The trick for cheap data when overseas

IF YOU’RE heading overseas and don’t want to buy a data roaming package or local SIM card, this could be a much cheaper alternative.

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Tom from MySpace is living the dream life

IF YOU had a MySpace account, you were “friends” with him. Given the way he lives his life now, you’ll probably wish you still are.

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SodaStream launches beer kit

Sick of injecting cheap wine with bubbles? Now SodaStream is selling a kit that is either a beer lover’s dream come true or their nightmare.

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‘Next major iPhone upgrade could take years’

IT could take as long as three years for Apple to offer a major upgrade for the iPhone according to a new report released this week.

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Is this the solution to 24-month telco plans?

AN Australian company is looking to offer an affordable high-end smartphone people can buy outright to avoid signing expensive contracts.

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Heat on zoo after bears go loose

THE shooting of a silverback gorilla was not the first time Cincinnati Zoo had a major security breach this year.

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Teen hacks North Korean Facebook

A British teen has just hacked North Korea’s Facebook and you will not believe the dumb trick he used to get past the world’s worst security.

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Five cases to power your iPhone

IT’S the curse of the modern world — an iPhone battery that runs out of juice by lunch. Here are five cases that will power you through the biggest day.

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Gorilla boy’s parents get death threats

THE parents of the boy who fell into a gorilla exhibit have been threatened, as records show the zoo was previously warned over a security breach.

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Katy Perry’s Twitter account hacked

KATY Perry’s Twitter account was hacked, with a number of offensive tweets and a leaked song being shared with her 89 million followers.

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Firm to auction $16m of seized bitcoins

AUSTRALIA is set to auction off $16 million in the digital currency Bitcoin after it has been mysteriously confiscated as proceeds of crime.

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The secret hiding in your world map

BRACE yourselves, this may turn everything you know about the world map on its head. Many of us who look at this map don’t realise one big thing.

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‘I admit it tore me up inside’

THE man who raised 17-year-old Harambe has spoken about his heartbreak. Jerry Stones says his death moved him to tears.

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Gigantic water spout spotted in NT

IT’S dry season up in the Top End, which usually means long days of clear skies, little wind and sunshine. Not this.

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Has the war on piracy just gone too far?

IT MIGHT be a 44-year-old movie, but that hasn’t stopped Paramount Pictures going after pirates who have downloaded this classic film.

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Hi-tech crime fighting for Melbourne

VICTORIA is set to create a New York inspired hi-tech crime fighting nerve centre. But not all the technology used in the US has proved popular.

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Samsung’s shock Australian exit

For fans of Samsung’s latest must have gadgets, there is bad news. The South Korean technology giant is quitting a key Australian market.

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Gorilla boy’s mum: ‘Accidents happen’

THE mum of a boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure has lashed out at critics, as footage shows the primate held hands with the child.

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Kangaroo pops woman’s breast implants

A SOUTH Australian woman has joked her that her breast implants served as ‘airbags’ after she was jumped by a kangaroo in the state’s wine region.

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Scientology’s scary new megaphone

SCIENTOLOGY has unveiled a new hi-tech media complex, which will act as an “uncorrupted communication line to the billions”.

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The $278 billion opportunity on our doorstep

THE internet economy of southeast Asia is projected to explode in the next 10 years, providing plenty of opportunity for Aussie start ups.

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Sydney temperatures drop below zero

IF you were feeling a little extra chilly this morning, there’s a good reason. A cool change has left Sydney experiencing the coldest May night in 17 years.

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Why silverback acted how it did

THE silverback gorilla filmed dragging a young boy around its enclosure was not trying to hurt him, experts say. It was doing something else entirely.

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Twitter may decide election winner

Most Australian Twitter users have yet to decide who to vote for in the federal election, but one in five say they’ve made their mind up based on tweets.

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Meet Samsung’s iPhone killer

SAMSUNG has released two new phones that could rival Apple’s iPhone 6 with similar features at almost half the price.

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What the ‘i’ stands for in Apple products

APPLE has almost always named its products with an ‘i’ and it’s become one of the company’s defining features. What does it stand for?

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$500 million lifeline for Great Barrier Reef

IT IS a major tourist attraction that brings $5.7 billion into the economy each year. Now it’s set to become an election issue.

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Furious backlash over gorilla shooting

ANIMAL lovers are up in arms after a zoo shot dead a rare gorilla to save a boy who fell in its enclosure, with some demanding the child’s parents be charged.

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Gorilla shot dead to save boy’s life

FRIGHTENING VIDEO: ZOO keepers shot and killed a 17-year-old gorilla that grabbed a four-year-old boy who fell into its enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo.

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Aussie link to China car parts sting

A DISCOVERY of bogus car safety parts in Sydney and Melbourne has led to an unprecedented raid on a factory in China.

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Nova Peris owns racist troll

OUTGOING Labor Senator Nova Peris publicly names and shames troll who posted racist comments on her Facebook page.

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Nova Peris owns racist troll

OUTGOING Labor Senator Nova Peris has publicly named and shamed a troll who posted vile racist comments on her Facebook page.

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Mobile phone cancer link grows

A LANDMARK study of the potential dangers of mobile phone radiation, conducted in rats, has found a slight increase in brain tumours.

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This game is hyped for a reason

ANOTHER highly worthy addition to the multiplayer first-person shooter genre has been released and it could be one of the best titles yet.

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Mars to make closest approach to Earth

LAST week, Mercury stole the show. Now it’s Mars’ turn to shine, with the red planet set to line up perfectly with the Earth and the sun.

