It’s going to get a whole lot wetter

DON’T blame La Nina, and it’s got nothing to do with El Niño, but a little known climate phenomenon is set to scupper any plans to return to the beach.

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Twitter says sausages win election

AUSTRALIANS have not stopped talking about #ausvotes this federal election but Twitter says it might have a surprise winner: the sausage sizzle.

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Journey to Jupiter: rare look at our largest planet

A NASA spacecraft is nearing our largest planet and set to get a rare look beyond Jupiter’s clouds and send back close up views.

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How to find out if your car has been recalled

TOYOTA and Mitsubishi have recalled more than 800,000 Australian cars. Here is how to find out if your car is on the list and what you should do next.

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New species of tarantula doesn’t mind a biff

RESEARCHERS have identified a new species and genus of tarantula and it has a unique style when it comes to defending itself.

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Tesla autopilot’s fatal mistake: Driver killed

THE car was on autopilot and the driver is believed to have been watching Harry Potter when he was hit and killed.

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Proof the ozone layer is shrinking

AFTER three decades of observation scientists have found the first evidence that the Southern Hemisphere ozone hole is healing.

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‘Monster’ found on Loch Ness shore

LOCALS have been speculating whether the 1500-year-old mystery of the Loch Ness monster has finally been solved.

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Our internet report card still dismal

AUSTRALIA has clawed its way up the world broadband speed rankings, but our Asian neighbours continue to skyrocket ahead.

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800,000 cars recalled in two days

IT’S recall-ageddon: hundreds of thousands of Mitsubishi and Toyota vehicles sold in Australia are being recalled.

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Another day, another major Telstra outage

FLIGHTS have been delayed and businesses left scrambling with Telstra suffering another widespread outage, just days after claiming there was no problem.

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Is this the Tesla killer?

SILICON Valley start-up Tesla Motors is largely considered the leader when it comes to electric cars, but another manufacturer thinks it’ll reign supreme.

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Future Shock author Alvin Toffler dead

ALVIN Toffler, whose bestseller Future Shock anticipated the transformations brought about by the rise of digital technology, has died aged 87.

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iPhone ‘inventor’ sues Apple for $13 billion

A MAN claims patents he filed in 1992 show Apple ripped off his smartphone invention. Now he is suing the tech giant for $13.4 billion.

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Facebook’s latest News Feed tweak

FACEBOOK has once again tweaked the formula it uses to decide what people will see in their news feed - and this time, it’s personal.

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Tour de France ’mechanical doping’ crackdown

HIGH-powered thermal cameras will be used on the Tour de France to help eradicate the threat of riders using hidden motors inside their bikes.

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Big freeze is here as cold front bites hard

ANOTHER cold front is here and its biting hard, with Sydney waking up to colder temperatures than Melbourne. Winds, rain, and snow are forecast.

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HSV GTS vs. Ford Falcon XR6 & XR8

THE fastest and most powerful cars Australia has ever produced will soon be gone forever. How do they measure up on the race to the finish line.

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HSV GTS vs. Ford Falcon XR6 & XR8

THE fastest and most powerful cars Australia has ever produced will soon be gone forever. How do they measure up on the race to the finish line.

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Google honours Eddie Mabo

TODAY, on what would’ve been his 80th birthday, Google has paid respects to Aboriginal lands right activist, Edward Koiki Mabo.

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Telstra denies rise in outages

AUSTRALIA’S biggest telco will spend $250m upgrading its networks but its CEO has denied it has problems, even after a series of embarrassing national outages.

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Get ready to freeze as cold front hits

JUST when you thought it was safe to step back outside, be warned: you might want to get yourself a bigger coat.

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Sony’s awkward 1998 product recall

IN 1998 Sony had the biggest product recall in the company’s history after customers discovered its latest video camera had a creepy feature.

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It’s been a nude day’s work in Belarus

PICTURES of naked and scantily-clad workers have flooded the internet after an unfortunate slip of the tongue by the President of Belarus.

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NBN architect quits before election

THE man in charge of rolling out the NBN’s copper-based internet connections quits, leaving the day before Australia’s federal election.

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Spoiled brat millionaire rants at cops

WHEN a 21-year-old self-styled “Lord” was pulled over in his Lamborghini, he didn’t have time to deal with the cops. So he lost his temper.

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Girl terrified by peacock spawns hilarious memes

PEACOCKS aren’t generally known for being the most terrifying animal in the world but this kid’s face tells a different story. Cue internet meme time.

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The cars from Fast 8 are ridiculous

THE eighth movie in the Fast & Furious franchise will be set in snowy Icelandic conditions. Here are the cars that have been modified for the upcoming film.

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The tech keen to be treated mean

YES, you can listen to music underwater and you can take your phone to the beach. You just have to invest in the right gadgets to make these dreams a reality.

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‘We’ll never touch a Ford again’

AN OLD stereotype is at the centre of a potential billion-dollar case against Ford over 70,000 allegedly dodgy cars.

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Can you spot the ghost in this pic?

ON FIRST sight, this just looks like an ordinary photo of a group of women posing for the camera. But look closer — you’ll soon see it.

