Technology

‘An enormous opportunity’: Coalition to consult on a central bank digital currency

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is promising a ‘comprehensive payments and crypto-asset reform plan’ that could result in better regulation

Paul Karp

08, Dec, 2021 @1:34 AM

Australia’s 2021 Google search year in review: sport, Covid news and home DIY dominate

Victorians, having endured the most days locked down in the world, lost interest in coronavirus compared with Queensland and NSW counterparts

Josh Taylor

07, Dec, 2021 @10:00 PM

Amazon Web Services outage hits sites and apps such as IMDb and Tinder

Users in North America and Europe report patchy service after cloud computing goes down

Jamie Grierson and Dani Anguiano

07, Dec, 2021 @9:39 PM

Kamala Harris is on to something: AirPods are bad | Julia Carrie Wong

Cybersecurity experts confirm that Bluetooth signals can in fact be intercepted. And old-school earbuds have a level of retro cool

Julia Carrie Wong

07, Dec, 2021 @8:09 PM

Elizabeth Holmes denies misleading Theranos investors as prosecution wraps

Founder of blood testing company says she did not think she said her devices were actively being used on military helicopters

Kari Paul

07, Dec, 2021 @7:07 PM

Up at 4am, meditating by 4.15: apart from all the money, why would anyone envy Elizabeth Holmes? | Arwa Mahdawi

The Theranos founder’s fraud trial reminds us how obsessed Silicon Valley used to be with productivity. But has the pandemic changed things for the better?

Arwa Mahdawi

07, Dec, 2021 @4:35 PM

Best mid-range wifi 6 mesh systems to solve broadband dead zones

Replacement routers put speedy wifi in every corner of the home for reliable work, video calls and films

Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

07, Dec, 2021 @7:00 AM

Uber must overhaul London business model after high court ruling

Drivers get protection but prices may rise as minicab firms in city told to contract directly with customers

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

06, Dec, 2021 @7:14 PM

Sir Martin Wood obituary

Engineer and entrepreneur who founded Oxford Instruments and made the UK’s first MRI body scanner

Georgina Ferry

06, Dec, 2021 @5:28 PM

Rohingya sue Facebook for £150bn over Myanmar genocide

Victims in US and UK legal action accuse social media firm of failing to prevent incitement of violence

Dan Milmo Global technology correspondent

06, Dec, 2021 @5:03 PM

More than 300 Spar shops in north of England hit by cyberattack

‘Total IT outage’ at convenience stores forced them to shut or accept cash payments only

Rob Davies

06, Dec, 2021 @4:54 PM

Almost $12,000 wiped off value of bitcoin in weekend ‘thumping’

Cryptocurrency settles to just below $50,000 after record-high last month, in continuation of recent volatility