Technology

From a micro-managing CEO to a powerful HR department, the world’s most notorious ransomware gang operated like a regular software business.

MARK RILEY: The families of three teens lost to online abuse stood with the PM as the government launched a ban on under-16s using social media — but is it enough?

AARON PATRICK: The decision to restrict access to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and other sites ignores a truism of life: each generation must navigate the world as it is.

An attempt for the nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years has come crashing down after an Australian-manufactured rocket exploded within seconds of liftoff. 

Instagram reckons it’s already lifting its game. Here’s what’s changing.

Australia’s trainee spies are forced to use outdated computers while their faster phones stay locked away.

Pronatalism: It’s a growing movement, especially amongst the rich and powerful, and it’s giving a huge boost to a fertility industry already experiencing heightened demand. 

THE ECONOMIST: If Silicon Valley’s financial predictions are even close to being accurate, expect unprecedented economic upheaval from the rise of Artificial Intelligence.

Ike Barinholtz is in talks to play Elon Musk in a comedy about the shenanigans at OpenAI. Musk famously has a long-running feud with OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman.

THE ECONOMIST: Complete with its own charismatic CEO and a cult following, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has set its sights on world domination.

Microsoft has warned of ‘active attacks’ targeting its SharePoint collaboration software, with security researchers noting that organisations worldwide stand to be affected by the breach.

THE ECONOMIST: As America and China swap shots in the trade battle served up by Donald Trump, tech boss Jensen Huang is proving to be a canny diplomat.

The co-founder and CEO of the world’s first company to hit a US$4 trillion market cap, says he would be focusing on a different path if he was heading to university in 2025.

A regional cybercrime crackdown has swept through Cambodia, netting more than 1000 suspects and reigniting concerns over human rights abuses in scam compounds.

THE WASHINGTON POST: Scientists are probing the cognitive cost of AI chatbots.