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World’s first selfie-snapping drone

HOW do you make the selfie stick better? One Australian inventor wants to make it fly, and has video proof of the first selfie-snapping drone.

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Video expertly mocks US gun lobby

AMERICANS are obsessed with guns. Sometimes it takes a well executed joke to make them take a good hard look at themselves.

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Google to challenge the iPhone?

THE Apple iPhone accounts for more than half of high-end smartphone sales but Google is quietly hoping to change that.

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Gamer banned for unfortunate name

THOUGHT your name was bad? This guy ended up in a viral war with Sony, after they banned his Playstation account due to his first name.

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$13,600 payout for Windows 10 update

PLENTY of PC users were left frustrated by Microsoft's tactics to get customers to install Windows 10, but Teri Goldstein fought back in a big way.

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Eight juicy Game of Thrones revelations

SPOILER ALERT. Game of Thrones’ sixth season finally blew past the plot in George R.R. Martin’s books. That means it was full of important revelations.

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Why this simple ad caused uproar

A GLOBAL ad agency was forced to withdraw this award-winning advertisement after a firestorm of criticism. Does it cross the line?

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Could your FB friends get you banned from the US?

WITH a change coming to the visa waiver application process to enter the US, you better be careful who your Facebook friends are.

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Please make this happen, Netflix

CUSTOMERS of Netflix have been asking for this feature for a long time and now it appears the company might be listening.

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The game 30 years in the making

THE developers behind GoldenEye 64, Donkey Kong and Perfect Dark are back with their most ambitious title to date.

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Twitter’s swipe at Snapchat stickers

TWITTER’S new photo feature looks like it comes straight out of Snapchat, and comes as the tween-friendly network grows its fanbase.

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Jerry Maguire director’s ambitious TV show

CAMERON Crowe brought us Almost Famous and Jerry Maguire. Now’s he turning his hands to TV with a music-themed series.

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Labor’s play for voters on two wheels

LABOR has appealed for the votes of close to one million Australians who ride motorbikes.

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‘I create sex toys for a living’

A FORMER lawyer who launched the world’s highest funded sex toy says “the trend ... of masturbation” has made him rich.

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Netflix crackdown backfires in Oz

CRACKING down on Australians with American Netflix accounts appears to be backfiring on the company, as subscribers head elsewhere.

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It’s about to get freezing again

WE SHIVERED through the coldest day of the year but it was not the worst of it. Get ready for more of winter’s wrath.

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Meet the world’s ugliest dog

SHE’S arthritic, mostly toothless, incontinent and sports a face only a parent could love. Meet SweePee, the world’s newly crowned ugliest dog.

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Yes, that cold snap was the worst

FOLKS in Sydney and Brisbane woke to the coldest morning of 2016. If you haven’t yet, you might want to rug up for the rest of the week.

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The one useful thing about Google Glass

IT TURNS out Google Glass could prove to be really helpful with solving a problem faced by children with autism.

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The incredible new Stonehenge theory

HAS this Australian researcher stumbled upon the secret to Stonehenge? A new book has archaeologists excited, and it all started in an unlikely place.

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Qantas launches Snapchat profile

THERE’S a common perception that Snapchat is just for raunchy pics, so get ready for some sexy 747s.

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Brrr.. the big freeze is still biting

IT’S a little less wet, but plenty more chilly as the big East Coast freeze continues to bite. NSW and Victoria shivered through Friday night, and the mercury will stay low today — and plummet further tonight.

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The puzzle confusing the internet

THE age old question asking if you can tell the difference between the moon and a slice of ham is baffling the internet. It’s harder than you think.

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How tap-and-go will change our wallets

TAP-AND-GO smartphone payments are here and experts say Australians are uniquely placed to dump their wallets and pocket the technology.

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‘They’re really just childish jerks’

IF YOU’RE keen to vent your spleen on social media at your most disliked politician — at least make sure it’s directed to the right person.

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Ice, ice Friday: Coldest June day in 18 years

AUSTRALIA is freezing and snow has been bucketing down as a cold front hits with full force. But the white stuff isn’t just falling on the ski fields.

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Aussie pollies need to woo women

THE crying-with-laughter emoji is in popular demand and most female voters remain undecided, Twitter says, as Australia’s federal election nears.

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Uber changes its pricing model

RIDE sharing app Uber is about to change the way it charges users by eliminating the guesswork. Will it change the game?

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Australia's secret weapon ahead of Rio

THE Australian Institute of Sport is banking on an innovative, hi-tech approach to boost our medal count ahead of Rio. Will it pay off?

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Australia’s cold front biting hard

TODAY’S forecast is freezing cold coupled with a lot of brrrr. Australia’s cold front is biting hard ahead of the weekend.

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China’s big threat to peace in 2030

IT’S a scary, but potentially real threat facing the world by 2030. But one expert warns China’s cyber war capabilities will be more dangerous than anything else happening today.

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Refugee surgeon inspired by The Terminator

A SYDNEY surgeon who helps war veterans with titanium implants has delivered a special message to the government.

