The siblings who built a $537 billion giant in five years
The staggering growth of AI has seen the value of companies surge in quick time. It also has markets very nervous. ⌘ Read more

Bullet dodged: Aussie investors spared as US crypto giant freezes funds
A planned crypto fund with Australian links quietly failed to launch, shielding local investors from the fallout of the BlockFills withdrawal freeze. ⌘ Read more

These are the games Nintendo hopes will help make Switch 2 its biggest ever hit
The original Switch is Nintendo’s best-selling machine ever. But tough times may be ahead for its successor. ⌘ Read more

‘Inexcusable’: Optus staff face sack after review into Triple Zero outage
The telco’s chairman calls the findings of an independent review into the incident “a sobering read for everyone at Optus”. ⌘ Read more

Elon Musk wants to build a city on the moon to save civilisation
The world’s richest person announced that his SpaceX company had shifted focus away from populating Mars to building a “self-growing city” on the moon. ⌘ Read more

After years of Apple’s dominance, Intel wants its mojo back
New Intel-powered laptops will have power, longevity and graphics to rival Apple’s laptops, without the compatibility worries of some recent Windows machines. ⌘ Read more

Why Elon Musk just created a $1.8 trillion space monster
Elon Musk has always had a remarkable capacity to convince investors to help pay for his fantastical dreams. ⌘ Read more

Fallout 76 developers explain how the TV series influences the game
Fallout 76 developers Jon Rush and Bill LaCoste discuss with 9news.com.au how they take inspiration from the TV series and how player feedback continues to guide the game seven years on. ⌘ Read more

‘Absolute nightmare’: The social network where AI chatbots exchange ideas and gossip about humans
There’s a new social media platform capturing the imagination of millions but also ringing alarm bells. The real danger is not what you might think. ⌘ Read more

Racing to build utility-scale computer, quantum start-up earns $20m federal investment
Australian taxpayers are backing Sydney start-up Diraq’s ambition to become a global leader in utility-scale quantum computing. ⌘ Read more

The ’90s are back: Why see-through tech is in style again
From keyboards to vacuum cleaners, transparency is trust and people want machines they can see into. ⌘ Read more

What is a Whoop? The cult fitness band causing a stir at Australian Open
A controversy during Carlos Alcaraz’s tennis match has shone a spotlight on the fitness trackers, which are widely used by professional athletes. ⌘ Read more

The best retro-feel cameras to kickstart your photography hobby
If you want Instagrammable results but also like fiddling with chunky controls and manual focus, these are the camera to check out. ⌘ Read more

Hello, Claude: This AI assistant wants to help you sort out your life
The AI world is abuzz about a new tool that they claim can file expenses, analyse spreadsheets and organise your computer. But is it up to the challenge? ⌘ Read more

Testing the Claude AI coworker
With Cowork, Anthropic wants to make an AI agent you’ll actually use. ⌘ Read more

Snapchat accused of reinstating banned teen accounts, stonewalling complaints
Parents say Snapchat is the weak link in Australia’s social media ban, with age checks easily bypassed and reporting limited to a child’s own family. ⌘ Read more

Adam’s last rocket blew up. Taxpayers are betting $75m the next one will go better
Super funds and the federal government are backing Gilmour Space Technologies, six months on from the launch of the company’s first rocket, which crashed after 14 seconds. ⌘ Read more

‘Fresh face’: WiseTech backs scandal-hit Grok Academy with $8.7m
Both organisations are attempting to move past turmoil that has engulfed them over the past 18 months. ⌘ Read more

PlayStation, Xbox wars out, Netflix, Amazon in: the state of blockbuster games in 2026
As the jousts between PlayStation, Xbox and the Switch disappear, the new frontier looks likely to be a fight for content across all entertainment media. ⌘ Read more

ChatGPT’s biggest rival is setting up shop in Australia
The multibillion-dollar AI start-up, Anthropic, is set to become the latest tech giant to establish a presence on local shores as Australia ramps up efforts to lure foreign investment. ⌘ Read more

Astronauts leave space station in NASA’s first medical evacuation
The four returning astronauts are aiming to splash down on Thursday evening (AEDT) in the Pacific near San Diego. ⌘ Read more

Unions score rare win over AI rollout with Microsoft agreement
The deal follows a wave of AI-linked job cuts at major Australian employers including CBA, Atlassian and WiseTech. ⌘ Read more

