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Dream Market Illicit Drug Site Closed
After a 2 year international investigation, the dark net’s biggest drug marketplace…
Porn Age Restrictions
Age-verification for online pornography will come into force on 15 July 2019…
The Future Of Blockchain After Bitcoin
Is blockchain, the technology that underpins Bitcoin and other crypto currrencies, just…
Alexa’s Been Listening
Despite assurances it’s secure and your privacy is protected, sources claim that…
First Ever Image Of A Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope, a huge effort of more than 200 scientists…
Google To Launch Stadia Game Streaming Service
The new video game streaming service will start in late 2019. It’ll…
AI’s Double-Edged Sword
To highlight potential advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence, a website called…
Eyes Are The Window To the Soul – And Your Future Health
Verily, part of Alphabet, is creating algorithms which use machine learning to…
Do Video Games Make Kids Violent?
A study of 14 and 15 year old teenagers by the UK’s…
AI For Mass Surveillance
Cyber security experts say the world’s democracies should fear the development of…
Safer Internet Day 2019
Coinciding with Safer Internet Day which aims to create a better internet…
Reverse Engineering A Brain
The Swiss Blue Brain Project aims to create biologically detailed digital reconstructions…
The Quantum Arms Race
China is fast catching up to the US in developing military applications…
Government Encryption Bill Threatens The Future Of Tech In Australia
How the rushed Assistance and Access Bill 2018 risks job losses and…
The Internet Of Smells
Is it possible to simulate a smell through the nasal cavity by…
Assistance And Access Bill Threatens Encryption Security For All
With Opposition support, the Australian Government has rushed through new laws to…
Latest CSIRO Funding For AI And Space
Australia’s national science agency is spending up on space technology and AI.…
Project Dragonfly – Is Google Helping Chinese Censorship?
In an effort to tap China’s 750 million internet users, Google has…
Wannacry Malware Traced Back To North Korean Hacker
One of the biggest and most damaging malware attacks of the past…
Predicting Your Choices Before You’ve Made Up Your Mind
Researchers at Auckland University of Technology’s Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute…
Getting The Most Out Of Spotify, Netflix Or Google
John takes us through some smart moves with home sharing that can…
App Developers Are Reading Your Gmail
Google engineers and third-party app developers are given permission to read the…
Australia Launches Myhealthrecord Online Database Amid Privacy Concerns
With almost 6 million Australians already signed on, 13,000 health professionals connected…
Predictions For AR/VR
Despite their current humble beginnings, the future looks bright for AR/VR developers.…
Highlights Of Google’s 2018 I/O Developers Conference
Delegates were treated to a raft of cool (and slightly creepy) innovations.…
Where Quantum Computing Might Lead Us
Dr. Ian Storey, lecturer in information systems at RMIT, discusses the vast…
The Spectre And Meltdown Security Threats
A serious security flaw exists in the hardware at the heart of…
Privacy Doubts Over Virtual Assistants
Where do devices like Google Home, Home Pod or Alexa store all…
The Security Risks Of Quantum Computers
Next gen computers promise a paradigm shift in biotech, weather forecasting and…
Shipping Advice For Online Shoppers
When ordering a new laptop, John found some useful ways to ensure…
The Demise Of Net Neutrality (and why it’s a worry)
The Federal Communications Commission plans to roll back regulations intended to treat…
What To Look Out For At CES 2018
From January 9-12, the annual Las Vegas show will serve up a…
The Longer Arm Of The Law
The South Australian Government plans to legislate for mandatory police access to…
Amazon Cloud Cam – Compact and User Friendly
This live-streaming security camera offers HD coverage, simple app control and free…
Samsung’s Amazing New 360 Round VR Camera
This 17-lens 360-degree camera can live stream in 4K, which should make…
Massive Bluetooth Security Flaw Announced
The BlueBorne vulnerability could affect 8 billion devices around the world leaving…
Apple’s ARKit Explained
The new 10 year anniversary iPhone, due for release on 12th September,…
Taming Google’s All Seeing Eye
How to view and manage the tech monster’s info on you. See…
Raising Tech Safe Kids
Suggestions for responsibly managing your kids’ use of technology. Further Resources eSafety…
Ready For Skynet?
Terminator 2 director James Cameron worries that reality is catching up to…
How To Monitor Encrypted Communications
Governments want access to WhatsApp and other encrypted messaging technologies that have…
What Happens When Machines Become Smarter Than Humans
Dr Ian Storey of RMIT’s School of Business IT and Logistics marvels…
Update On Golden Eye/Petya Ransomware Attack
Another massive cyber attack has swept around the world, disrupting the computer…
AI, Quantum Computing And The Singularity
RMIT’s Dr Ian Storey on the origins and growing applications of artificial…
Eyeborg
It’s not quite Google Glass, but Canadian film maker Rob Spence has…
VR Breathing Life Back Into The Ancient World
A Melbourne VR start up is pioneering archaeologically accurate virtual experiences of…
The Feds Want Access To Private Messaging
In the wake of recent terror attacks, Attorney General George Brandis wants…
Apple Announces HomePod And Much More At WWDC’17
The tech giant proclaims its first new hardware since the Apple Watch…
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