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Office users targeted by security threat

HUNDREDS of thousands of Aussies could be at risk with a new malware targeting Office 365 users making the rounds.

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Huge changes coming to your Mac

IF you use a Mac, your user experience is about to drastically change with Apple announcing a brand new operating system packed with new features.

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The foreboding stat for our NBN

THE founding chief executive of the NBN has pointed to a pair of simple stats that show the fundamental problem with our NBN rollout.

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The 10 best video games set for release

FROM a horror game starring Norman Reedus to the return of one of the best fighting franchises ever. Here are the 10 best games coming your way.

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‘Zombie’ combat jets pressed into service

THE US Marine Corps is getting desperate. After almost a decade of delays with the F-35 stealth fighter, it’s being forced to resurrect old jets from its desert ‘boneyard’.

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US ponders over cutting internet in Syria

THE US military has been stepping up its cyber war against the Islamic State but there’s one thing they’re reluctant to do.

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The big freeze: Warnings as cold front hits

IN case you haven’t heard there’s a cold snap ahead, and it’s going to go from cool to downright freezing quicker than you can say Antarctic blast.

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Libs’ internet plan ‘colossal mistake’

THE National Broadband Network has launched a scathing attack on the Coalition’s internet policy, branding it “expensive” and “backward”.

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Ten things to love about MacOS Sierra

APPLE has added a whole swag of features in its new Mac operating system. Here are 10 things you’re going to love about Sierra.

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What Netflix can teach us about politics

IF you’re struggling to get into politics ahead of the July 2 election, Netflix could be the thing to get you interested.

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Twitter troll’s deadly doxing game

ISLAMIC Twitter users have been targeting atheist and LGBT advocates in Arab countries and exposing their information to police.

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Cruel punishment caught on camera

EXECUTIVES at a Chinese bank have been suspended after their disturbing method of punishment for employees was exposed on social media.

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Fury grows over ‘destruction of the NBN’

THE NBN has been a heated issue in this election campaign from the start, and the intense partisanship shows no sign of abating. In fact, it’s getting worse.

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Apple to pay out customers $536m

APPLE illegally colluded with a group of five publishing companies to manipulate the e-book market, and now they have to pay customers back.

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East Coast freeze starts to bite

AUSTRALIA’S snowfields have been pummelled as an east coast freeze bears down. It’s officially time to grab the winter jacket.

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Ancient naval base discovered off coast of Athens

A TEAM working off the coast of Athens has uncovered the remains of an ancient naval base, estimated to be about 2,500 years old.

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Four ways to slim down your laptop

THE best laptop for the job might not be a laptop at all, with new, slimmer hybrid tablets and ultrabooks changing how we work on the go.

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Queensland woman finds 5-metre snake in bedroom

THIS is not the type of guest you want in your guest room.

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What we know about Project Nebula

A SECRET project from Aston Martin and Red Bull has expectations running high, and details are beginning to emerge.

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The big change coming to gaming

THE video game industry has long been criticised for being dominated by white males. But has it finally learnt its lesson?

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Country’s IT crowd critical of NBN speeds

THE country’s association for IT professionals, has released its own Federal Election manifesto claiming the NBN rollout isn’t adequate.

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Fierce election sausage sizzle war

ARGUABLY the most enjoyable thing about voting in Australia, election day sausage sizzles are now part of a fierce battle between Twitter and Google.

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Tesla Model S doubles as a boat

LOOK at the picture of this car. Would you believe us if we said it can also be used as a boat? Well it can and we have the proof.

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The secrets of coral ‘orgies’ could save our reef

THERE is still plenty to learn about the mass spawning events of coral, and such secrets could help save the world’s dying reefs.

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US swelters in 51-degree heat

WHILE parts of Australia are copping cold and wet weather, a deadly heatwave has struck in the United States.

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‘I’m going out to get arrested tonight’

HOW to generate social media attention. Step one: get two really, really good looking people. Step two: put them in a Facebook post. Step three: mention they’re cops.

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China makes super computing breakthrough

THE Chinese Communist Party has been funnelling huge sums of money into super computing and the country is now leading the way.

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Fatal flaw of Star Trek star’s car

THE Jeep that killed Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin in a “freak accident” was recalled months ago after the particular make caused hundreds of crashes.

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Google Maps mysteries solved

GOOGLE Maps mysteries have sent the internet into a spin. From dead bodies to strange planes, these are the images we don’t expect to see.

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Proof piracy is on the rise

AUSSIES might be the worst Game of Thrones pirates in the world, but globally the practice of illegal downloading is thriving.

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Wild weather smashes east coast

SOCIAL media users have flooded the internet with dramatic photos and videos as another low pressure weather system wreaks havoc on the east coast.

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Wild weather: Dam may overflow

THE wild weather is far from over in Sydney, with a major dam set to overflow as another big downpour begins.

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Oxygen found in distant, early galaxy

USING an array of antennas in the mountains of Chile, scientists have discovered the presence of oxygen that existed in a galaxy, far, far away.

