Technology: Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (31 minutes ago)

The Trump administration sent its most senior trade official to the World Trade Organisation's annual meeting to protect its big tech companies from digital taxes – to no avail.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A day ago)

AI giant Anthropic has signed an agreement with the Albanese government while being locked in a legal war with the Trump administration.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 days ago)

The telco giant must delete about a third of its claimed coverage under new standards backed by rivals, the ACCC and emergency groups.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 days ago)

The watchdog's compliance report found that while platforms had taken initial steps, including deactivating 5 million accounts, significant problems persist.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 days ago)

A new draft code would give children the right to demand deletion of their data and ban "dark patterns” designed to trick them into sharing more.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 days ago)

If these landmark court decisions against Meta and YouTube result in a dilution of free speech, the so-called victory will be hollow indeed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 days ago)

With so much going on, it's handy to have a laptop that's as flexible as we are. HP

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 days ago)

Video shows destruction after Israeli airstrike hit Iran University of Science and Technology campus

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 days ago)

Apple is now one of the most valuable companies in the world - a market capitalisation of over $3.5 trillion, but a core part of Apple's history is the time it almost went broke.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (4 days ago)

If you're looking for high-end sound and the ability to drown out (or let in) the background, these are our top picks.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (4 days ago)

A jury just ruled social media is designed to addict you. We road-tested five ways to fight back.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (4 days ago)

When I was compulsively sharing and being shared with, I was expressing the person I wanted to be. Now, I just silently observe the lives of others.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (6 days ago)

Sora created whole cottage industries and let millions of people create videos at will, but now there's a void to be filled.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A week ago)

Meta banned me over mistaken "child sexual exploitation, abuse and nudity” alerts. This is the same tech giant that's just been fined more than $500 million for enabling child sexual exploitation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A week ago)

Juries in two US states this week found Meta liable for harming children. With 2000 more cases pending, Zuckerberg's nightmare is just starting.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A week ago)

Hannah Telle and Rhianna DeVries, the actors behind one of gaming's most iconic relationships, are returning — and bringing deeply personal experiences with them. Speaking with 9news.com.au, DeVries revealed how surviving a near-death experience shaped their performance in the upcoming game Life is Strange: Reunion.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A week ago)

Cybersecurity researchers say they deceived an Australian company's medical assistant in three steps, while the company says it had already fixed the problem.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A week ago)

As AI reshapes the way Australian businesses scale, establishing a single, unified data source is emerging as an essential first step to ensure AI initiatives deliver on their full potential.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 weeks ago)

A successful playwright chose the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party to accuse OpenAI chief Sam Altman of wilfully allowing his technology to be an agent in global violences.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 weeks ago)

From Apple's new iPhone 17e to Nothing's stunning 4a Pro, these phones can get you a major upgrade without breaking the bank.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

How does Smart Play work? What are the new sets like? And is adding tech to Lego even a good idea?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

New laws have forced Pornhub off our screens. But the harder question – what it has already done to a generation of young men – is only just beginning to be asked.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

The new tech is both boom and doom. The sudden purge of jobs by Australia's tech giants is scary, yes, but that's precisely why we have to master it.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

Elon Musk and other tech leaders explore building data centres in space to overcome terrestrial constraints, with launch costs and satellite efficiency key factors.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

Mike Cannon-Brookes fired 10 per cent of Atlassian's total workforce over email on Thursday, amounting to 480 jobs in Australia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

A botched app update cost Sonos its chief executive and the trust of its many customers. Tom Conrad is the "fixer” cleaning up the mess.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

A botched app update cost Sonos its chief executive and the trust of its many customers. Tom Conrad says he can win that trust back.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

As sites like Pornhub go dark, Australian OnlyFans creators and sex workers say they face lower earnings and privacy risks.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

Trevor Long takes a first look at Apple's new low-cost MacBook Neo.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

Compared to other laptops available at the same price, Apple's cheapest-ever MacBook is incredible.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

Cryptocurrency has been mined in many strange places, like a school district and professional e-sports team. Now it's appeared in a new, troubling place.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

Apple's newest addition could be a good upgrade option for many people, technology expert Trevor Long says.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

A new standard would strip away a huge area from the telco's published coverage. Rivals and consumer groups have backed the proposed change.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

The eSafety Commissioner won't just chase offshore porn companies – she'll go after the platforms that distribute apps that can expose children to sexually explicit content.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (3 weeks ago)

The ultimate fate of the technology that promises to transform the world looks to be in the hands of an erratic president.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (4 weeks ago)

As more companies turn to generative AI to communicate with their customers, experts say a generic disclaimer like "AI makes mistakes” isn't good enough.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (4 weeks ago)

The Canadian pornography giant is preparing to block millions of Australians from its websites ahead of new age verification laws taking effect on Monday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (4 weeks ago)

Half of the "buy now, pay later” company's jobs in Australia have been cut, but co-founder Nick Molnar insists the business has never been stronger.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

