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Atlassian has lashed Amazon for ordering workers back to the office.
Technology
Sarah Keszler

Aussie tech giant’s major move after WFH bombshell

‘Companies tend to make decisions for the majority, and not everyone.’

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Intel has bank debt, public bonds and $11b of investment-grade private credit. What the chipmaker does not have is a credible plan to turn a profit.
The Economist
The Economist

Can dealmaking save Intel?

America’s failing chip champion needs a financial-engineering miracle.

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The myGovID app will undergo a makeover including a name change (right) in November, and be henceforth known as myID.
Technology
Hayley Taylor

ATO announces major change to digital ID app

The change comes as the ATO has warned users to be on the lookout for impersonation scams.

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Apple employees applaud as a customer celebrates their purchase of Apple's iPhone 16 launch in New York.
Technology
CNBC

Long lines as Apple iPhone 16 hits stores around the world

Customers have flocked to Apple stores around the world to get their hands on iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10 and AirPods 4.

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Thousands of Aussie tradies have had their credit card numbers compromised after a data leak.
Australia
Caleb Taylor

Nearly 40,000 Aussie tradies at risk after major data leak at hardware chain

Credit card numbers, email addresses and other log-in details have been compromised.

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More than two million user-made filters offered across WhatsApp, Facebook and, most notably, Instagram are set to disappear in January.
Technology
Lauren A Miller

Big change coming for Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook users

The huge change that comes into effect in January, 2025 will have influencers scrambling.

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Social media, especially TikTok, has become a hub for health advice that often isn’t based on evidence and can even be harmful.
CNBC
CNBC

The truth about the TikTok health trends you want to try

Social media, especially TikTok, has become a hub for health advice that often isn’t based on evidence and can even be harmful.

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Meta has pulled out of deals with Australian publishers, further limiting news content. geralt
Technology
Caleb Runciman

Meta accused of avoiding ‘real system of age verification’

Social media giant Meta has been accused of trying to downplay its lack of age verification tools by forcing millions of children into new ‘teen accounts’ on Instagram.

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Laurence Escalante’s VGW is pushing into lotteries after another record profit surge.
Business
Sean Smith

Billionaire Laurence Escalante’s VGW in new record profit

Billionaire Laurence Escalante’s online casino juggernaut Virtual Gaming Worlds is pushing into lotteries after another record-setting year.

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Sydney man Jay Ye Yoon Jung, 32, was arrested on Tuesday morning.
Australia
Ailish Delaney and Summer Woolley

AFP infiltrates ‘secret app’ allegedly used by criminal underworld

Technical experts managed to invade the ‘impenetrable’ platform in March. Here’s what they found.

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Teens will be moved on to watered-down versions of the popular app, which they claim will limit kids from viewing the sort of graphic content which had shocked parents and political leaders.
Australia
Caleb Runciman

Big Instagram changes after calls for better child safety

Meta has announced tough new restrictions for teenage Instagram users in Australia.

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AI and machine-learning software is being used to identify fires as small as five square metres.
Australia
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

AI-powered satellites in search for Aussie bushfires

A satellite constellation powered by artificial intelligence and machine-learning technology is set to assist Australian firefighters.

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Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have given a rare update as they remain stranded in space.
World
The New York Times

‘Let down’: Stranded astronauts share emotional update

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have given a rare update as they remain stranded in space.

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What is the Albanese Government really trying to do with proposed misinformation laws, asks Michael Usher.
Opinion
Michael Usher

What the Government’s new misinformation laws actually mean

MICHAEL USHER: The Government lit a bin fire this week with proposed new misinformation laws, to pull social media and internet platforms into line. Let’s look at what they’re really trying to do.

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The time to act on seriously harmful misinformation and disinformation is now, writes Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland.
Political
Michelle Rowland

Why the time to crack down on harmful misinformation is now

MICHELLE ROWLAND: Seriously harmful misinformation and disinformation spreads at speed and scale across the digital world and research shows a growing number of Aussies are concerned. The time to act is now.

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