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Aussie tech firm targets women

FEMALE-friendly technology is becoming a growing industry, from jewellery to fitness trackers. Now an Aussie tech start-up is launching a smart handbag.

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Meet the Netflix ‘juicers’ paid to watch TV

IF YOU were paid to watch Netflix, you’d be pretty happy right? It turns out maybe not.

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Tinder-like platform to stop rapists

A RAPE survivor is turning the tables of her attacker and others like him by using “matching” technology those familiar with Tinder will recognise.

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Forza Horizon inspired by Aussie landscape

THE beautiful scenery of Australia provides the backdrop for Xbox’s new Forza Horizon 3 and developers say it was an obvious choice.

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Man captures his own murder on Facebook Live

POLICE are investigating the killing of a man who appears to have captured his own fatal shooting in a real-time video post on Facebook. Warning: Disturbing content.

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Wild weather coming our way, again

AROUND Australia, residents are bracing for heavy rain and possible flash flooding just two weeks after devastating storms claimed the lives of five people.

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What to expect in OITNB’s new season

ORANGE is the New Black is back tonight (finally). This is why you should binge it all this weekend.

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‘I won’t do it again. I’m sorry.’

WHEN a woman parked in a Veterans Only space, she came back to find this misogynistic note left on her car. Her public response has left the author red-faced.

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Netflix formula for bloody great TV

HOW does Netflix chooses the TV shows it makes? Cindy Holland, the woman behind its original programs, reveals what it takes.

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Sony announces release of VR gaming

PLAYSTATION has set a release date for VR gaming. And if you’re willing to spend the money, you’re going to have a seriously good time.

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Cost puts the brakes on fast train

THE Federal Government has put the brakes on a fast train along Australia’s East Coast, saying the sheer cost doesn’t make it “a sensible priority”.

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Optus EPL app: Your questions finally answered

WHEN Optus secretly outbid Foxtel for rights to broadcast the English Premier League, fans had so many questions. They’ve finally been answered.

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Prepare to be smashed this weekend

JUST when you thought it was safe to go back outside — think again because things are about to get very, very wet. We are in for a battering.

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Nana charms Google with manners

A GRANDMOTHER used “please” and “thank you” when making a Google search because she thought someone was in charge of answering all questions.

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‘Like a freeway system for gators’

THERE’S one alligator for every 10 people in Florida, which begs the question: Why wasn’t a young family warned to stay away from the water’s edge?

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The incredible evolution of Facebook Live

FACEBOOK live has already revolutionised our viewing habits. It’s about to tackle social media’s most divisive topic - politics.

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‘The madder they get, the happier I get’

IN THE wake of the Orlando tragedy, an Anonymous hacker has broken into hundreds of IS Twitter accounts. The results are both hilarious and inspiring.

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Will you win the NBN lottery?

REGARDLESS of who wins this election, only a select few Australians will enjoy fibre all the way to the front door. Is that you?

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More ripples detected in the fabric of space time

GRAVITATIONAL waves have been detected for the second time from black hole 21 times the mass of the sun.

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Where the NBN’s already too slow

THE NBN is still far from finished but one city is already looking to offer data speeds that blow it out of the water.

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Your future as an ‘augmented human’

IN THE future, you’ll be able to understand any language, open doors with your mind and deal with tricky situations in an instant.

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Best response ever to penis pic

A WOMAN who was sent an unsolicited picture on Facebook by a man she didn’t know has ended up being the one banned from the social networking site.

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CSIRO finds key to life in universe

A MOLECULE identified by the Parkes Telescope some 26,000 light years away could steer astronomers towards intelligent life in the universe.

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New Pokemon compared to Trump

POKÉMON has caused a furore on the interwebs, with its latest character being compared to the one and only — Donald Trump.

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‘Prince will die, Ali will die’

THIS Facebook status — seemingly posted last year — makes some chillingly accurate “predictions”.

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Is this ad too offensive to display?

A CONTROVERSIAL public billboard in London has been removed due to widespread outrage, prompting the city’s Mayor to take action.

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The $1b tool keeping you transfixed

FOR A long time Netflix has been perfecting its recommendation tool, and they’re pretty impressed with it.

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The campaign to trash your wallet

THE world’s biggest smartphone maker is launching its payment technology in Australia with a plan to make your wallet completely redundant by 2019.

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Australian rodent first to be wiped out from climate change

AN AUSTRALIAN rodent has been declared extinct due to climate change, making it the first mammal to be wiped out due to the global phenomenon.

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The thinking behind Xbox’s new consoles

THE head of Xbox sat down with news.com.au at the world’s largest video game conference to expand on the reasoning behind the company’s new consoles.

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Scientists predict contact with aliens

IF you have dreams of making contact with aliens you may have to wait a bit longer after scientists predict it will be another 1,500 years until we meet an extra-terrestrial.

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‘On these shoes is the blood of 54 people’

A SURGEON who helped save the lives of Orlando massacre victims has posted a moving tribute in the wake of the tragedy.

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Finally, some good news for Telstra

A REPORT on the state of Australia’s mobile network has provided some good news for Telstra customers, especially for those data hungry users.