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Creepy way Google will kill off passwords

TYPING in your password may seem like a hassle, but Google’s alternative is just a little bit creepy.

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Young boy gets emotional about the planet: Video

ONE young boy is seriously concerned about what we’re doing to our planet. To say he‘s unhappy is an understatement.

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‘The new iPhone will be all glass’

PHONE giant Apple is to make an iPhone made almost entirely out of GLASS, according to an industry leak.

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Girl clutching rose found 145 years on

THE body of a perfectly preserved girl, who had lain inside a tiny coffin for more than a century, has been discovered by builders under a home in the US.

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Proof art-goers are total wankers

A TEEN prankster left this random pair of glasses on the floor at an art gallery. The results were hilarious.

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What we need to fix our slow internet

IT WILL only cost 15 cents per user and help us understand why our internet is so bad. So why aren’t we doing it?

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Jalals warned ‘don’t do a Depp’

YOUTUBE pranksters the Jalal Brothers have apologised to a court for a drive-by shooting skit but was warned to not copy Johnny Depp.

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Whoops, let’s try that again

IT’S been touted as a stepping stone to building colonies on the moon but NASA’s latest attempt didn’t go according to plan.

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Australia axed from UN report

IN A scandalous move, the Turnbull government has scrapped all mentions of Australia from a UNESCO report.

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Five tips for photographing Vivid

VIVID is just around the corner, so to celebrate news.com.au sat down with a Canon photographer to find out what you need to do to capture great shots.

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Microsoft Windows 10 upgrade a ‘nasty trick’

MICROSOFT’S tricky new Windows 10 pop-up has faced criticism for forcing users to upgrade to the new operating system.

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Driver’s disgruntled note trolls Mercedes owner

When a Mercedes driver boxed in another car, the disgruntled driver responded in the best possible way with a handwritten note.

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Can you crack this optical illusion?

AT first glance, it looks like a couple hugging. But this picture has sent internet users into a frenzy, with many asking whose legs are whose.

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Is this what the world has come to?

THE first virtual reality concert has been held. And the images of it look terrible. Lennon would be rolling in his grave.

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Australia, we’ve been tricked

THE weather system is on the way out, meaning winter is just around the corner. But before it went, El Niño fooled us all.

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How Tom Cruise cheated death

SEVEN crew members were killed when a space shuttle blew up while re-entering Earth’s atmosphere. Cruise was meant to be on board after being given secret astronaut training by NASA.

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New Top Gear will be ‘far more successful’

AFTER months of scrutiny and leaks, we go behind the scenes of the new Top Gear which one co-host says can beat Jeremy Clarkson.

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Sorry Sony, but these are fugly

WHEN you are forking out $299.95 on headphones, you would expect them to be quality. Which is why it’s such a shame Sony failed with this product.

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Tech billionaire’s bitter grudge

AFTER he was targeted by a gossip website, Peter Thiel, one of tech’s richest men, seized on the perfect opportunity for revenge.

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The annoying change coming to Google Maps

NEARLY one third of mobile searchers involve location, so Google has found a new way to capitalise. Get ready for ‘promoted pins’.

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You’ve never seen a swarm of bees like this

INCREDIBLE images have emerged of a swarm of 20,000 bees converging on one woman’s car. Yep, 20,000. What happened?

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Going back to the classic age of gaming

THE 1990s are often thought of as a classic age in gaming, with the establishment of franchises which set the standard for years to come afterwards.

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Trump erotic novella to be made into movie

IT started with an innocent joke on Twitter and it’s snowballed into an impending feature film.

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You’re paying too much for your internet

AUSTRALIAN households are paying too much for broadband internet access. You could probably save hundreds by investing in different plans.

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Aussies ‘overpaying’ for internet

AUSTRALIAN households are paying too much for broadband internet access, and one in three could save hundreds by investing in different plans.

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Could this device end our phone obsession?

THIS company wants to replace your smartphone with a small wearable device. And it just raised $7.5 million on the first day of its Kickstarter campaign.

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Trump furious over porno spoof

IT started with an innocent joke on Twitter and it’s snowballed into an impending feature film. And the Donald is not happy about it.

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Is this the best exam answer ever?

EVERY now and then you come across a kid who brings back your faith in the next generation. Judging by his exam response, this one is no exception.

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And you thought Australia was hot

COMPARED to one country’s heatwave right now, Aussies have no idea what extreme weather is. But apparently, we are part of the problem.

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The bus that drives over cars

IT LOOKS like a cross between an oversized train and a Transformer. But this could hold the key to China’s crazy traffic jams.

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Five things we learnt from TEDxSydney

WHY should we be ashamed of our weight; why boys are in trouble, and display technology which will save more lives. Here’s the big ideas from Tedx.

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Don’t laugh now, Bigfoot might have been real

WE’VE all scoffed at those who believe in Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster and the Yeti. But they may have the last laugh.

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Where is ‘Dan from Optus’ now?

REMEMBER Dan from Optus — the man who won the hearts of Australia for his replies on the telco’s social media page? Well, he’s making waves again.

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Woman’s hilarious, brutally honest car ad

WHEN most people are selling their car, they try and make it sound awesome to entice buyers. Not this woman.

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This smartphone blurs the line

IS IT a phone or is it a watch? A little known Chinese company is getting creative with its latest smartphone design with some interesting results.

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‘Don’t marry her ... she’s sh---ing my mate’

A TWITTER user has tried to sabotage a stranger’s wedding by alleging that the bride-to-be was sleeping with his mate on the night of her hen do.

