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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with Premier Roger Cook and Sam Lim at a press conference in King's Park, Perth.

WA Labor MP schooled in cyber-security after hacking claims

A WA MP has been given a lesson in cyber-security and handed a new phone after claiming he was hacked in December following a series of WhatsApp messages critical of Israel.

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The online safety regulator has fined Telegram for responding late to a legal notice. (AP PHOTO)

Telegram hit with huge fine for obstructing eSafety commissioner

Australia’s online safety regulator has fined messaging platform Telegram almost $1 million after it took five months to respond to requests about terrorism and extremist material.

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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation ASIO Director General Mike Burgess has warned Australia is on red alert for a surge in ‘high-impact sabotage’.

Australia on red alert for surge in ‘high-impact sabotage’

Future sabotage attempts on Australia’s critical infrastructure such as undersea cables could be ‘catastrophic’, the deputy chief of the parliament’s joint committee on intelligence and security has warned. 

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Apple iPhone 16e will go on sale in Australia within days.

How Apple’s new budget-friendly iPhone stacks up to current lineup

What is new, what is missing, and is this the best iPhone deal we’ve seen in years?  

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A quadropod robot developed by  DEEP Robotics, a startup founded by a graduate of Zhe Da university.

The dazzling Chinese university behind DeepSeek

The institution that birthed the AI conqueror models itself on Stanford and is located in the tech hotspot of Hangzhou.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has teased a new product will be unveiled at its first launch event of 2025.

‘Most disappointing launch of all time’: Critics slam Apple

Apple launched a new product at an event that drew the eye of millions across the world on Thursday and many loyal customers and critics are not happy.

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The Goodman data centre in Sydney.

Big business places its bets on AI as data demand takes hold

JACKSON HEWETT: Goodman Group has supercharged its global building strategy, the latest company to invest heavily in AI infrastructure, as demand takes hold.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has teased a new product will be unveiled at its first launch event of 2025.

Apple is launching its ‘newest’ product, here’s what we know

Apple CEO Tim Cook sent the rumour mill into overdrive when he teased that the brand will unveil its ‘newest member of the family’ at its February 19 launch event. Here’s what we know.

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Mike Cannon-Brookes, founder of Atlassian, which is sponsoring the Williams Racing team in the Formula One.

Why is this green billionaire risking his rep on F1 racing?

The costly sponsorship between Mike Cannon-Brookes’ company Atlassian and Formula One also-rans Williams Racing raises a number of questions, particularly for the Australian tech tycoon.

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Elon Musk is challenging ChatGPT with his xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok 3.

Elon Musk's 'smartest AI on earth' ready for take-off

Elon Musk says his xAI chatbot Grok 3 is the ‘smartest AI on earth’ as he prepares to unveil the technology in a live demo.

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Donald Trump has delayed the US ban on TikTok.

TikTok back on Apple, Google after Trump delays ban

TikTok, which is used by around 170 million Americans, has started restoring its services on Apple and Google after President Donald Trump delayed its ban.

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The price of the 2025 Kia Tasman was revealed in Korea, sending shock waves through the Australian market.

Shock price of new Korean ute coming to Australia revealed

If you’re looking for your next dual-cab ute you may be tempted to pin this shiny new model to the top of your shopping list once you see its price tag - but car experts say it may be too good to be true.

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NASA is planning to bring forward a homecoming for stuck astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.

NASA, SpaceX hatch new plan to get stuck astronauts home

After eight months stranded in space, NASA and SpaceX have announced a new plan to bring two stuck astronauts back to Earth.

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Telstra investigated reports triple zero calls from a rural property failed during a fatal fire.

Triple 0 emergency calls did not connect during fatal fire

Three triple zero calls via Telstra dropped out during a fire emergency which killed a man due to weak mobile phone signal an inquiry has heard.

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Elon Musk gives a presentation at a SpaceX launch facility. His U.S. DOGE Service has fanned out across the federal government, with aides sometimes also taking posts at specific agencies. MUST CREDIT: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post

Musk’s 19yo acolyte ‘Big Balls’ takes on State Department

Edward Coristine, known online as ‘Big Balls’ has taken on new roles at the State Department and the Department of Homeland Security, raising concerns about his access to sensitive information.

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