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Canon’s trick for Vivid Sydney

Ditch the smartphone and get a real camera: Canon is putting its cameras in the hands of Vivid Sydney festival guests and capturing sharp results.

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How Swift changed Apple Music

THE people behind Apple Music have described artists like Taylor Swift and Drake as not just the face of the streaming music service but the inspiration.

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Aussie schoolgirl impresses Apple

APPLE boss Tim Cook singles out a nine-year-old Aussie schoolgirl as one of the best — and youngest — app developers on Earth.

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21-year-old’s courageous bikini post inspires thousands

21-YEAR-OLD Leslie has shared a powerful message that everybody should read.

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Stories that are stuff of nightmares

RUSSIAN researchers jailed five people to keep them awake for 15 days. By day nine, the screaming wouldn’t stop. There’s a reason the story captivated the world.

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Simple solutions to world’s biggest problem

IT’S perhaps the world’s largest and most complex problem, but just five simple design ideas will be chosen from 640 submissions to help solve the crisis.

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Facebook accidentally declares war

SOMEBODY at Facebook made a huge mistake when they created a post that accidentally declared a country at war.

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Storm could be devastating for millionaires’ row

THERE may be more misery ahead for Collaroy mansion owners with wild weather predicted this weekend.

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Bacteria cells tricked into storing data

HARVARD scientists have effectively created a way to turn bacteria cells into hard drives that are alive.

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How terrorists are self-radicalising

FORGET the Islamic State propaganda machine.

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Apple axes most annoying feature

APPLE has just announced its new iPhone software, but there’s one big change coming that strangely didn’t get a mention.

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Former Escobar hitman is a YouTube star

A FORMER hitman for Pablo Escobar has launched a new career as a YouTube star but the families of his victims have called it a slap in the face.

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Aussie ideas that changed history

FROM sports via medicine to WiFi, over the past 100 years Aussie ideas have changed the word repeatedly. These are the best — but should Vegemite be on the list?

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What is project Scorpio?

XBOX has unveiled a new console dubbed project Scorpio and the company thinks it’s primed to change the way we game.

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Debate will be ‘different to any you’ve seen before’

MALCOLM Turnbull and Bill Shorten will clash this Friday in the first online leaders’ debate to be held in a federal election.

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Microsoft spends big on LinkedIn

IN A surprise multi-billion deal, Microsoft added LinkedIn to its business network.

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‘Doesn’t change real dangers’

POLITICAL hopeful Peter Madden has been slammed for a controversial tweet which linked the Orlando massacre to gay marriage.

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Are you confused over mobile plans?

FRESH research shows a surprising number of Australians are confused when it comes to choosing the right mobile service provider.

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Cambodia’s medieval cities uncovered

NEW laser technology has cast fresh light on the civilisation behind the world's largest religious complex.

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Massacre triggers Facebook Safety Check

FACEBOOK activated its “Safety Check” function for the first time in the United States after the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

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Turnbull’s big plan to save Reef

THE LIBERAL government will today announce a huge $1 billion taxpayer-funded scheme to save the Great Barrier Reef.

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Shorten unveils Labor’s NBN plan

LABOR reaffirms commitment to a fibre to the home NBN rollout, promising FTTP for two million more Aussie homes and businesses if elected.

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Superfast internet hopes revived

LABOR has promised to give millions of long-suffering internet users faster speeds, attacking the NBN as “slow” and “second-rate”.

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‘You stole the love of my life’

I USED a tiny videocamera to discover the love of my life was cheating on me. Angry, I headed to the house she was visiting to confront them.

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Why this project will ‘push humanity forward’

THE culmination of astronomy has led to the creation of the James Webb Telescope, an instrument scientists say will change the world.

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The new ute that will fix your back

AS our homegrown Ford and Holden utes head for the paddock in the sky Volkswagen is set to release a new ute with seats that can fix a bad back.

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‘No f**king internet, yet again’

TELSTRA customers have taken to social media to express their dissatisfaction at another reported service outage.

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‘We are going to transform the world’

THE world’s oldest carmaker is developing a long range electric car that they say will easily outperform the Tesla.

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Your phone’s scary surveillance power

IMAGINE your smartphone is clever enough to grasp your physical surroundings — what could it do with that info?

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Would you like apps with that?

Food delivery apps are booming in Australia as services queue up to deliver anything from haute cuisine to booze to your door.

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‘She was crying into her birthday cake’

A WOMAN whose cousin was left crying into her birthday cake when no one attended her 18th birthday has a heartfelt plan to make this year better.

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‘It takes you to other worlds’

VIRTUAL reality is about to get real. After years of hype, high-end VR headsets will become a mass consumer item by the end of the year.

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Customer trolls Telstra with cat photos

WHAT do you do when you have reached tipping point with the poor service provided by Telstra?

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The new device that would shame our NBN

GOOGLE’S parent company is experimenting with wireless technology that it believes could beam super high speed internet into your home.

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The hidden meaning in world flags

THEY are the clever but often not so obvious meanings hidden among the colour and symbols of the world’s flags. Can you spot them?