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Apple’s next big thing a life changer

APPLE set to release it’s next big thing and it is about to take over your home. All you have to do is give it the word.

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Man live blogs terrible date with mates

A MAN on a terrible first date messaged his mates every step of the way and the results were hilarious. Needless to say there wont be a second date.

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Review: Panasonic 4K Blu-ray player

FIRST came 4K TVs, now 4K content is catching up, and it’s arriving on discs. We put the first wave of 4K Blu-ray Disc players to the test.

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Chewbacca mum nets big surprise

THE mum who lit up the internet over her Chewbacca mask hysterics has been enjoying the perks that come with providing free advertising.

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Twitter finally breaks their rules

TWITTER will soon increase its 140-character limit, but not as you might expect, and there’s two more changes in store.

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Chinese SUV slammed in crash tests

GREAT Wall Motors’ luxury brand promised its new family SUV would score five stars for safety — but it has fallen short, say authorities.

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Chewbacca Mum helps James Corden get to work

THE internet just can’t get enough of Candace Payne, aka Chewbacca Mum. Neither can British talk show host, James Corden.

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Unlikely competitor in election race

THERE’S a new player in politics, but this one comes with a sweet twist. And it could even save you a few dollars.

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Tattoos to get non permanent?

A COMPANY in the US is hoping to change the way we think about tattoos with radical new ways to get inked.

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Residents claim alien sighting

TERRIFIED residents are claiming they saw an alien come out of a UFO spaceship and stroll around their neighbourhood.

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First election ever where GoT is an issue

IN WHAT has got to be an election first, a voter has asked Bill Shorten what he would do to make watching Game of Thrones cheaper.

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Your crappy internet speed could decide election

ONE side of politics is gearing up to make fast, accessible internet a major election issue, saying it’s something “Australians really care about”.

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PM’s plan to fix mobile black spots

STRUGGLING to get that reception on your phone? Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull reckons he’s got the solution.

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The problem with your Fitbit

A NEW study has shown Fitbit’s heart rate tracking tech can be inaccurate by as many as 25 beats per minute during exercise.

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Wild weather hits Perth and Queensland

ROADS are closed and power lines are down as driving rain and powerful winds smash into WA and rain continues along the north Queensland coast.

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Huge change coming to Harvey Norman

RETAIL giant Harvey Norman has teamed up with an emerging start-up to provide an Aussie first service, which promises to revolutionise online shopping.

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Mystery team in hunt for MH370

A NEW player is about to take over the Australian Government’s search for MH370 after a fruitless two years in the southern Indian Ocean.

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Message mayhem stressing us out

TEXT me. Snapchat me. Message me. Tag me on Instagram. There’s an explosion in ways Aussies keep in touch and it’s stressing them out.

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Trucker, 3, lights up fire station

THREE-YEAR-OLD Trucker, who is fighting cancer, is about to see his biggest dream come true, with a little help from the New York City Fire Department.

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Why the next war won’t be fought on Earth

TENSIONS between the super powers are high and the race is on to dominate. But if you think the next major military flashpoint will be over land or sea, think again.

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Mystery team in hunt for MH370

A NEW player is about to take over the Australian Government’s search for MH370 after a fruitless two years in the southern Indian Ocean.

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Telstra customers still without internet

TELSTRA just can’t seem to get a break this year with customers claiming to have no internet, despite the telco saying the issue is resolved.

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The simple DIY iPhone speaker hack

IF you fancy pumping up the volume on your iPhone there is one really simple hack to make it happen.

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Pollies explain gaffes in Google trial

AUSSIE politicians will get the opportunity to explain foot-in-mouth moments on Google’s own search pages in an “experiment” rolling out in the country today.

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Robots to build Mars settlement

A GROUP of six-foot-tall, 150kg humanoid robots created by NASA could be the gatekeepers to the colonisation of Mars.

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More pain for Telstra customers

IT JUST keeps getting worse for Telstra customers with a new round of issues affecting the telco’s 3G and 4G networks Sunday morning.

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‘We’re going to die, we’re going to die’

TORNADOES are among the world’s most terrifying natural disasters, but there are those who are drawn to the deadly spectacle.

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Is the Motorola Razr making a comeback?

BEFORE there were smartphones, there were flip phones. And the Motorola Razr, the envy of everyone in the early 2000s, could be making a glorious return.

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How to become a professional race car driver

MATT Simmons has gone from courier to professional race car driver all thanks to Gran Turismo. And you can too.

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The incestuous relationship between gaming and film

REMEMBER when games used to be following a plumber around, collecting gold coins? Now it’s all about how cinematic a game can be.

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NT earthquake ‘sounded like a plane’

THE Northern Territory has been rattled by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake, said to be one of the biggest in Australia’s recent history.

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Google teams up with Hollywood

AUSTRALIANS could enjoy epic, IMAX films inside virtual reality headsets later this year after Google revealed plans to work with Hollywood studios.

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Huge tsunamis once washed over Mars

SCIENTISTS have found evidence that ancient tsunamis once washed over Mar’s surface. Clues that could unlock the search for life.

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Superbugs could claim 10m lives per year

THERE are superbugs that are going to cause more deaths than cancer and it will kill one person every three seconds.

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How Turnbull is winning the social media war

EXCLUSIVE: As the campaign trail gets underway, news.com.au has analysed data from Facebook to see how popular the party leaders are with voters.

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Will you trust the sonar net?

A NEW buoy system that uses sonar technology to create a virtual shark net has been approved as a viable way to prevent shark attacks following a Bondi trial.

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What the AFP raids are all about

LAST night’s raids on Labor offices were the result of a bitter battle over the NBN. Here is everything you need to know.

