Fears of a national Census boycott

A MASSIVE boycott is threatening to undermine the value of the first attempt to harness the digital revolution for the national census.

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Winter just won’t stop coming

HEAVY snow, damaging winds, and flooding. Unless you’re living in the tropics, the rest of Australia is set to shiver as cold front after cold front hits.

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$200 fine for distracted Pokemon Go users?

POPULAR smartphone games like Pokemon Go have renewed calls for a crackdown on distracted pedestrians in Aussie cities.

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Senator takes aim at Counter Strike gambling issue

GAMBLING sites linked with popular first person shooter game Counter Strike has prompted an Australian senator to call for games to be reclassified.

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Asteroid ‘on course to pulverise Earth’

NASA will soon launch a probe to study an asteroid that crosses Earth’s orbit every six years and could pulverise the planet.

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‘Trump doesn’t know what sacrifice means’

THE mother of a slain American Muslim soldier insulted by Donald Trump has delivered a powerful rebuke, as the billionaire was mocked on social media.

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Hackers vow Pokemon shutdown

IF you’re one of the millions trying to catch ‘em all, it’s bad news. Hackers have vowed to shut down Pokemon Go today for 24 hours.

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Pokemon Go tragedy: ‘I lost everything’

THE world of Pokemon Go is in turmoil after a fatal error left a number of users “raging” as their entire game progress was erased.

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Earth’s sixth mass extinction may be underway

HUMAN civilisation behaving like ancient “engineer” organisms that wiped out life on earth, could lead to the planet’s sixth mass extinction.

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The woman who remembers everything

SHE can recite books without looking at a page and recall an entire conversation from a decade ago but not being able to forget is a burden for Becky.

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The perils of scientific prophecy

MANY of the most life-changing inventions were once deemd to be impossible, and there was no shortage of soon-to-be embarrassing declarations.

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Smartcard surge as end of paper tickets nears

PEOPLE have been rushing to snap up Opal cards as paper tickets are phased out on Monday, but have transport bosses made a big mistake?

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Five Olympians to watch on Twitter

WITH the Olympics just around the corner, we spoke to Twitter’s sport guru to find out which Aussie athletes you should be following at the games.

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Robots are coming sooner than you think

HUMANOID robots with jobs in hospitals, nursing homes and hotels are just years away from common use in Australia. Are you ready for the day of the robot?

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Hidden story behind this image

“THEY all kind of look the same, but if you look at the image carefully they’re all totally different.”

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Fisherman stumped by mystery object in water

IT HAD a smooth surface, was white and pink and loomed as big as a boat but it was the smell that gave away what this very odd object was.

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Pokemon Go players need to pokestop doing this

A PROLIFERATION of PokéStops at war memorials, cathedrals and even outside the homes of sex offenders is infuriating authorities.

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Trump’s big Twitter gaffes

DONALD Trump’s social media gaffes have prompted heavy criticism of the presidential candidate from the Twittersphere.

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When Pokémon Go goes wrong

A PROLIFERATION of PokéStops at war memorials, cathedrals and even outside the homes of sex offenders is infuriating authorities.

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Sleep: the final fitness frontier

FORGET counting your steps. A new generation of advanced technology wants to count your sleep, even tracking how much you snore at night.

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Zoo blames ‘abnormal’ elephant for death

EXPERTS at a zoo in the Moroccan capital of Rabat are trying to understand why an elephant hurled a stone, killing a seven-year-old girl.

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The man who gets close-ups with Jaws

FAMOUS photographer Stephen Fink has taken hundreds of photos of Victoria’s Secret models, but this is why prefers to be with great white sharks.

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The unforeseen cost of Apollo missions

NEW research with major implications for space travel studied the Apollo astronauts and points to the potentially fatal consequences of deep space expeditions.

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How the NBN really hurts Telstra

THE completion of the National Broadband Network will shave $2 to $3 billion annually from Telstra’s earnings, according to a major credit ratings agency.

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Apple’s secret feature for iPhone 7

NEW leaks show Apple likely has a trick up its sleeve for the release of the iPhone 7.

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Chilling reality of phone hacking

WE WATCHED a hacker gain access to an Android and an iPhone in a matter of minutes. You’re far less safe than you think.

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Girl dies after elephant hurls rock

A SCHOOLGIRL died after being struck on the head in a freak accident at a zoo — an elephant picked up a rock and threw it.

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Devastating aftermath of California wildfires

CREWS continue to battle a deadly wildfire in rugged, drought-stricken terrain north of Los Angeles after 34 homes were destroyed.

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The new global space race

The world will be watching as China closes in on launching a groundbreaking new satellite, likely sparking a new space race.

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‘Money doesn’t just buy access’

A DAMNING report has highlighted the cosy and often secretive relationship between political parties and their donors.

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FBI’s dark warning for Silicon Valley

THE director of the FBI has a warning for Silicon Valley and wants to resolve a major issue before “something terrible happens”.