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Samsung fires potential Fitbit-killer

SMARTPHONE leader Samsung is eyeing off Fitbit, launching an advanced fitness tracker in Australia that will track runs and send SMS messages.

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Awkward way to welcome your neighbours

WHEN an angry resident left this aggressive note on a car parked outside their home, they never expected the response they got.

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Google exec secretly building flying cars

DESPITE predictions we’d all be driving around in the sky by now, the flying car has yet to materialise. At least not yet.

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Aussies discover 700,000-year-old ‘hobbit’

The discovery of fossilised remains by an Australian-led team has unlocked new questions about human evolution and the history of the `Hobbit’.

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Lowes hires man and his service dog

THIS heartwarming snap of a man and his service dog wearing matching work vests is melting the internet hearts.

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Inventor of the internet wants it to change

TECHNOLOGY leaders are meeting in San Francisco this week to discuss making the internet a more decentralised, secure, and less censored place.

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Is ‘Chewbacca Mum’ milking her fame?

VIRAL sensation has received more than $420,000 worth of free gifts, yet it hasn’t stopped her charging $20 for an autograph.

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‘Supermassive’ black hole devouring space

ASTRONOMERS have caught a glimpse of a “supermassive” black hole preparing to gorge itself on gas clouds about a billion light years from Earth.

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How NRL coach avoided Collaroy disaster

THE NRL’s “mad scientist” went to war against mother nature to defend his “millionaires’ row” beachfront property — and won.

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Total War: Warhammer brings the goods

CLASHING swords, flying arrows, thundering cannons and dragons soaring over the battlefield breathing fire on their hapless foes below.

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Torrent website trolls anti-piracy crusaders

WITH anti-piracy groups putting pressure on internet service providers to block torrent websites, one of the world’s most popular platforms is getting creative.

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Your Facebook Messenger could be at risk

Facebook hack claims cyber criminals could use this trick to ‘crack into your private messages to carry out supersophisticated fraud campaigns.

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Is this the future of smartphones?

REMEMBER the flip phones? Samsung reportedly is working on a new smartphone that steals from that idea, but much better.

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TV shows we devour versus ones we savour

SOME shows we hammer through in a weekend. Others we save over a longer period. Netflix has worked out exactly which ones.

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Alligator seen with body in jaws

AN ALLIGATOR spotted with a human body in its jaws and doing a ‘death roll’ is being hunted in Florida.

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How we’ve become addicted to big cars

AUSTRALIA, a revolution is taking place. Your taste in cars has changed dramatically. And it’s a bad time to be a Suzuki Swift.

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How Americans think we sound

A US lobby group has targeted Australia in a series of ads. But it’s their cringeworthy attempt at our accent that has people talking.

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Why the leaders ‘don’t get it’

MALCOLM Turnbull and Bill Shorten have been campaigning non-stop for weeks, but there’s a clear reason young people remain deeply disengaged.

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Worse news for millionaires’ row

RESIDENTS forced out of coastal mansions teetering on the edge of Sydney’s northern beaches have received even more bad news.

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When will Australia create a cyber militia?

EVEN the tiny country of Estonia is leaving us in the dust when it comes to building a cyber militia. But one Aussie university wants to change that.

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Wild flood pics you can’t ignore

THESE are the pictures which show the full extent of wild weather which has lashed Tasmania and brought the tiny state to its knees.

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Is Google Maps or Apple Maps better?

TECH giants Google and Apple are in the race to have the world’s first universal map. While the services seem similar, there are vast differences.

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Silicon Valley and FBI war over internet browsing history

GOOGLE, Facebook and Yahoo are among a coalition trying to prevent the FBI from having access to everyone’s internet browsing history.

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The line is now blurred between pig and man

RESEARCHERS in California have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig embryos known as chimeras.

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Fish gets stuck in jellyfish, looks horrified

THERE would have been times in life when you have regretted decisions you have made, bet they are small fry compared to this fish stuck inside a jellyfish.

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Hundreds fight to save mansions

AN ARMY of volunteers has made a desperate attempt to save some of Sydney’s most exclusive homes from slipping into the sea.

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In focus: digital camera shootout

What’s the best new digital camera on the market? Five of the freshest face-off over speedy focus, 4K video, lowlight shooting, and image quality.

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‘Smart’ fish can recognise humans

WE don’t usually think of fish as being clever, but a new experiment reveals a tropical fish can distinguish between human faces.

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Innovative solution to CO2 emissions

IT JUST received funding from Bill Gates, but could an industrial plant which vacuums carbon dioxide out of the air help save us?

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Missing Bondi swimmer named

THE 20-year-old man still missing after entering the water at Bondi Beach on Monday was a Sydney University student.

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Gateway to the Underworld ���warning to Earth’

NOT only is the Batagaika crater in Siberia widening each year, but it’s producing dangerous levels of gas.

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Death toll rises in deadly storms

BREAKING: A body has been found at Dover Heights, not far from Bondi Beach, during the second day of a search for a missing swimmer.

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Pictures of homes left in ruins

YOU WOULD be forgiven for thinking this row of luxury homes in Sydney had been caught in the path of a tropical cyclone.