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Telstra suffers new network outage

It’s been a tough week for telcos with Virgin, Optus and iiNet all suffering outages. Today Telstra customers are fuming again over a new national network failure.

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Photo of grieving dog goes viral

THIS photo of Jax the German Shepherd grieving for his dead owner has moved thousands of people across the world to tears.

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Jaw-dropping pics show the world is screwed

THINK the science of climate change is not settled?

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The greatest love story of our time

A TEENAGER has fast gone viral after posting excerpts from the diary she kept at seven years old. Here is her hilariously heartbreaking tale.

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Winter is coming. Or is it?

IT’S mid-May and we’ve been enjoying some extra beach days and have barely felt the winter bite. So when exactly will it get cold?

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Battleborn slightly misses the mark

TAKING place in a far future setting where an alien threat has been eating all the stars in the universe; the survivors have an ultimate showdown with the enemy.

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Proof your internet sucks

IF YOU can bear to try it, Netflix has launched a simple test that underlines just how slow Australia’s internet speeds are.

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Nokia phones make a comeback

NOKIA was once the undisputed king of the mobile phone market and now it’s hoping to regain the prestigious title.

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Music industry piracy crackdown

THE Australian music industry, like the rest of us, is waiting on the outcome of a separate site blocking case as to combat piracy.

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This could change the face of manufacturing

HP WANTS to be the Netflix of manufacturing. In other words, the tech giant wants to disrupt the traditional process of how things are made.

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Kim portrait sparks Photoshop battle

NORTH Korea released a new portrait of leader Kim Jong-un and it seems the internet just couldn’t help itself.

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Pornhub wants to score your sex

POPULAR adult website Pornhub has launched a somewhat confounding interactive exercise game in an effort to make sex shareable.

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Nokia phones make a comeback

NOKIA was once the undisputed king of the mobile phone market and now it’s hoping to regain the prestigious title.

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New York City brilliantly trolls Trump

DONALD Trump might have won big in the Big Apple, but that doesn’t mean everyone in New York City is happy about it.

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Google patents people glue for cars

Google has patented a special glue for the bonnets of self-driving cars just in case the vehicle hits a pedestrian.

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The Mountain is just a big softie

THE Mountain from Game of Thrones is a menacing giant, but a recent post from the Icelandic strongman has people thinking he’s not so scary after all.

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Music industry halts piracy crackdown

THE Australian music industry has delayed its piracy crackdown. Like the rest of us, it’s waiting on the outcome of a separate case.

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Retired nuclear physicist found a new dinosaur called Judith

A RETIRED nuclear physicist has discovered a “spectacularly-horned” dinosaur and experts have nicknamed the new species Judith.

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How to use the ‘Tinnie Terrorist Tracker’

YOU may have thought the flight plans of Australia’s latest terror suspects would be top secret. Guess again because you can follow their progress online.

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Myer and eBay launch ‘virtual reality’ store

ONE of Australia’s most iconic retail giants has teamed up with the country’s largest marketplace to revolutionise online shopping.

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Google unveils virtual reality plans

GOOGLE has unveiled plans for virtual reality, smart home searches, watches that make calls and automatic SMS responses at its annual conference.

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Hacker ‘selling 117m LinkedIn passwords’

A HACKER is advertising what he says is more than one hundred million LinkedIn logins for sale.

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Go shopping in the virtual world

SHOPPING has become even easier thanks to eBay and Myer who have teamed up to launch the “world’s first virtual reality department store”.

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Keegan’s cucumber takes the cake

AN Eyre Peninsula teenager has entered the record books for growing the world’s largest cucumber.

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Outrage over iiNet outage

INTERNET service provider iiNet’s network suffered a national meltdown, leaving customers frustrated over the lack of service.

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Driver sues Uber for cutting him off

THE 40-year-old said he was left with $80,000 of car loans and severe depression when the tech firm deactivated his account without warning.

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One thing Gen Y must stop doing

OPINION: There’s a common trend among 20-somethings on social media. They think it’s edgy and funny, but it’s actually just idiotic.

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Giant asteroid changed face of Australia

A GIANT asteroid hit Australia 3.46 billion years ago leaving a crater hundreds of kilometres wide.

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Google’s next big products and inventions

ON THE eve of Google’s annual developer’s conference speculation is rife about what the company will unveil. And experts have a few ideas.

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The strange hashtags blocked by Instagram

KANSAS is an idyllic midwestern state known for its rolling wheat fields, but don’t expect to be hashtagging it on Instagram anytime soon.

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Google Translate’s big leap forward

GOOGLE has showcased its newest translation technology which allows users to transform Chinese characters into English at the pointing of a cameraphone.

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Man live streams stand-off with police

A MAN live streamed his dramatic stand-off with police after he refused treatment for a mental condition. Police say it saved his life.

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Uber ‘legalised’ in landmark case

BREAKING: A MELBOURNE Uber driver has won an appeal against a $900 fine for operating without accreditation, effectively legalising the service in Victoria.

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Hey winter, where the bloody hell are you?

KEEP the heater in storage and don’t pull out your winter jacket just yet because the cooler weather is officially in hiding. Sun loving Aussies, rejoice.

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Kim Kardashian accused of being a spy

THE government of Iran, which isn’t exactly known for its mental stability, has accused Kim Kardashian of being a paid spy.

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Magic mushrooms have healing powers

A STUDY into the use of magic mushrooms in which patients were given a recreational dose of the active ingredient psilocybin has found something amazing.