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‘I feel sorry for her ignorance’

A MAN who filmed a woman’s racist tirade at a Brisbane bus stop has opened up on the incident that went viral.

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Apple sells 1 billion iPhones

APPLE has now sold 1 billion iPhones. Don’t think that’s a big deal? Here is how it compares with other members of the 1 billion club.

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Trump to answer AMA questions

DONALD Trump has agreed to answer questions on Reddit this morning, during an Ask Me Anything session.

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Microsoft app boosts Apple iPhone

Apple’s long-time rival Microsoft has released an app for your iPhone today and it will make your iPhone better in one key way.

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Lorde’s uber-embarrassing moment

JUST because you’ve won two Grammy Awards and you’re part of Tay Tay’s squad, doesn’t mean everyone knows who you are. Lorde learnt the hard way.

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Surprising issue increasing risk of war

FROM Afghanistan to Syria and Somalia, this surprising reason could be behind some recent conflicts. And it could be a threat to future peace.

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Get ready to drink cockroach milk

IF you can contain your gag reflex for a moment, the world just might have a new superfood you can find behind your fridge.

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The genius behind Pokemon Go

HE’S made a tonne of money this month and even been pegged as the next Steve Jobs. If you don’t know him, you definitely know his creations.

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How Tesla saved this man $600

WHEN self-confessed nerd Nick Pfitzner became the first Australia resident to have a Tesla Powerwall installed, he didn’t expect to save this much.

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Proof this Pokemon craze is out of control

VIDEO: Reckless fans dice with danger and enrage motorists as they spill on to a road at Rhodes to catch a valuable creature on the Go app.

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Teen films racist bus stop attack

A TEENAGER has won praise for his calm response to a woman gave him a thinly-veiled spray at a Brisbane bus stop.

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Why coal’s become a dirty word

THIS minister once wanted coal dug up, now in his new job he wants it kept in the ground. Confused? So are we.

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Why I’m a ‘Blokes Advice’ member

THE secret Australian Facebook group Blokes Advice has come under fire this week. But it is not all what it seems, says this group member.

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Tostee trolled by last person who should

A MAN claiming to be accused Tinder date killer Gable Tostee says he was trolled on social media by a Channel 7 reporter.

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‘Honestly, it’s like a secret weapon’

OAKLEY wants to revolutionise sport with its lens technology that changes how athletes see their sporting environment.

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Entrepreneur’s $5 billion regret

IVAN Lee’s idea never gained momentum. But now another company is worth $5 billion after releasing the same thing.

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Pokemon to spark AR boom: Apple

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook predicts the “incredible” rise of Pokemon Go will lead to a boom in augmented reality apps for your iPhone.

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Five ways to be geek chic

TECHNOLOGY is not just about boring beige boxes. These five examples of fine design prove useful gadgets can also be super stylish.

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First solar powered round-the-world flight

TOUCHING down after completing a historic round the world solar powered flight, the two pilots had a special message for the crowd.

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Can this iPhone case really protect your screen?

THESE iPhone cases claim to offer enhanced shock absorption and impact protection unlike any other product on the market. How does they measure up?

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Buzzy miniseries to finally hit Netflix

IT DOMINATED the cultural zeitgeist in the US for months. But if you missed it on TV, you’ll finally be able to catch it on streaming.

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Norway’s incredible commuting solution

NORWAY’S beautiful landscape comes at a price. But the country has a pretty fascinating solution to the problem.

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Will the world end up running out of power?

TECH experts have issues a scary warning based on data that predicts computers will use more electricity than the entire world can generate by 2040.

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Wild weather lashes southern Australia

AUSTRALIA’S south has been battling wild gusts, heavy rain and icy temperatures since yesterday. But the damage isn’t through just yet.

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Is Russia trying to bed Trump?

RUSSIAN spies are being blamed for an embarrassing email leak, highlighting a “bromance” between Trump and Putin.

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Watchdog calls for better internet information

INTERNET service speeds and performance are the most complained about thing by Aussie consumers — and it’s not our fault.

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‘I don’t want to see you catching Pokemons’

RIHANNA is leading a backlash against global gaming phenomenon Pokemon as a Beyonce fan is slammed for ‘catching’ the characters while metres away from Bey.

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What to expect from Windows 10 update

THE removal of passwords, a smarter personal assistant and more uses for the stylus on the Surface are just some of the updates coming to Windows 10 Anniversary Update.

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Nintendo’s huge Pokemon Go problem

NINTENDO’S market value has plummeted with its share price dropping 18 per cent following a Pokemon Go announcement.

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Outrage over China disaster cover-up

WHILE the world’s attention may be on waters in the disputed South China Sea, China is facing a crisis of a different kind closer to home.

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Apple backs marriage equality

As the cracks show in the government’s plan for a same-sex marriage plebiscite, Apple today is taking a stand of support.