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Mystery over first Australians finally solved

NEW DNA research has refuted 15-year-old evidence that claimed Australia’s Mungo Man came from a lineage other than Aboriginal.

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Facebook vulnerable in hack attack

SECURITY experts have found a hacker’s backdoor to Facebook Messenger and the global implications are massive.

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Earthquake detected off NSW coast

MOTHER Nature appears to be playing games with NSW residents after an earthquake was detected off the Central Coast.

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‘Please don’t break the window’ meme goes viral

A TEENAGER posted a fake photo of a dog inside a car with a sign on the window and the internet exploded. Only not the way you would you expect.

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Proof the war on piracy is a joke

ONE anti-piracy outlet has been sending requests to have content removed from online. But it’s making shockingly silly mistakes.

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Joyce slammed over NBN comments

THE deputy PM has been slammed for suggesting slower internet speed are okay for regional Australia, prompting heated debate. But is he right?

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Foxtel dishes out a dose of reality

Just three months after its launch, Hayu is teaming with Foxtel to give some of its subscribers a dose of reality TV.

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‘He jumped in, then disappeared’

RESCUERS face a desperate race against the clock to find a swimmer who disappeared after jumping into large swells yesterday.

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Snapchat filters to become 3D

THE wonderful silliness of Snapchat’s filters is about to get an extra dimension. Soon, you’ll be able to vomit a rainbow in 3D.

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Residents brace for more damage

RESIDENTS of storm-struck Collaroy remain on edge bracing to be hit by another monster high tide as they watch their homes slowly crumble into the sea.

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Killer whale ‘tries to kill herself’

HEARTBREAKING footage shows a captive SeaWorld killer whale appearing to beach itself on a concrete slab following a show for tourists.

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Fate of gorilla attack boy’s mum revealed

THE mother of a boy who fell into a gorilla pit, leading to the endangered animal’s death, has learned whether she will be charged.

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Hackers target Mitsubishi Outlander

LAST year, security experts showed how easy it was to hack a US model Jeep and force it off the road. Today experts have hacked the Mitsubishi Outlander.

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Jenner spills on sex tape rumours

KYLIE Jenner has been forced to address rumours of a sex tape with ex-boyfriend Tyga after her Twitter account was hacked.

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‘Six houses cracking up’ at Collaroy

A COASTAL researcher says six homes in Collaroy are ‘cracking up’ under extreme king tide conditions, as residents face a nervous wait for first light.

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Sports car tops crash test safety score

A TINY sports car has shocked the automotive world by performing better in a pedestrian test than a Volvo with an airbag that pops out of the bonnet.

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Lonely sea lion snuggles with police officers

ALL this lost baby sea lion wanted was a hug. And that is exactly what he received.

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Warrior’s (tech) secret to success

THE Golden State Warriors seem like an unstoppable force in the basketball world — and they have a surprising secret weapon.

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Women powering a book revolution

They are rarely credited with a technological revolution, but women and people over 45 years of age are behind the electronic book trend.

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How your trip home will be tonight

HEADING home tonight on public transport? Here’s what to expect on your commute in the wake of the Sydney storms.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s password is really lame

PROVING nobody is safe, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s accounts have been hacked and he only has a silly password to blame.

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Aussie start-up on world stage

AN AUSSIE start up has made it to the final of a global competition with $1 million on the line.

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Picture Axl Rose wants removed from the web

AXL ROSE might have been blessed with the dream life of a multi-millionaire rock star, but this doesn’t mean he doesn’t have feelings like the rest of us.

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King tide to strike again tonight

THE seas swept away the yards of multimillion-dollar beachfront homes and left others on the brink of collapse. But it’s not over yet.

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Manly to Shelly path destroyed by storm

FAIR BOWER rock pool’s iconic sculpture has been damaged in the wild weather and parts of the Manly to Shelly walkway and a toilet block is swept away on Sydney’s northern beaches.

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King tide to strike again tonight

THE seas swept away the yards of multi-million-dollar beachfront homes and left others on the brink of collapse. But it’s not over yet.

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‘We started to panic ... no way in or out’

A FAMILY in Sydney was forced to the second storey of their home this morning after they became trapped by flood waters around South Creek.

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‘Vote for the Reef’ campaign launches

A NEW video campaign is asking people to vote for the Great Barrier Reef and the multi-billion dollar tourism industry it creates at the polls on July 2.

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‘It’s time to believe the hype’

REDUCING errors made during surgery, bringing school books to life, enabling us to browse shops from the comfort of home. These are all going to be reality.

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Dramatic pictures of freak storm

SYDNEY’S storm created chaotic scenes with pools and gardens falling into the ocean and water tanks landing on the beach.

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Hundreds left without cash as servers crash

SHOPPERS were mortified when they were unable to pay for groceries, petrol and restaurant bills, as technical outages saw websites and servers crash around the nation.

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Commuters, prepare for hell

FERRIES have been cancelled, trains stopped, and buses diverted and delayed across Sydney. See how it will affect you.