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‘Nothing can prepare us for 2050’

THERE’S a dire new global warning for the middle of the century, but Australia may not be capable of handling it.

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YouTube Red takes on streaming giants

YOUTUBE has launched a new battle in the streaming video and music wars with YouTube Red now available to Australians.

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Hot fashions in wearable tech

WEARABLE tech has come a long way since the calculator watch. Here are five fashionable gadgets that are as smart as they look.

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Researchers grow food in Martian soil

HUMAN colonies on Mars will need an ample food supply, and researchers think they’ve made the first step.

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You need to buy Doom today

THE latest instalment of Doom was released last week and the game has returned to its glory days. Here is why it should be added to your collection.

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YouTube pranksters jailed in UK

IT WAS supposed to be a funny joke for their YouTube followers, but a fake art gallery heist has landed four people in jail.

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Divers find trove of Roman treasure

A PAIR of divers has made the chance discovery of a lifetime hiding on the ocean bed, the most important find of Roman-era artefacts in three decades.

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The harsh reality of video rentals

A TWITTER account claiming to belong to the last Blockbuster in America is offering a solid dose of nostalgia, mixed with some very, very hard truths.

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Will there be an iPhone 7 Pro?

THE iPhone 7 rumour mill is back in full swing and it looks like Apple will release a third, premium model when the smartphone is released later this year.

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Boost for Twitter character count

TWITTER is reportedly set to make big changes to its character count. If you struggle to make a point in 140 characters, this is good news.

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New penis for cancer victim

A CANCER patient has received the first penis transplant in the United States, after a 15-hour procedure.

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Uni under fire over racist shirt

A UNIVERSITY group’s racist T-shirt design has gone viral — but why exactly are drawings like these so offensive?

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Samsung’s ‘hideous idea’

SOCIAL media has one question for Samsung following the unveiling of its latest product: What the hell were they thinking?

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Lesbian gorilla sex captured for the first time

THIS behaviour isn’t uncommon in the animal kingdom. But rarely has it been observed among female gorillas, and why it happens.

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Is this UFO footage proof of alien life?

SPACE enthusiasts are claiming to have unequivocal proof of alien life following footage of a strange orb hovering in the sky before bursting into three.

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Woman follows GPS into lake

IT’S official, our dependence on technology has displaced common sense, especially if this embarrassing error is any indication.

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Mystery whale is ‘evolutionary throwback’

A RARE beaked whale found on a South Australian beach has left scientists baffled after it was discovered sporting two mysterious extra teeth.

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What’s wrong with this picture?

IN 1995, Mike Tyson successfully made his return to the ring after a stint in prison. But it’s something in the crowd that really stole the show.

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Diabetes tech funding gets $54m boost

FEDERAL Health Minister Susan Ley said she receives more letters on the subject than any other as Aussie families welcome funding for new diabetes technology.

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True cost of commuting

CONGESTION costs each motorist $1000 a year, but frustrated drivers are fighting back this election campaign.

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The pic Facebook keeps deleting

A MUM captured the powerful moment her husband cradled their sick son in the shower. Facebook keeps taking it down.

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We’ve become a nation of data addicts

IT’S an addiction gripping young and old alike, hurting family budgets, disrupting our sleep and contributing to reckless and anti-social behaviour. Just how obsessed are we?

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Inside the online world of polygamy

DESPITE legal restrictions there are members of the community using the internet to actively seek a relationship with one husband and multiple wives.

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NASA’s best pictures from outer space

TODAY is Astronomy Day, so to celebrate we have put together a gallery of the best images from NASA’s Hubble Telescope

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Customers fight back against Netflix

A GROWING number of Netflix customers have hit out at the company’s CEO saying “we shouldn’t have to choose between Netflix and privacy”.

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TVs getting too big for our homes

FORGET the 40-inch TV, that’s only good enough for a bedroom. Top model screens are now almost as big as doors and average screen sizes have doubled.

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The unbelievable long shot that came off

WHAT would happen if you could harness the power of collective human knowledge? The results could be world-changing.

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Everything you need to know about sloths

AFTER visiting a wildlife reserve in Panama, we learnt so much about the majestic creatures known as sloths. Here are eight facts you might not have known.

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Facebook defends trending topics following leak

FACEBOOK has been forced to pull back the veil on how it curates its trending news topic after a company document was leaked.

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‘This pr*** needs to be hung for treason’

DONALD Trump’s former has launched a bombshell of a tirade against President Barack Obama, calling for him to be taken out and shot.

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The $1m car faster than a V8

No pressure: take this 300km/h supercar for a spin — not literally — just days before it’s due to be raced.

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Is porn destroying your life?

FUN fact: it's International Masturbation Month! But don’t go reaching for the KY just yet. Some say self-love may be more harmful than you think.

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What Melbourne almost looked like

MELBOURNE could have looked completely different to what it does now, with past plans for the city’s development revealed.

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The truth behind Russia’s military might

IT HAS lots of guns, weapons and state of the art jets and it’s not afraid to use them. But is Russia as powerful and mighty as we think?

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NASA not impressed with CSIRO

NASA has criticised CSIRO’s climate change research cuts, urging the scientific research organisation to reconsider.

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Aussie claims Instagram copied app

YOU thought you had problems with Instagram’s new logo. An Aussie app developer is considering suing the company for copying his app — for the second time.

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Fresh iPhone 7 leaks

MONTHS before it is due to be released fresh iPhone 7 leaks appear to confirm a number of rumours about Apple’s new device.

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Scientology, John Travolta and professional motorsport

SCIENTOLOGY’S bizarre attempts to sponsor professional motorsport involved John Travolta, million dollar offers and offers of auditing.