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WA Museum discovers new species of kangaroo

A WA Museum-led study has discovered two new species of extinct kangaroos that lived in ancient Australian rainforests between 24 to 18 million years ago.

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Driver’s massive fail: Stairwell? What stairwell?

EVER have one of those moments where you just want to go back to bed and start the day again? This motorist is surely thinking that after getting it all wrong this afternoon in the Brisbane CBD.

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Scientists capture rare images of wolverine

SCIENTISTS have captured rare vision of a Wolverine in Sierra Nevada, in a state where they previously thought the animal was extinct.

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Torrent sites remain defiant

OPERATORS of illegal file sharing websites say the community will bounce back from the seizure of popular site Kickass Torrents.

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Terrifying request for postie

YOU’VE got to hand it to posties — it’s not an easy gig. But getting a note like this from a resident would easily justify quitting on the spot.

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Your next iPhone will be virtually indestructible

THE heartbreaking feeling of using a phone with a shattered screen or paying big bucks to have it fixed will be a thing of the past.

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Fed-up council seeks to remove Pokestops

LOCAL council members and residents are calling for the removal of Pokestops in the inner west suburb of Rhodes, following hordes of players appearing daily.

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Texas electronics CEO sentenced as Russian spy

THE CEO of a Texas electronics company has been jailed for 10 years on spy charges after allegedly shipping $50 million worth of equipment to Russia.

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Telstra top exec stepping down

TELSTRA chief operating officer Kate McKenzie, who was the face of the network during its six months of crisis, has stepped down from the troubled carrier.

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‘So important’: NBN’s ‘game changing’ service

THE National Broadband Network is getting ready to launch a satellite into space. It’s on a mission to deliver “game changing” service to many Australians.

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Is there an Atlantis in the Gulf of California?

SPOTTERS claimed Google Maps shows a gigantic Atlantis-style alien city is hidden beneath the waters of the Gulf of California.

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Yep, the cold weather is back

WINTER returned with a vengeance across Australia’s east at the weekend and the weather bureau says it is settling in to stay.

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Terrifying tiger attack caught on camera

A WOMAN has been killed and a second injured after being attacked by two tigers in a Chinese wildlife park.

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Dad creates Hogwarts nursery and it’s wicked

A DAD in the US has created a magical nursery for his 7-month-old son, and all we can say is — that’s one lucky baby.

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Astronauts trained for war in space

AMERICA is bracing itself for war in space and has begun training U.S. air force personnel for science fiction-style cosmic conflicts, it has been revealed.

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The worst Pokemon Go cheats exposed

POKEMON GO encourages people to walk through the real world in order to catch ‘em all, but some players are proudly and publicly cheating the system.

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Proof our weather is nuts

BEAUTIFUL one day for some, freezing cold the next for others. It seems the weather in Australia doesn’t know what season it is.

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We need to talk about Stranger Things

FROM the heavy synth soundtrack to the kids bikes to Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine, Stranger Things is unapologetically nostalgic.

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What weather maps really mean

CONFUSED by a trough? Don’t know the difference between a low and high? Here’s how to make sense of the weather.

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Ironic mistake toppled Kickass Torrents owner

AFTER years of evading the authorities, sloppy and silly errors saw the 30-year-old owner of Kickass Torrents arrested.

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Trump’s most unlikely ally

THERE was one man who had a lot of people worried at this week’s Republican Convention — and he’s nearly as powerful as the candidate.

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The other eccentric billionaire

THERE was one man who had a lot of people worried at this week’s Republican Convention — and his name wasn’t Donald Trump.

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Last known VCR maker stops production

AFTER poor sales and lack of parts, the world’s last VCR manufacturer has announced it will be calling it a day at the end of the month. RIP old friend.

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Teen smashes $334,000 McLaren with skateboard

VIDEO footage has emerged of a teenager smashing the windscreen of an expensive McLaren after the driver wrongly ran a stop sign.

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MP’s embarrassing ‘radical Islam’ backtrack

A COALITION MP wondered how long until “some idiot” claimed the police station attack wasn’t terror related. Police then said it wasn’t linked to terrorism.

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Why iPhone only lets you snooze for nine minutes

EVER wondered why your iPhone only let’s you snooze for nine minutes? It has nothing to do with sleep patterns but rather the history of clocks.

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Animals are more human than we think

SLOW lorises and aye-aye lemurs may be known for their quiet, shy demeanours but new findings indicate they love their booze.

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One sign you’re a big narcissist

WE LOVE to hate on Kim K, but you may be more like her than you think. A new study says there are two types of narcissists, and the indicator comes down to one little habit.

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Why animals are more human than we thought

SLOW lorises and aye-aye lemurs may be known for their quiet, shy demeanours but new findings indicate they love their booze.

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Is this really the worst person on Twitter?

TWITTER has thousands upon thousands of trolls, and millions who are offended. So why is this the one person to be banned?

