Technology
Victoria was ranked dead last, yet a $60b tech giant just made Melbourne its fastest-growing hub
The Business Council of Australia has slammed Victoria’s taxes and red tape, but tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes says the criticism doesn’t stack up.
- byDavid Swan
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Analysis
Social media
Social media ban: A guide for Australian parents
What you need to know, and what you can do.
- byTim Biggs
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Software
‘Premium prices for a downgrade’: $96.5 million BoM website savaged
Pressure is mounting on the agency and its newly minted chief executive Stuart Minchin after a major cost blowout.
- byDavid Swan
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Network outage
Victorian premier demands answers after copper thieves trigger Optus crisis
Jacinta Allan has sought an urgent briefing after another Optus outage left more than 14,000 customers in the lurch.
- byDavid Swan andRachel Eddie
Analysis
Robots
Just because a robot can walk, doesn’t mean it can work
The tech industry is obsessed with humanoid robots, and people are fascinated by them. But for almost every application they’re pitched for, they make zero sense.
- byTim Biggs
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AI
An offer he couldn’t refuse: The young Aussie who couldn’t say no to Zuckerberg
Australians are plentiful in Silicon Valley, building the future of artificial intelligence. And they’re earning pay packets that defy belief.
- byDavid Swan
‘Very beautiful’: A new robot dances for Putin days after embarrassing faceplant
The unusual event was watched closely by Putin’s bodyguards, one of whom stood between the robot and the Russian leader afterwards to make sure it moved away from him and did not get too close.
- byReuters
Google’s Gemini 3: What’s new and what can it do?
The latest AI from Google makes big promises for developers and power users, but how does it compare in everyday tasks?
- byTim Biggs
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Network outage
Cloudflare chaos: Third internet outage in four weeks triggers global disruptions
A massive outage at internet infrastructure giant Cloudflare triggered a wave of “500 Internal Server Errors” across the globe, knocking substantial portions of the web offline.
- byDavid Swan
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Telecommunications
TPG says person dead after failed Triple Zero call
The telco says the person died in Sydney after a Samsung device was unable to connect to emergency services.
- byDavid Swan
'Most exciting shooter on the market'? Battlefield 6 devs throws down the gauntlet
As Call of Duty launches their next major title, 9news.com.au sat down with Battlefield 6’s Justin Wiebe and Thomas Andersson to talk post-launch records, their new free-to-play mode, and how Battlefield plans to stand out.