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Is this frog incredibly hung?

PICTURES of a frog with incredibly large penis are making the rounds on social media. But is everything as it seems? WARNING: Strange pictures.

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Viral NAPLAN letter plagiarised

Did you love the viral NAPLAN letter about every child being “unique”? It’s a pity the letter itself is not unique, having been repeatedly plagiarised for nearly 20 years.

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How hackers pulled of world’s biggest bank heist

IT’S a real life cyber version of Ocean’s Eleven. And the FBI now beliefs hackers who nearly made off with $1 billion had help from the inside.

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Secret US military space plane remains mystery

A SECRET US military space plane X-37B has been orbiting the Earth for almost a year and we still don’t why, but there is a few theories.

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Freak out over Instagram revamp

Instagram has launched a new look and the world is freaking out. The designers seem to have been inspired by every colour in the rainbow.

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‘OMG, the hoverboard is on fire!’

THE Federal Government’s interim ban on hoverboards has been poorly handled according to victims and suppliers who say the risk hasn’t been fully addressed.

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Periscope probed after ‘live suicide’

FRENCH prosecutors have launched an inquiry after a woman appeared to broadcast her suicide live on the app Periscope.

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Space dust pokes holes in science thinking

ANCIENT flecks of space dust found in a remote corner of Australia are blasting into the science arena. They reveal Earth had something 2.7 billion years ago that it should not have had.

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My day in the Hunger Games

THERE was real blood, sweat and tears, as it turned out, but I came out alive and ready for anything life could through at me.

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Hyperloop super train on the way

IT STARTED as a brain child of Elon Musk and now the Hyperloop super train is about to give its first public demonstration.

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Tornado footage is bloody scary

TORNADO season is ripping through the United States right now, and this season, they are particularly unmerciful. See the footage.

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The ads Netflix saves you from

IT’S no surprise that our home entertainment habits are changing, and the number of commercials Netflix subscribers avoid puts that in sobering perspective.

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‘Your piracy days are numbered’

MAKE the most of downloading Game of Thrones while you can, because site blocking is about to make it way harder.

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Police mocked over fake suicide bombing

IT WAS designed to be a counter-terrorism exercise staged in a busy shopping centre. Instead it ended in an apology and ridicule on social media.

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First snow dump this season

IT MAY have surprised some, but the year’s first snowfall fell early this morning in Thredbo providing exciting scenes for skiers.

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Early Australian invention ‘rewriting history’

RESEARCHERS say the discovery of a 48,000-year-old tool, created by early Australians, has rewritten history.

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Explosive hoverboard ban extended

The ban on hoverboards has been extended today as the ACCC works to outlaw dodgy models that have caused a string of house fires.

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Russia’s ‘Son of Satan’ rattles the West

RUSSIA is set to unleash the ‘Son of Satan’ — what it calls the world’s biggest nuclear missile — upon an international community already reeling from the return of the Cold War.

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NASA’s big planet revelation

NASA has discovered a huge new trove of planets outside our solar system. Some of them could be habitable.

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The five hottest non-Apple phones

TIRED of iPhones? From the budget phone you can take for a dip to a modular handset and BlackBerry’s first Android, we rank five of the freshest non-Apple phones.

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NASA’s big planet revelation

NASA has announced the discovery of the largest trove of planets outside our solar system, boosting the chance of alien life being found one day.

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Diver cuddles shark in incredible video

AMAZING footage shows a shark swimming straight at a scuba diver — but in a Jaws-dropping twist, goes in for a hug.

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Things are looking grim for OITNB women

THE latest trailer for Orange Is The New Black just dropped and things are looking less than cheery for our favourite characters.

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Islands wiped off face of the Earth

THEY are the tiny places that have literally disappeared. Five Islands in the Pacific Ocean existed two years ago. Now they are nowhere to be seen.

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The war on nuclear begins

THE country is facing a big decision that will impact generations. Will the lure of an extra $100 billion get Aussies on the side of nuclear waste?

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This car is made out of cannabis hemp

THE US government may class it as a dangerous drug, but there are plenty of benefits to a car made out of hemp.

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‘Tomorrow could go down in the history books’

NASA has scheduled a press conference with scientists expected to make an announcement about the agency’s search for Earth-like planets beyond our solar system.

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Little telco sticking it to the big guys

HAVE you recently bought a mobile plan? You’ll be kicking yourself once you see the latest guarantee from this upstart service provider.

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How Facebook is distorting your news feed

FACEBOOK has come under fire after former staffers said employees at the social media giant would routinely suppress conservative news stories.

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Further wild weather warnings

TORRENTIAL rain, flash floods and gale-force winds have wreaked havoc across the country’s southeast overnight — and it’s not over yet.

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Australians named in Panama Papers

THE Panama Papers affair has widened with a massive database of documents relating to more than 200,000 offshore accounts posted online.

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Mercury’s rare transit stuns stargazers

FOR the first time in 10 years, Mercury is passing directly between the Earth and sun, resembling a black dot against the vast, glowing face of our star.

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Conspiracy over King Tut’s ‘hidden chambers’

DOUBT has been raised over the existence of secret chambers in King Tut’s tomb and what they could contain.

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Cat pic creeping out the internet

THE internet loves a good cat picture, but it seems people lost it over this seemingly innocent photo of a cat. Or is it two cats?

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Is 10c ’cash for cans’ a good idea?

A REFUNDABLE tax on drinks containers could soon be in place across Australia — but is it enough to clean up the country?