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Meet Graham: The new supermodel

MEET Graham. He’s not the prettiest of blokes. He’s got a fat, warped head which has melted into his torso. He’s the weirdest model you’ll ever see.`

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Major leap forward in brain technology

WITH the help of AI technology, researchers have published a new map of the brain that contains nearly 100 new regions of the human mind.

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First death playing Pokemon Go

POKEMON has claimed its first death and caused another car crash, as concern rises over the world’s most dangerous spot to play the game.

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ACCC wants feedback on NBN changes

AUSTRALIA’S consumer watchdog is looking for industry and stakeholder feedback on proposed changes to the NBN’s special access undertaking.

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PokeDates ‘will help you catch love’

POKEMON Go fans will soon be able to go on PokeDates. The dating app aims to help users of the popular game find a good (human) catch.

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Saudis arrested playing Pokemon Go

THREE Saudi men have been arrested while playing Pokemon Go at an airport in the kingdom, where the game is considered illegal under a fatwa.

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‘Pokemon concerns a wake up call’

THE creator of McAfee security software thinks Pokemon Go is the least of your worries in terms of apps having access to your private information.

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Queensland’s big plan for Netflix

SINCE launching in Australia last year, Netflix has continued to grow in popularity. Now, the sunshine state is pushing for something to change the game.

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The noose around Hyperloop’s neck

A CRAZY and melodramatic legal battle involving sexism, death threats, nepotism and mutiny could derail Elon Musk’s brain child.

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It took just 15 days to discover deadly disease

IT TOOK a young scientist just 15 days to pinpoint what was causing AIDS. More than 30 years later an Australian is taking up the fight for a cure.

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Cold front whammy on its way

WITH recent warm days and nights, some of us might have been tricked into thinking winter is on its way out the door. Sorry, folks.

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NASA’s worrying prediction for 2016

LAST year was the hottest on record but so far 2016 “has blown that out of the water” according to NASA scientists.

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Was Kardashian’s Snapchat a genius ploy?

KIM Kardashian’s attack on Taylor Swift may have been a well orchestrated social media marketing ploy that could backfire in a very big way. Here’s why.

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Man shows off his snake on a train

A MAN showed off his pet python on a Central Coast train this morning, only to have it promptly confiscated by police.

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’We hunted them like rats’

NEW: The award-winning AnzacLive presents a Facebook Messenger chatbot bringing this war legend to life, from the carnage of France, 1916.

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The smart path to a cheaper power bill

CHANGES coming to the Australian energy market look to bolster the use of smart technology. Here’s how it can reduce your power bills.

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World’s saddest polar bear is heartbreaking

THIS image of the world’s saddest polar bear is absolutely heartbreaking. The reason why it’s so depressed is even more tragic.

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North Korea sending mystery radio codes

NORTH Korea is sending indecipherable numbers over the radio, but is it just an attempt by Kim Jong Un to engage in psychological warfare?

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Did Melania Rickroll the Republicans?

NOT only did Michelle Obama appear to inspire Melania Trump’s convention speech, but ’80s singer Rick Astley made his mark too. Twitter has been ruthless.

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Does a $10K camera mean perfect pics?

DOES splashing $10,000 on a professional camera mean you’ll never get a dud shot? Nikon launched its new top model and we put it to the test.

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Brits get topless for ‘level three heatwave’

FOR a nation that complains about the weather, Britons sure have freaked out when the sun arrives. Here are the hilarious reactions to the hottest day of the year.

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Sickening footage inside Chinese circus hell

NEW footage has exposed severe animal cruelty inside the Chinese circus industry, showing trainers abusing bear cubs, tigers, monkeys and lions. Warning: Graphic.

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The weirdest way to find a date

IT MAY be one of the strangest dating service on the internet but it does have a certain primordial rationale to it.

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‘Extinct’ volcano near Rome rumbles to life

RESEARCHERS have found a volcano that was long thought to be extinct to be alive and well and it’s located just 30km from Rome.

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Netflix has released a cool new feature

NETFLIX has released a new feature aimed at making the service more shareable, but will it boost customer retention?

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Marissa Mayer’s billion-dollar mistake

MARISSA Mayer bought the popular internet blog site Tumblr for $1 billion in 2013. It could prove to be her undoing.

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This could finally end our commuter pain

WE all complain about the Opal, Myki and Go cards but they could soon be a thing of the past. This is why your daily commute will get easier.

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The optical illusion baffling the net

THE image looks like a simple set of bars, laid next to each other, but can you count them?

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Live long and prosper ... on Netflix

TREKKIES, rejoice. Your streaming schedule is about to get hectic. Every episode of Star Trek ever made is about to be available on streaming. And there’s good news about the new series.

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Pokemon Go takes a dark turn

POKEMON Go has fast turned into a fun global craze, but players overseas are using it to make a very serious point.

