Technology

KATE EMERY: You’re better off putting a crackpipe in your kid’s hands than a smartphone loaded with social media apps.

The like button has served as a creative catalyst, a dopamine delivery system and an emotional battering ram.

US President Donald Trump recently re-allocated funds away from certain NASA projects and toward Elon Musk’s mission to Mars research, after the billionaire made a dire doomsday prediction.

Tech giant Google has been forced to settle a monstrous data breach privacy lawsuit with the state of Texas, to the tune of nearly $US1.4 billion and has been sued by Mexico.

Cybersecurity experts have discovered worrying flaws that have left tens of millions of Apple product users vulnerable to hackers who could take over and ‘weaponise’ their devices. 

A federal judge strongly rebuked the tech giant, accusing Apple’s vice-president of finance of ‘outright’ lying under oath.

More than 30,000 have had their bank details compromised, with experts fearing customers could lose their money.

Thousands of Telstra customers are locked out of their accounts after the major telco claimed the issue was fixed, with frustration for Australians spilling into a second day.

Australia’s next parliament should hold Big Tech to account over dangerous algorithms shaping society and the identity of younger generations, independent Senator David Pocock says.

Tech giant Apple has issued a warning to its 1.8 billion users, saying they are ‘being watched’ while encouraging them to act if they want ‘private’ use of devices.

A nuclear plant on the moon is being considered by China to power a lunar research station it is planning with Russia, a chief engineer has revealed.

Google is pressuring remote employees to return to offices or risk termination, as the tech giant prioritises AI investments and cost cuts post-pandemic.

The Lucy spacecraft launched by NASA in 2021 is set to swoop past a small asteroid called Donaldjohanson near Jupiter.

Paris Hilton may be best known as a pop culture icon, but she has big plans to cement her place in the world of business and the future of entertainment.

Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for its digital ad network.