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Green light for nuclear dump

THE Royal Commission has given the go-ahead for a nuclear waste dump in SA. But it’s estimated to deliver the state $100 billion in profits.

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Surprising country leading asteroid mining race

ASTEROID mining is considered the next big space race for humanity, and a tiny country of half a million people is leading the charge.

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Warning to Game of Thrones pirates

IF YOU have plans to download the third episode of Game of Thrones after work, you might run into some trouble.

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Big-screen buyers can finally use them

The growing number of Australians with 4K TVs will finally be able to see 4K films on them as the first advanced Blu-ray Disc Player arrives in the country.

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Site blocking efforts hit snag

A DISPUTE over who would cover costs caused the three strikes scheme against Aussie pirates to be shelved. Could it happen with the latest site blocking applications?

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Scientists reveal how to survive doomsday

CONCERNED scientists have revealed how we can prevent the human race from being wiped out — and it involves some pretty outlandish strategies.

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‘It was the dawn of all-out war’

WWI was known as “the war to end all wars” and despite being a pivotal event, it’s rarely featured in computer games. Until now.

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Shock! The world did not end as predicted

A NEW theory warning Mercury passing in front of the sun is linked to the Bible’s prophecy of destruction and could signal the end of the world was wrong.

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Adelaide lashed by wild weather

ADELAIDE has been lashed by wild weather as damaging winds and rain move across the region.

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Aussie parents slam Telstra

AN Australian mother is rounding up fellow parents to take on the country’s biggest telco, demanding controls on its flagship TV device to protect their kids.

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Theory predicts end of the world on May 9

A NEW theory warns Mercury passing in front of the sun is linked to the Bible’s prophecy of destruction and could signal the end of the world

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‘Is there anything I can do to help?’

IN the age of social media more people are turning to crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe to help out friends or family get the support that they need.

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Rio-bound athletes turn to crowdfunding

MANY Australian athletes heading to the Rio Olympics are turning to the crowd-funding site GoFundMe to achieve their Olympic dreams.

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‘A great device gets better’

WHEN I got my hands on the second-generation 2016 12-inch Retina MacBook version, I was keen to see what had changed.

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Is this proof of a UFO cover-up by NASA?

Are these snaps of a mysterious black cube hovering near the sun proof of a UFO cover-up by NASA?

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UK settles ‘Boaty McBoatface’ row

A NEW $387 million UK research ship won’t be named ‘Boaty McBoatface’ despite winning a public poll — however the name will adorn one vessel.

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Aussie Toyota sports car could go global

A RADICAL Toyota sports car that was born in Australia could be heading to the world, after triggering massive interest in Europe.

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Biggest Tinder turn-offs revealed

NEW data has revealed the biggest physical turn-ons and turn-offs for Tinder swipers. Sorry fellas — the hipster beard is a big no-no.

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Big move to ban dolphin captivity in NSW

DOLPHINARIUMS could be coming to end — that is, if Bob Carr’s new legislative push proves successful.

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Hollywood treatment for Slender Man murders

IT STARTED out as a scary internet game that allegedly inspired two 12-year-old girls to attempt brutal murder. Now it will be immortalised on screen.

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How email habits can reveal infidelity

ARE you keeping a huge secret? If so, researchers have found your email behaviour could give it away.

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What the hell is Craig Wright thinking?

IT’S been a big week for Craig Wright. After proclaiming to be the enigmatic creator of Bitcoin, he has since backtracked and apologised in a cryptic blog post.

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How e-mail habits could reveal your spouse’s infidelity

ARE you keeping a huge secret? If so, researchers have found your e-mail behaviour could give it away.

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Car worth half a million dollars

MEET the world’s fastest and most expensive SUV, the Bentley Bentayga. The car has finally arrived on Aussie roads.

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How Netflix just got easier

NETFLIX has introduced a new tool to make it easier for customers to watch shows on the go using their mobile network.

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Boaty McBoatface up for discussion in Parliament

THE public will soon know if there is going to be a ‘Boaty McVolte-face’ on the name voted for the UK’s newest $A388 million research ship.

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Space Invaders receives top honour

THE iconic video game Space Invaders has received the ultimate honour for a video game, along with five other favourites you may remember from growing up.

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Man bitten by pet cobra ‘critical’

A SNAKE enthusiast, who is reported to have at least 20 in his home, is fighting for his life after being bitten by his pet king cobra snake.

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Student hacks public transport smartcard

A UNIVERSITY student’s research went horribly wrong when he found himself being charged after rorting the public transport system.

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Apple lose trademark fight in China

APPLE has lost a legal fight with a Chinese company that a Beijing court says is allowed to use the iPhone name on wallets and handbags.

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Look up at the sky tonight!

STARGAZERS are in for a treat this week, with one of the best meteor showers of 2016 sending an incredible number of shooting stars across the sky.

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Piece of Aussie history to stay in US

CAPTAIN Cook’s HMS Endeavour is likely to find its final resting place in the US after archaeologists discovered what’s thought to be the famous wreck.

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Girlfriend raped on live gaming stream

A TWITCH user accidentally left his microphone on following a live stream and what was recorded has absolutely shocked users.

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Cops roast drug dealer’s customers

POLICE in Ohio have gone viral after pleading with the public to stop calling the phone of an arrested drug dealer.

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Huge change coming to Apple Music

APPLE Music is looking to take down its biggest rival Spotify by making some huge changes to the subscription music streaming service.

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Literally impossible to cry a river, scientists say

IT turns out that the saying “cry me a river” suggests a task that couldn’t be accomplished even if everyone on the planet worked together to accomplish it.