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Most memorable bits from Robot Wars

IT’S set to make a comeback on British TV, but can the new series replicate these memorable moments and bizarre machines?

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Is Google making us dumber?

THE far reaching consequences of what researchers have dubbed the Google Effect will shock you.

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It’s pay TV and streaming, but not as you know it

THE closest Australia has to a Foxtel competitor, Fetch TV, has launched two new set-top boxes to stake its claim. Do they measure up?

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Proof Einstein’s ‘biggest blunder’ was correct

EINSTEIN thought he’d made a mistake about the universe, but incredible new research into dark matter proves he was actually right.

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Apple’s iPhone 7 in leaked video

APPLE’S iPhone 7 might not be out for a couple of months, but a new video is claiming to offer an extended look at the upcoming smartphone.

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The real lesson of Pokemon Go

OBSERVERS are tripping over each other in a rush to call it “revolutionary”. But it is not revolutionary at all.

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My date with a conspiracy theorist

WHAT’S it like inside the world of a conspiracy theorist? Alexandra Carlton discovered that reptilian humanoids and satanic sex cults isn’t even the worst of it.

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Aussies make up with emojis, not sex

Forget about make-up sex being the answer to a lover’s quarrel. Australians have a bettter way and it’s all done with a wink and a smiley face.

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Facebook star dead in honour killing

A PAKISTANI social media celebrity known for taking on the country’s patriarchy has been murdered by her brother in an apparent honour killing.

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Here are all the Pokemon Go events

AS POKEMON Go continues to take the nation by storm, a number of events are being created. Here are the themed events taking place this weekend.

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The thing holding back our NBN

BEFORE its even finished there is plenty of talk about upgrading our NBN — but there could be a huge obstacle in the way.

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Whale rescue captured on video

TOURISTS have captured the moment a tour operator freed a humpback whale tangled in rope off the Queensland coast.

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Should Tesla drop ‘Autopilot’ name?

A PROMINENT magazine has called on Tesla to change the name of the self-driving mode in its cars following a number of crashes.

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The Pokemadness keeps getting worse

A TEENAGER has been hit by a car, a man has been stabbed and two people have fallen off a cliff. The Pokemon Go carnage keeps getting worse.

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Well this is just awkward

THIS is definitive proof that Pokemon Go players don’t care where they are, they can’t stop using the app.

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RSL to Pokémon players: Mind the dead

AS the Pokémon craze swept across Adelaide and sending players to the most unlikely places, authorities are reminding them to respect the dead.

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Florida swallowed by toxic algae

THE waterways in the US state of Florida have been chocked with a toxic sludge — and it’s a problem that just won’t go away.

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Pokemon Go as you knew it is over

THE Pokemon Go revolution is sweeping the globe, with the app on track to beat records. However, there is a serious downside to its popularity.

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Apple bitten by the Netflix bug

APPLE has revealed details about a new reality TV show its creating, fuelling speculation of the company’s next move.

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What makes you think you can trust any of this?

MR ROBOT season two is finally back and it’s as much of a mindwarp as you’d expect.

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Mysterious ‘ice planet’ spotted in our system

DUBBED RR245, the icy world is currently about nine billion kilometres from the Sun on the outer reaches of our solar system.

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Is a GoT game next?

WITH the enormous success of Pokemon Go, a casual remark by one of its creators has got fans excited about a Game of Thrones version.

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Android Pay launches in Australia

MOBILE payments are not just for Apple and Samsung phones as Google launches Android Pay today, and they have more banks on board.

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Police warning as Pokemon fever explodes

QUEENSLAND Police have warned Pokemon Go fans to remain vigilant and abide by the law as the popularity of the augmented reality app explodes.

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Genius cheats for Pokemon Go

SINCE Pokemon Go has been released people have been working hard to find ways to cheat the system and some of the methods are pure genius.

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Juno spacecraft sends first images

THE NASA spacecraft Juno - out on a 20-month mission - has sent back the first pictures since arriving at Jupiter.

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Facebook slammed over ‘gesture’

IN BIG, bold letters erected outside its California HQ, Facebook declared Black Lives Matter. The gesture was slammed as “bullsh*t”.

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What this graph tells us about Pokemon Go

THIS graph shows us a very interesting find in relation to Pokemon Go, but it is only one of the many statistics discovered since the game’s release.

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Facebook ‘has blood on its hands’

THE families of five terror attack victims have filed a $1.3b lawsuit against Facebook, claiming it gives militants a platform to instruct terrorists.

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Ford slammed over ‘hoon’ car

FORD has come under fire from safety experts after releasing a car with a “drift” mode that enables unskilled drivers to “drive like a hooligan”.

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Biotech firm plans Zika vaccine trials

AS PRESIDENT Obama urges Congress to do more, an Austrian biotech firm is surging ahead in the search for a Zika vaccine.

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‘The backlash has started’

IT MAY look like an unstoppable craze but not everyone is happy about Pokemon Go — and the backlash is setting in.

