any prisoners.

How workers can cash in on huge change

One bank’s customers can help their local barista make some extra money by doing one simple thing thanks to a new initiative.

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‘Do not wear’: Anti-5G product backfires

Despite being advertised for their unproven “protective powers”, a nuclear safety body has warned these ‘quantum’ products could do the opposite.

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La Habra, United States - July 15, 2016: Macro closeup image of pokemon go game app icon in the Apple App Store on an iPhone 6. Pokemon Go is a popular virtual reality game.

The island with a physical app store

WHEN residents of this island want to browse the app store, they have to physically walk through the front door of a shop front.

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China’s other rising iPhone destroyer

China’s other rising iPhone destroyer

YOU probably haven’t heard about the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t scaring the world’s tech giants.

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Australian television turns 60, stock shot of smart TV and remote control. Picture: iStock/Getty Images.

More smart TVs caught spying on you

IF YOU want to eer on the side of caution these days, just assume your smart devices are eavesdropping on you.

Sony FDR-X3000 4K Action Cam has improved image stablisation.

Top gadgets for the great outdoors

WHEN it’s time to leave that screen and explore the great outdoors, here are five great gadgets to add to the adventure.

iPhone apps vulnerable to hackers

SECURITY experts have detected a major flaw in dozens of iPhone apps that could let hackers gain access to sensitive data, including banking details.

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A pilot model of an Uber self-driving car Sept. 13 in Pittsburgh. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

Uber looks to the sky with flying cars

FORGET about getting an Uber ride home – now the company that transformed the transport industry is looking to take to the skies.

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Redundancies mark the end of Allphones

AT least 69 Allphones employees have been made redundant and 18 stores closed after the independent Aussie telco giant went into administration.

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Signage at a Telstra store in Sydney Friday, May 20, 2016. Telstra has apologised to customers affected by an internet outage, the fourth service failure from the telco in as many months. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Telstra mocked over latest outage

TELSTRA suffered yet another major outage yesterday. Frustrated customers channelled their fury into a good cause: merciless mockery.

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‘I’ve never known that to happen before’

TELSTRA’S CEO apologises for national network meltdown which disrupted rail and flight travel, and caused a weird text messaging malfunction.

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Telstra nationwide outage blamed on fire

Telstra nationwide outage blamed on fire

MOBILE users across the country were without coverage for hours today. The outage even grounded several flights.

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