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Monster storm not over yet

THE rain may have eased over NSW but the affects of the weekend’s monster storms are far from over as the system that caused it all continues to head south.

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PlayStation’s first TV show is finally here

WE’VE waited over a year for PlayStation’s first original TV show to hit Australia. Was it worth the wait?

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Homes on the brink of collapse

HUGE seas swept away the yards of multi-million dollar beachfront homes in Sydney and left others on the brink of collapse.

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Monster storm not over yet

THE rain may have eased over NSW but the affects of the weekend’s monster storms are far from over as the system that caused it all continues to head south.

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The best photobombing animals ever

SAY cheese! These hilarious holiday snaps show a variety of animals sabotaging unsuspecting humans with a cheeky photobomb.

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What your web browser says about you

WHILE researching his book, Adam Grant came across some very surprising work by an economist detailing what our choice of web browser reveals about us.

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How ‘Planet 9’ came to our solar system

SCIENTISTS in Sweden have used computer simulations to propose a new theory about how Planet 9 came to be a member of the solar system.

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Girl with prosthetic leg gets matching doll

THIS young girl’s reaction upon receiving a doll with a prosthesis, like her, is beyond priceless.

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Why fitness apps simply do not work

DO you rely on fitness apps to help you stay motivated and on track with your goals? Well, experts suggest you are wasting your time. Here’s why.

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The wild weather is here to stay

IF you had plans for an adventurous weekend outdoors, you had better reconsider as nasty weather is expected on the east coast this weekend.

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Shot elephant seeks humans’ help

IF you need further proof elephants are incredible, highly-intelligent animals, this is it.

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The tsunami maps making waves

THESE are the eye-opening maps which reveal the areas to be evacuated if a land-threat tsunami were to strike Sydney’s coastlines.

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Is this a UFO flying into a vortex?

WE’VE all seen so-called ‘amazing’ footage of UFOs, but a new video blows them all out the water.

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Are our dumb cities falling behind?

FROM buildings that construct themselves to bins that empty automatically, Australia needs to embrace technology if we’re to become a smart nation of the future.

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‘Tramps against Trump’ have a plan

A GROUP wants to stop Donald Trump from becoming president with a smartphone, Instagram and a roster of people willing to send nudes.

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What we now know about the universe

NASA has made a surprising discovery, that means the universe could become inhospitable slightly sooner than we thought.

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You’re probably a computer simulation

ELON Musk says it’s almost a certainty that we’re all living in a computer simulation, but that happens to be a very good thing.

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World reacts to Facebook’s meltdown

THE desktop version of Facebook crashed this morning, sending the world into turmoil. As you’d expect, the internet reacted hilariously.

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Snapchat leapfrogs Twitter users

Snapchat, the favourite social media for people under 25, continues its meteoric rise while Twitter slides down the list.

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Australia, prepare to be smashed

GALE force winds, 300mm of rain and flash flooding are all on the cards, with the weather set to get wild this weekend.

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Apple warned of worst year yet

There is more proof that the iPhone has lost its magic. A new industry forecast predicts doom and gloom in Apple’s year ahead.

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Free will ‘an illusion’ of the brain

STUDY shows our notion of free will might be our brain tricking itself, and that we may not truly have full control over our decisions.

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2000-year-old find at building site

AN INCREDIBLE discovery of Britain’s earliest documents has been made at a building site in London, and the company has wasted no time in capitalising on it.

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Why the gorilla had to die

A ZOOKEEPER has defended the decisions of Cincinnati Zoo to shoot a gorilla dead, saying there was little chance he would “give up” the boy.

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How the world will look in 2100

IN 1975, NASA commissioned a team of researchers with the task of illustrating potential space colonies of the future. There ideas are pretty out there.

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Will Australia emulate US heroin crisis?

A CRACKDOWN on prescription drugs has fuelled a heroin crisis in the US, and a number of signs point to Australia following suit.

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King Tut’s dagger was from outer space

AN EGYPTIAN dagger found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb was made with iron from a substance from outer space, a study has confirmed.

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After the sun, here comes the deluge

FORECASTERS are warning residents along Australia’s east coast to prepare for ‘a very significant weather event’ this weekend.

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Two years jail for toothpaste meme

VLADIMIR Putin has cracked down on online freedoms that citizens are claiming posting something on social media is like playing Russian roulette.

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Parents reveal gorilla boy’s plight

THE parents of a boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure, leading to the endangered animal’s death, have opened up about their son’s condition.

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Melbourne’s crazy superhighway plan

A SUPERHIGHWAY for cyclists could be built above traffic in Melbourne, encouraging more people to ride bikes like those in Europe.

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Do these guys need snipers?

YOU know you’re pretty important when there’s a plan to bring in specialist marksmen to protect you on the way home.

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Aussies on the verge of bionics ‘Holy Grail’

HOPE at last for the disabled after an Aussie scientist breaks through with mind-bending technology which will change our world.

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Why would anyone pay $22,000 for a smartphone?

HOW much money would pay for the privilege of knowing the data on your smartphone is secure? A new start-up is guessing quite a lot.

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