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Police officer threatens five-year-old girl

A MOTHER was left shaken after a police officer she did not know posted a comment threatening her five-year-old daughter on Facebook.

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Samsung to unveil Galaxy Note 7

A VERY subtle announcement from Samsung this morning has fans excited about seeing the new Galaxy Note smartphone.

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Pokemon Go ‘accidentally collected user info’

POKEMON Go has been making users give “full access” to their Google accounts when they join the game. It turns out that was a mistake.

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Monster freeze brings snow, hail

THE Antarctic chill is here. There’s snow in Canberra and parts of Australia suffering even colder conditions than New Zealand.

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Fads that ruled the world

THIS week it’s Pokemon Go. In the past it’s been hula hoops, planking, the Macarena and even swallowing goldfish. What is it with fads?

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Headphones to help you tune out

THE latest noise-cancelling headphones provide a effective and polite way to shut up noisy colleagues, or silence the rumble of public transport.

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Beaver attacks woman at ... Lake Beaver

FORGET Jaws. A paddleboarder fought off a chomp-happy beaver at a lake in North Carolina named, yes, Lake Beaver. You can’t make this up.

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Pokemon Go’s unexpected benefit

POKEMON Go may have made the world a lot weirder, but it’s also had an unexpected effect on hundreds of players.

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Optus will refund $2.4 million

OPTUS will refund $2.4 million to around 175,000 of its mobile phone insurance customers. Could it be you?

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Optus forks out for customer compo

TELCO giant Optus has been forced to compensate hundreds of thousands of customers after they were overcharged on their phone insurance policies.

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Incredible Google email security risk in Pokemon Go

MANY iPhone users have agreed to terms and conditions that allow developers full access to their Google account - even letting them read or send emails from their account.

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Pokemon’s risk for iPhone users

WHEN you sign up to Pokemon Go, you’re agreeing to some terms and conditions you didn’t know. It could be putting you at risk.

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World reacts to Pokémon Go

THE Pokémon Go revolution has only been underway for close to a week and the internet has responded in spectacular fashion. Here are the best memes.

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Why 2016 will have an extra second

A second is just a moment in real time, but adding it to the official clock can play havoc with computer networks.

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Chinese space station ‘out of control’

CHINA has lost contact with its space station amid concerns its space hardware could hurtle towards Earth in a fiery collision of hot metal.

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The big change coming to utes

THIS could go down in history as one of the automotive world’s most unusual tie-ups — Mazda and Isuzu will jointly develop the next generation of utes.

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Huge problem with Pokemon Go

POKEMON GO has taken the world by storm, but in the process, the seemingly innocent game is invading people’s lives.

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Cue panic: Pokemon Go down across Australia

FELLOW Aussies, it’s officially time to panic. We finally broke Pokemon Go, with users unable to log in due to a server overload.

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Monster cold snap turns deadly

A MAN has been killed by a falling tree as the biggest winter storm of the year lashes Australia. The worst is far from over.

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How would we actually vote electronically?

MALCOLM Turnbull and Bill Shorten have backed electronic voting to stop election delays but how do you actually cast a ballot online?

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The best Pokémon Go hacks

YOU have decided to download Pokémon Go to see what the fuss is all about, but are struggling with what you should do. Here are the best tips and tricks.

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FBI’s 9/11 find ‘defies physics’

AUSSIES are paying to sit in a room for 12 hours and hear this man talk about 9/11 conspiracy theories. This is why people believe him.

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Pokémon Go is causing carnage

IT’S been out for less than a week, but Pokémon Go is already responsible for a whole heap of carnage around the world.

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Kids left traumatised by Peppa Pig clips

VIDEOS showing the popular cartoon characters as knife-wielding gangsters have appeared alongside the real thing.

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Here comes a monster cold snap

BATTEN down the hatches — wild winds, rain and snow are just a taste of super cold winter storm set to smash Australia.

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Telstra tax: Customers pay 92 per cent premium

TELSTRA customers are being forced to pay a 92 per cent premium to access its network, despite multiple outages this year.

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Aussies snap world’s best iPhone pics

THEY are the best iPhone photographs taken this year, captured in 139 countries, and everyday Australians claimed several of the top awards.

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The dark past of Neanderthals

NEANDERTHALS that walked the Earth tens of thousands of years ago left behind evidence of both cannibalism and bone toolmaking.

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How successfully did films predict our future?

THERE have been a number of movies that were once set in a future, which has been passed in real-life. How do their predictions measure up with reality?

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Pokemon Go trolls Westboro Church

THE notoriously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church may not have picked up on it yet, but Pokemon Go users have been trolling them right in their headquarters.

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‘The worst 30 minutes of my life’

IT WAS just another casual Sunday morning brunch. Then, out of nowhere, our reporter was struck by the most terrifying first-world problem there is.

