Technology

A hacker is threatening to release the private call logs of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
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US Politics
Kristin Shorten

Hackers threaten to release Trump, Harris phone numbers

A hacker is threatening to release the private call logs of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris if one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies doesn’t respond.

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The east coast high-speed rail project will connect Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.
Technology
Neve Brissenden

Major development in Australia high-speed rail plan

Rail passengers keen to travel across the Australian east coast in record time could be one step closer to experiencing high-speed rail.

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Possibly one of the world’s worst cybercriminals, who allegedly stole the data of millions of Australians, has been arrested in Canada and will face an extradition hearing today.
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Australia
Kristin Shorten

Hacker accused of massive Ticketmaster data breach arrested

The hacker who allegedly stole the data of millions of Australians has been arrested in Canada and will face an extradition hearing.

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Defence Minister Richard Marles has cancelled a $7bn satellite program.
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Australia
Ellen Ransley

Albanese Govt axes game-changer $7bn satellite program

The Federal Government will cancel a $7bn multi-billion-dollar military-grade satellite communications program announced only 18 months ago, due to “evolving threats in space”.

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Australian Craig Wright who claims he invented bitcoin has been accused of contempt of court. (AP PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

Australian who claims he invented Bitcoin in $1.8b court fight

An Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented Bitcoin has been accused of contempt of court after lodging a $1.8 billion lawsuit.

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Disney+ have begun locking out Australian viewers.
Technology
Matt Shrivell

Major crackdown on Disney+ account sharing begins

A controversial crackdown on streaming service account sharing has landed in Australia.

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Social media influencers producing content during the final day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Business
The Economist

Too many people want to be social media influencers

Everyone wants to be an influencer these days. That’s good for companies, but bad for creators.

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Remote work, web conference and woman in video call on computer in home for internet podcast or meeting. Working, conversation and online business webinar with digital talk for workshop with speaker
Technology
Sally Bowrey and Shaun White

The new tech that’s about to kill working from home

Getting to work from home a few days a week has become non-negotiable for many Aussie employees. But a new website — and the tech it’s created could spell the end of the perk forever.

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Seven West Media boss Anthony De Ceglie wants tax breaks to support commercial newsrooms. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Technology
Liz Hobday

Seven news boss wants tax break to fight ‘evil’ social media

A tax on commercial broadcasters should be scrapped, Seven West Media news boss Anthony De Ceglie says, as media companies deal with the ‘evil forces’ of social media.

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Could Microsoft be considering ending its exclusive patronage of OpenAI?
Business
The Economist

What if Microsoft let OpenAI go free

Microsoft and OpenAI are already in the process of renegotiating the terms of their lucrative relationship.

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Apple Intelligence is available on the iPhone 15.
Technology
The Washington Post

Apple Intelligence is finally here, but you may not want it

Apple is claiming a more useful, more thoughtful, more private, more made-for-iPhone version of artificial intelligence

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Rebecca Callander narrowly avoided losing her life savings to an Australia Post scam.
Lifestyle
Dominique Tassell

Rebecca got a text from ‘Australia Post’. Within minutes, she’d almost lost $23,000

‘Do not click.’

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The race for global domination in the smartphone market is starting to get interesting.
Business
The Economist

Can Google or Huawei stymie Apple’s march towards $6 trilion

The contest for global smartphone dominance gets interesting.

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People still using 3G-connected devices are urged to upgrade as the network is being shut down.
Australia
Kat Wong

Warning to Australians as networks shut down

“Please take action now and contact your service provider.”

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Tens of thousands of phones will stop working and small businesses left in the lurch from Monday with the imminent shutdown of the 3G network.
Technology
Hayley Taylor

Thousands of devices to stop working from tomorrow. Here’s everything you need to know

Tens of thousands of mobile phones will be obsolete on Monday.

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