Technology
Opinion
Social media
The PM is sigma, but his ban plan belongs in the skibidi toilet
Of course Albanese was right when he declared “parents are worried sick” about social media, but we cannot return to the golden days when it didn’t exist.
- by Alexandra Smith
Latest
Meta admits Australians cannot opt out of ‘predatory’ AI data scrape
Senators are calling for stronger privacy laws to give Facebook users the ability to block the company from using their posts to train its AI models, as users can in the EU.
- by David Swan
Take that, Apple: China’s Huawei unveils its $4200 ‘trifold’ phone
Just hours after Apple launched its latest iPhone, China’s Huawei made a bid to steal the spotlight.
- by Meaghan Tobin and John Liu
SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew on daring mission into Earth's radiation belts
SpaceX launches daring new space mission into radiation belts around Earth.
Apple launchs slew of new devices
Apple has just launched a slew of new devices at its annual product conference in California.
Opinion
Social media
As a Gen Z wanting to get off social media, I lived for a week using a ‘dumb phone’
I’m 19 and sceptical about the government’s proposed social media ban. But a more effective alternative is gaining traction among Gen Zers.
- by Daniel Cash
Analysis
Phones
The five biggest announcements from Apple’s iPhone 16 event
A lot was packed into the pre-recorded announcement video that you might not have caught at first glance.
- by Tim Biggs
Updated
Phones
Apple unveils its AI-enabled iPhone 16 with new camera controls, longer battery life
Apple’s new phones are slightly less expensive and more powerful and will arrive in a matter of weeks, though its generative AI features won’t be there at launch.
- by Tim Biggs
Apple unveils iPhone 16 and new AI features
Apple launches iPhone 16 and Apple Intelligence' AI technology.
Analysis
Phones
Google’s folding phone perfects the design Samsung innovated
The Galaxy Z Fold has improved every generation, but Google just leapfrogged it with the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
- by Tim Biggs