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The atomic bomb of cyber warfare

IN 2010 nuclear facilities in Iran were secretly brought down with an unrecognisable computer code that has changed the face of global warfare.

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Newly discovered planet’s bizarre cycle

IMAGINE a planet with triple sunrises and sunsets every day for part of the year, and non-stop daylight at other times.

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My life as a friend for hire

MEET Vicky, the 31-year-old who literally gets paid to be friends with strangers. Her unexperiences range from hilarious to disturbing.

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Australia in front seat for driverless cars

WE might drive on the ‘wrong’ side of the road (compared to the rest of the world) but Australia could play a significant role in creating driverless cars.

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How police use robot explosives

DALLAS police officers say they killed one of the suspects in the deadly sniper shootings with a robot explosive. But what exactly is a robot explosive?

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NSW woman finds koala sitting on couch

WINTER is a hard time for those who have to brave the great outdoors — this koala has decided enough is enough.

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Why everyone is going crazy over Pokémon Go

A NEW augmented reality mobile game combining computer-generated images and the real world is creating a buzz. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Mum faces jail for not posting to Facebook

IN A controversial case in Canada, a judge has forced a grieving mother to post to Facebook about the neglect that caused her son’s death.

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Does Dyson’s $700 hair dryer blow?

IT’S been called the ‘Tesla of hair dryers’ and it cost more than $80 million to make. Is Dyson’s Supersonic hair dryer worth your money?

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Phishing scam targets GoT pirates

SOME ISPs have reportedly been tricked by a phishing scam, passing it on the customers believed to have downloaded GoT.

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‘Near perfect’ storm smashes Taiwan

TERRIFYING footage is emerging from Taiwan as Super Typhoon Nepartak slams the country’s east coast with winds close to 300km/h.

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The Google tool we desperately needed

GOOGLE probably knows some of your deepest secrets but a new tool allows you delete information the tech giant is keeping about you.

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Bizarre way scientist tried to ‘cure the gays’

A REPORT reveals the shocking and disturbing ways a scientist attempted to turn a gay man straight.

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‘How Bigfoot video ruined my life’

AFTER Bob Gimlin captured the world’s most infamous footage of Bigfoot, he never expected the direction his life would take.

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Super typhoon heads for Taiwan

A SUPER typhoon is heading straight for Taiwan and has prompted the evacuation of thousands of tourists from offshore islands.

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Another major Tesla autopilot crash

FOLLOWING the death of Joshua Brown, authorities are investigating another autopilot crash involving a Tesla vehicle.

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The tiny country that beat us in ‘network readiness’

AUSTRALIA has slipped in the world rankings of a critical internet-based performance indicator, in what is another black eye for our digital future.

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Crazy slingshot move that got us to Jupiter

THE Juno mission to Jupiter used a “sling shot” technique featured in Hollywood blockbusters. But the move has origins further back than that.

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When will this wet and cold weather end?

DON’T expect the rain to ease any time soon. Prepare to put up with miserable drizzle for the remainder of today and tomorrow.

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Pokemon fans crazy for real-world app

POKEMON GO is here. The new app that uses GPS in your smartphone to let you catch Pokemon in the real world was released in Australia yesterday. And ‘80s and ‘90s kids are going nuts for it.

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Ashley Madison’s dirty ploy to lure men

CHEATING website Ashley Madison said it will no longer use female “bots” with automated responses to lure men to the dating service.

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Dolly creator calls for ‘Noah’s ark’ of animal cells

TWENTY years after the first mammal was cloned in a lab, the man responsible has another big idea.

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Batten down the hatches, it’s going to get windy

GALES are expected to batter parts of the east coast today and overnight with warnings of gusts of up to 100km/h and flash flooding.

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How we can avoid this election mess next time

ABC numbers man Antony Green says Australia needs to consider a different method of voting to speed up the long wait for results.

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How to fix these annoying Apple features

THERE are few things in life annoying as the chaotic cross-device functionality that occurs whenever you plug your iPhone into a computer.

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‘Millions of Androids are at risk’

EXPERTS have warned that malware giving criminals administrative-level access has infected millions of Android devices.

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IS trade women using social media apps

THOUSANDS of women are kept by IS as sex slaves, and they’re buying and selling the lives of women using everyday social media technology.

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Red Bull unveils ‘F1 car for the road’

AUSSIE F1 ace Daniel Ricciardo has helped Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing unveil what promises to be one of the fastest road cars of all time.

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Five budget smartphones you’ll want

SMARTPHONES don’t have to cost more than $1000 to be truly smart. Some budget-friendly handsets are equipped with killer features worth investigating.

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Most mind-blowing Mr Robot conspiracy theories

THERE’S only a week and two days to go until the return of one of the most trippy TV shows on air. This is what you need to know before season two starts.

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Why can’t we vote online?

IT MIGHT mean the end of the sausage sizzle but would this way of voting be worth it if we got the result in minutes, not weeks?