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The AI bot arms race is about to heat up

MOVE over Siri, a new virtual assistant technology is set to be unveiled next week. Soon we’ll be talking to our devices just like any other friend.

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This prime number could get you arrested

DID you know there is a prime number that’s illegal for you to possess, publish or use? We’re serious. This number is bad news.

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Head transplant plans slammed as ‘demented’

SERGIO Canavero is set to perform the first human head transplant before the end of 2017, but many are condemning him as Dr Frankenstein.

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How to charge your phone with fire

NEXT time you’re stranded on a desert island or even just camping and your phone dies, you’re gonna wish you had this product.

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Male spider gives oral 100 times during sex

IT’S not often we think of spiders as superior to humans, but one particular species puts us males to shame ... in the bedroom.

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Small business vulnerable to hacks

THE government has designated $230 million to shore up the country’s cyber security capabilities. But industry insiders say small businesses are at risk.

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Cops in epic running man dance-off

THE police are at it again: getting cute with web trends. The Kiwis have made an awesome dancing video and the NYPD’s finest have responded.

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Netflix reveal dirty little secret

DID you know Netflix has developed a carefully orchestrated method to ensure you are binge watching content on its service?

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Driver’s costly $417,000 mistake

AN UNFORTUNATE motorist has been left red-faced after crashing a $417,000 supercar within minutes of taking delivery of it.

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The NBN is running out of money

THE NBN has received its final allocation of public funding, and the government seems unsure about where the rest will come from.

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Top gadgets for Mother’s Day

Forget about new slippers, here are five bright and shiny gadgets to spoil Mum on Mother’s Day.

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The whiz kid who saved Instagram

FACEBOOK has handed over a $13,000 reward to the 10-year-old security whiz kid who found a major flaw in Instagram. But has he been ripped off?

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Cat killer could start targeting humans

A SERIAL cat killer who “enjoys” the act of murder has mutilated more than 50 pets over the past three years and could start targeting humans.

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Ford beats Holden in rare win

AFTER 11 straight years of decline, Ford has finally started its sales turnaround and notched up a rare win against an old rival.

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Ford faces lawsuit over ‘dodgy gearbox’

FORD could be hit with a class-action lawsuit over claims more than 60,000 cars in Australia have major transmission problems.

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Baby born with 31 fingers and toes

THE parents of a baby born in China are appealing to the public for help after they were surprised following the birth of their new son.

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Tesla’s insane Bioweapon Defence Mode

IF YOU’RE in the market for a car, Tesla’s latest feature could force your hand.

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Fighter pilot unhappy with F-35 test

PLANS for Australia’s next generation F-35 fighter jets to be tested against old A-10 attack jets have been criticised by a prestigious test pilot.

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Ted Cruz is not the Zodiac Killer, wife says

THE wife of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has weighed into the debate about whether her husband is the infamous Zodiac Killer.

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Is the Bitcoin mystery really over?

SYDNEY man Craig Wright claimed to be the person everyone has been looking for. But is he really the Bitcoin creator?

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Trudeau has just taken things up a notch

JUST when you thought the Canadian Prime Minister couldn’t get any better, he went and posted this hilarious video.

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Storms, monster swell set to hit

A SEVERE weather warning has been issued for most of Victoria and SA today with strong winds and huge waves predicted.

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Is this the new Earth?

A TEAM of scientists have ‘hit the jackpot’ by finding a trio of Earth-sized planets around a nearby star that could reveal life.

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Captain Cook’s Endeavour ‘found’

CAPTAIN James Cook’s long-lost ship HMS Endeavour, on which he first reached Australia’s east coast, may have been discovered.

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Teacher rating site slams anti-trolling crusader

THE owner of a US-based teacher ratings website has fired back at the Melbourne educator who publicly pledged to “destroy it from the inside”.

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Bitcoin creator outed as Aussie

THE identity of the mastermind behind virtual currency Bitcoin — known only under the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto” — has finally been confirmed.

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Drone ballet anyone?

A JAPANESE tech company has used drones to create a truly mesmerising performance in an advert for the ages.

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The kangaroo of your nightmares

WELCOME to Australia, where none of the wildlife is innocent, and no one is safe. This footage of a terrifying kangaroo proves it.

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Hoax accusations surround age reversal claim

THE head of a biotech company says she has reduced her biological age by 20 years using gene therapy.

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Telstra meltdown after fix promise

TELSTRA’s network has crashed again. Just hours after Telstra announced a $50 million quick fix Telstra customers reported new problems across the country.

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Billboards are watching you

A NEW York senator has called for a federal investigation into new billboard technology that tracks passers-by and collects their data.

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Telstra: $50 million to fix network

After a string of embarrassing national network meltdowns, Telstra has a $50 million plan to plug the cracks.

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The jobs killer is coming

IT COULD decimate jobs, shut down stores, hotels and other businesses and change our lives for years to come. This ‘exciting advance’ could be devastating.

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CIA’s incredibly dumb social media stunt

THE CIA has copped plenty of flak for how it decided to mark the fifth anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death.

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Boyfriend’s cutting joke is ‘abuse’

A MAN has been accused of “abuse” after cutting off his girlfriend’s hair in a cruel, unusual prank.

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‘They slowly cook and die a horrible death’

FOR those who could stand the smell, and stifle their gags, it was something to behold - but there’s a sad side to the sight of a 40-foot whale lying dead on a beach.

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The TV drama facing Australians

AUSTRALIANS are splashing cash on big-screen 4K TVs in record numbers, but 4K content is hard to access and 4K Blu-ray Discs are months away.

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