Apple has made its biggest push yet into low-end laptops, aiming to challenge Windows PCs and Chromebooks for budget-minded shoppers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

Mining billionaire Andrew "Twiggy” Forrest argues the tech giant's advertising systems helped criminals loot Australians' savings at industrial scale.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

Even as Donald Trump directed government agencies to "immediately cease” all use of Anthropic's Claude AI tools last week, they were being used to launch the assault on Iran.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

Apple has debuted the iPhone 17e – the latest version of its lower-end smartphone – and a faster version of the iPad Air, kicking off a wave of new products.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

A $6 billion business co-founded by Oliver Curtis and his cousin Tim Rosenfield has attracted blue-chip backers. But not everybody is convinced.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

The DART was launched by a booster rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

There's no doubt the new tech will reshape workforces, the question is how the transition will be managed and who bears the cost.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

Samsung's flagship smartphone for 2026 will launch with an industry-first privacy feature.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

For its contrasting ninth entry, the zombie-themed video game series returns to where it all began, while also following up recent successes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

The country's largest locally listed technology firm is cutting about one-third of its workforce amid fears in the financial markets that AI will eat well-paid white-collar jobs.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

Australia's second-largest telco is attempting to reset following a catastrophic year, but is cutting jobs when it has already come under fire over outsourcing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

The social media feeds that once connected us are now driving us apart. We must regain control from big tech's greedy and reckless algorithms.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

Two of Australia's most valuable start-ups have lost their founders, had their valuations slashed, and still can't get to the public markets.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

Apple's device is tipped to be a shorter, squarer, notepad-shaped foldable compared to Samsung's skinny models, and may launch in September.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, chief executive officers of rivals OpenAI and Anthropic, were involved in a very awkward photo op.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (A month ago)

OpenAI and Anthropic chiefs decline to hold hands during a photo moment at the India AI Summit, highlighting tensions in the fast-moving AI race.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

The telco giant is reaping the rewards of aggressive cost-cutting that has shed more than 2300 jobs in six months.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

The staggering growth of AI has seen the value of companies surge to eye-watering levels. It also has markets very nervous.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

The formula for the dream family car might feel unreachable, but these five checklist essentials make all the difference.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

A planned crypto fund with Australian links quietly failed to launch, shielding local investors from the fallout of the BlockFills withdrawal freeze.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

The original Switch is Nintendo's best-selling machine ever. But tough times may be ahead for its successor.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

The telco's chairman calls the findings of an independent review into the incident "a sobering read for everyone at Optus”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

The world's richest person announced that his SpaceX company had shifted focus away from populating Mars to building a "self-growing city” on the moon.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

New Intel-powered laptops will have power, longevity and graphics to rival Apple's laptops, without the compatibility worries of some recent Windows machines.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

Both organisations are attempting to move past turmoil that has engulfed them over the past 18 months.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

As the jousts between PlayStation, Xbox and the Switch disappear, the new frontier looks likely to be a fight for content across all entertainment media.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

Multibillion-dollar start-up Anthropic is set to become the latest tech giant to establish a presence here as the nation ramps up efforts to lure foreign investment.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

The four returning astronauts are aiming to splash down on Thursday evening (AEDT) in the Pacific near San Diego.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

The deal follows a wave of AI-linked job cuts at major Australian employers including CBA, Atlassian and WiseTech.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

Apple has been extremely cautious when it comes to using AI and is hoping Google's raw resources will help it close the gap on its rivals.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

From the world's biggest consumer tech show, here are the best pocketable gadgets, potentially useful future tech, and the products awarded worst in show.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

The world's largest gadget show promised a future in which technology handles everything. Outside the Las Vegas bubble, reality had other plans.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

Elon Musk has always had a remarkable capacity to convince investors to help pay for his fantastical dreams.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

Fallout 76 developers Jon Rush and Bill LaCoste discuss with 9news.com.au how they take inspiration from the TV series and how player feedback continues to guide the game seven years on.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

There's a new social media platform capturing the imagination of millions but also ringing alarm bells. The real danger is not what you might think.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

Australian taxpayers are backing Sydney start-up Diraq's ambition to become a global leader in utility-scale quantum computing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

From keyboards to vacuum cleaners, transparency is trust and people want machines they can see into.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

A controversy during Carlos Alcaraz's tennis match has shone a spotlight on the fitness trackers, which are widely used by professional athletes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

If you want Instagrammable results but also like fiddling with chunky controls and manual focus, these are the camera to check out.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

The AI world is abuzz about a new tool that they claim can file expenses, analyse spreadsheets and organise your computer. But is it up to the challenge?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

With Cowork, Anthropic wants to make an AI agent you'll actually use.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

Parents say Snapchat is the weak link in Australia's social media ban, with age checks easily bypassed and reporting limited to a child's own family.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Technology (2 months ago)

Super funds and the federal government are backing Gilmour Space Technologies, six months on from the launch of the company's first rocket, which crashed after 14 seconds.

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