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The scary future of warfare

ENGINEERS are on the verge of creating military drones that are “grown” in large-scale labs using highly advanced chemistry.

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The sad truth about house prices

THIS parody video may poke fun but the Australian property market is proving to be one big joke ... a bad and very expensive joke.

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Volkswagen in Oz court over emissions

EMBATTLED car maker Volkswagen is set to return to the Federal Court in Sydney to face a class action lawsuit over the diesel emissions scandal.

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Is this Trump’s worst tweet yet?

DONALD Trump has finally addressed a controversial image that was tweeted from his account on the weekend, which he deleted less than two hours later.

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Judge’s scathing attack on Koala Park

ONE of Australia’s well known wildlife centres has been lashed by a judge as he threw out its appeal over a big fine and ban of acquiring new koalas.

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Apple to abandon most annoying phone?

FOR anyone with a 16GB iPhone, the struggle is real. But the iPhone 7 could put an end to the thing that makes customers so angry.

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Hyundai recalls SUVs after safety threat

IT’S every driver’s worst nightmare — the bonnet flies open and blocks your view. Well, now it’s happened and Hyundai has recalled the vehicle.

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Election backlash may hit car sales

CAR buyers were on the accelerator until Election Day. Now the motor industry is bracing for a buyer backlash and price rises.

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iPhone users target of Apple ID scam

A NEW scam targeting iPhone users is making the rounds, with victims being tricked into sharing personal details with cyber criminals.

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What Juno mission will teach us

JUST after noon, we’ll know if Juno successfully made it into Jupiter’s orbit — and there’s quite a lot on the line.

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World reacts to new Netflix logo

NETFLIX has updated its logo and internet has been thrust into meltdown with social media users debating the new look.

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Lambs ‘could freeze’ in chilly conditions

IT’S so cold in Australia’s south that meteorologists have warned graziers their lambs might not make it through the day.

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You’ve ‘probably’ eaten cloned meat

IT MAY come as a surprise, but bioethicists say there’s likely more cloned meat in the food supply than we think.

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Beyond help: 35 minutes in the vortex

AFTER five years of hard work it all comes down to these 35 minutes for the Juno spacecraft. If anything goes wrong, there is nothing anyone can do.

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Clever hacks to make your iPhone better

AS OUR smartphones become increasingly sophisticated it can be easy to miss useful features on your iPhone.

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Christian dating site must include gays

DATING websites that cater to an audience largely opposed to gay marriage have been ordered by a judge to welcome LGBT users.

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Brace yourself for a long, wet week

MARK our words, you’ll be needing your brolly, raincoat and scarf this week as rain — and a lot of it — is on its way.

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Paper public transport tickets to be axed

IF YOU’RE holding out against travel smartcards your time is up with paper tickets being shown the exit. Their replacement? Oddly, paper tickets.

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Apple could kill your iPhone camera at concerts

APPLE has filed a new patent, and the technology involved would make crowds at live shows look very different.

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Why can’t this genius idea happen here?

ON THE surface this technology sounds like a true game-changer, so why do so many clean energy experts just want it to go away?

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Dog walks 178km to get home

THIS Golden Retriever walked 178 kilometres over rugged terrain to find his way home. But he didn’t just save himself.

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Dog walks 178kms to get home

THIS Golden Retriever walked 178 kilometres over rugged terrain to find his way home. But he didn’t just save himself.

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Woman charged for Stephen Hawking death threats

AN AMERICAN woman was handed a jail sentence in Spain Friday for threatening to kill cosmologist Stephen Hawking.

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Apple in talks to buy Jay Z’s streaming service

APPLE is exploring the purchase of struggling rival music streaming service Tidal, which is run by rap star Jay-Z and a number of other artists.

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Overheard at the polling booths

WHAT happens in the polling booth usually stays in the polling booth. Not this time. Here are the hilarious things Aussies overheard today.

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Can you crack this mind-bending illusion?

THE “Ambiguous Cylinder Illusion” is a finalist in the 2016 Best Illusion of the Year contest. Can you figure out how on earth this simple trick is done?

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Microsoft’s sneaky Windows 10 ploy

MICROSOFT hopes removing the free upgrade for Windows 10 will push people to upgrade to the operating system before the end of July.

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Is Telstra’s $250 million enough?

TELSTRA announced it would spend $250 million in shoring up its beleaguered mobile and fixed broadband network but experts say it’s not enough.

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Lounge revolution puts TVs on diet

YOU want an enormous TV in a tiny space? Home-entertainment technology is being redesigned to give apartment dwellers a cinematic experience.

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Does this spell the end for Tesla?

THE first person has been killed by their driverless car. And it might just kill an entire industry due to two big screw-ups in the human brain.

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Stupid way cops spent their day

OPINION: You can all relax. The NSW Police Force is putting an increased focus on bringing vile criminals to justice — cyclists.

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