Technology
Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 review: faster chips and brighter screens
Spec bumps keep Apple top of smartwatch pack, with faster Siri and new hands-free gesture
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
19, Oct, 2023 @6:00 AM
Some people whose personal data stolen in HWL Ebsworth hack not told for six months
Law firm says ‘complex manual review’ needed to assess what information was involved and to identify those affected
Josh Taylor
19, Oct, 2023 @5:07 AM
Fears of employee displacement as Amazon brings robots into warehouses
Digit will begin its time on the floor by shifting empty tote boxes amid concerns humans will be shifted out of jobs
Callum Jones in Seattle
19, Oct, 2023 @5:00 AM
NBN Co chief’s salary jumps to more than $3m despite government call for restraint
Stephen Rue is now paid five times more than prime minister Anthony Albanese’s salary of $587,000, annual report confirms
Henry Belot
18, Oct, 2023 @11:00 PM
Australia fined X $610,500. But will Elon Musk’s company pay up?
‘There are three key drivers to get companies to change their behaviour: reputation, regulation and revenue,’ the e-safety commissioner says
Josh Taylor
18, Oct, 2023 @10:30 PM
Tesla earns $690m less than expected in third quarter
Revenue falls short of predictions as Elon Musk seeks to ‘temper expectations’ of Cybertruck, company’s super-vehicle in prototype
Kari Paul
18, Oct, 2023 @9:35 PM
Amazon unveils plan to deliver packages by drone in UK and Italy
US tech giant reveals new generation of drones at Seattle HQ but declines to comment on where in each country they will launch first
Callum Jones in Seattle
18, Oct, 2023 @5:00 PM
Terrorists could try to exploit artificial intelligence, MI5 and FBI chiefs warn
Intelligence summit told terror groups or hostile states may seek to use AI to build bombs or disrupt elections
Dan Sabbagh in Palo Alto, California
18, Oct, 2023 @4:00 PM
Instagram users accuse platform of censoring posts supporting Palestine
Users say their posts no longer appear at top of feeds and some suspect platform is shadow-banning, or demoting content
Kari Paul
18, Oct, 2023 @1:55 PM
Their kids died after buying drugs on Snapchat. Now the parents are suing
Suit claims app features like disappearing messages and geolocating users make kids easy targets for dealers
Robin Buller in Oakland, California
18, Oct, 2023 @10:00 AM
X, formerly Twitter, rolls out US$1 annual fee for new users in New Zealand and the Philippines
Platform owned by Elon Musk says subscription trial is aimed at combating bots on the service
Josh Taylor
18, Oct, 2023 @2:31 AM
TechScape: Threads and Bluesky need to figure out what they want to be
In this week’s newsletter: The Twitter alternatives are gaining ground, and it wouldn’t take much to steal X’s crown as a news-sharing service
Josh Taylor
17, Oct, 2023 @10:45 AM
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