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WhatsApp will never be the same again

It’s been a long time coming but one of the world’s biggest messaging platforms has finally turned its back on its own founding mantra.

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emerging 11-year-old Aussie chess prodigy Reyaansh Chakrabarty composite.Picture: NewsWire

Is this Aussie 11yo the next world champ?

A rising Aussie chess whiz talks about beating grandmasters and what he loves about the hit Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit.

BUNDABERG, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 9, 2025: Vigil for Pheobe Bishop. Pheobe's mother Kylie Johnson and sister Kaylea Bishop. Picture: NewsWire / Paul Beutel

Pheobe’s mum hits back at cruel claims

The mother of Pheobe Bishop, who police allege was murdered, has spoken out after being accused of exploiting her daughter’s name.

Immigration officials in the US have confirmed they detained and then told one of the world’s biggest TikTok stars to leave the country because he 'overstayed the terms of his visa'.

World’s biggest TikTok star told to leave US

One of the world’s biggest social media stars, with 160 million followers, was taken into custody by immigration officials in the US.

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CEO shooting suspect’s bizarre online history

Here is everything we know about Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Amazon delivers huge Christmas update

Online behemoth Amazon has just announced the cut-off date for its Christmas Day delivery service.

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The Australian government has succesfully passed a bill to ban social meda use for children and teenagers under 16. Picture: NewsWire

Albo’s boast after ‘shenanigans’ on new laws

Australia has effectively passed some of the world’s strictest regulations for social media use, which will put teens and social media giants on notice.

John Singleton, who endured a devastating 2024 after his daughter, Dawn, was one of the women killed in the Bondi Junction stabbings, was the most searched Australian public figure.

Devastating reason Aussie legend in the news

Google has released the top searches made by Aussies in 2024 – led by a tragic event that saw John Singleton in the headlines.

‘Failed’: Apple facing $1.2 billion lawsuit

Victims of child sexual abuse in the US have sued the tech giant for $1.2 billion in damages, claiming it failed to stop the distribution of illegal material.

‘170m users’: TikTok hit by major bombshell

Chinese social media giant TikTok has been hit a massive roadblock that could see it lose 170 million users.

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TikTok ban upheld in high-stakes court battle

TikTok has lost its bid to overturn a looming ban in the US, meaning the app faces being shut down next month unless Donald Trump delivers on his promise to save it.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. APRIL 24, 2024: Reece P Kershaw, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police & Mike Burgess, ASIO Director-General address the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Spy alliance’s dire warning on Aussie kids

The world’s most powerful spy alliance has issued a rare warning amid concerns young Aussies and minors are being radicalised online at an alarming new rate.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, DECEMBER 18, 2023. Screen grabs from supplied viedo. A motel in a quiet Adelaide suburb has been targeted by neo-Nazis who staged a protest in broad daylight. Six members of the neo-Nazi group Nationalist Socialist Network were captured on video walking down Main North Rd in the northernAdelaide suburb of Pooraka on Sunday before stopping at the Pavlos Motel. The balaclava-clad men were then seen performing Sieg Hail salutes, also known as Nazi or Hitler salutes, in the carport ofthe motel while being led through chants by a man carrying a megaphone. Picture : NCA NewsWire

Nazi threat sparks call for hate database

An inquiry into the rising threat of right wing extremism has delivered a set of options to roll back the hatred, including a new national hate crimes database.

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Facial recognition warning you need to hear

Chilling CCTV warning Aussies need to hear

Facial recognition technology is used at your favourite venues across the country, and Aussies have no idea.

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