Apple’s Gemini deal a win for Google, but will it make your iPhone smarter?
Apple has been extremely cautious when it comes to using AI and is hoping Google’s raw resources will help it close the gap on its rivals. ⌘ Read more

Your colleague that’s happy to do the mundane parts of work: AWS announces frontier AI agents
In Las Vegas, AWS’s re:Invent 2025 conference showcased AI that doesn’t just assist, but acts autonomously, highlighting a profound shift in enterprise technology. ⌘ Read more

From trifold phones to singing lollipops: the best and worst gadgets of CES
From the world’s biggest consumer tech show, here are the best pocketable gadgets, potentially useful future tech, and the products awarded worst in show. ⌘ Read more

In Trump’s America, smart robots and AI mask an uncomfortable future
The world’s largest gadget show promised a future in which technology handles everything. Outside the Las Vegas bubble, reality had other plans. ⌘ Read more

Inside CES 2026: Giant TVs, robots unveiled in Las Vegas
From robots to giant TVs, technology expert Trevor Long reveals the latest household gadgets being unveiled at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Trevor Long travelled to Las Vegas with support from Hisense, LG, Reolink, LEGO and Samsung. ⌘ Read more

The new TVs vying for your living room (and wallet) in 2026
From pencil-thin OLEDs to screens the size of a small car, there are some genuinely impressive displays coming – albeit at somewhat terrifying prices. ⌘ Read more

From dishwasher to world’s ninth-richest man: Nvidia boss faces his future
Jensen Huang has a simple lesson from running the world’s most valuable company: “Don’t get fired, and don’t get bored”. ⌘ Read more

Travelling to America? Here’s how to protect your privacy in phone searches
US Customs and Border Protection agents have broad authority to look through travellers’ phones, laptops and other electronic devices. Here’s what you need to know. ⌘ Read more

Lego releases the smart brick but how does it work?
Tom Donaldson, head of Lego’s Creative Play Lab, unveils the smart brick at a news conference ahead of the CES tech show in Las Vegas. ⌘ Read more

Lego unveils their new Smart Brick
Touted as changing how kids play with Lego, the Smart Brick is revealed in Las Vegas, and will be sold as part of three new Star Wars Lego sets. ⌘ Read more

Lego unveils ‘Smart Bricks’, its biggest innovation in 50 years
Eight years of development have produced a computer small enough to fit inside a classic 2x4 brick. But do kids really need a microphone and speaker chip inside it? ⌘ Read more

Google’s ‘chess master’ is working on AI’s killer app
A product breakthrough has long eluded Demis Hassabis, but that could change in 2026. ⌘ Read more

Why a groundbreaking new TV show disappeared without a trace
Choosing high-profile tech boffin James Curran as co-host proved to be disastrous. ⌘ Read more

Salt Typhoon hackers ‘almost certainly’ in Australia’s critical infrastructure
China’s hacking campaign is one of the most effective long-term espionage moves ever seen, a top cybersecurity figure says. ⌘ Read more

Cyber expert gets rare Australian visa by hacking the government
The self-taught British security researcher found a unique way to beat 99 per cent rejection odds for the elite visa. ⌘ Read more

A billion chatbot users can’t be wrong … or can they? Let’s ask a human
It’s a job description for the 21st century: human-AI relationship coach. But this job is all about the humans. ⌘ Read more

I was wrong about Elon. But he was wrong too
A year ago, I predicted that Musk would quit Tesla. He predicted our newspaper would ‘bore its audience to death’. We were both mistaken. ⌘ Read more

Silicon Valley’s billionaire elite can’t engineer our consent
A decade after Peter Thiel backed Donald Trump, the ascent of the “tech right″⁣ has made billionaire founders “evil geniuses” in the eyes of many. ⌘ Read more

Christmas mess? This robot vacuum trick is a game-changer
Previous mop pads had a tendency to drag muck around your floor, but a new innovation may have fixed that. ⌘ Read more

I liked my boyfriend and his man-bun, but had to end it. He didn’t understand public ridicule
Naomi would still be up at 3am without understanding how ridiculous the situation was. Nigel had much more in common with me, apart from his lack of an actual body. ⌘ Read more

Independent report released by Optus shines light on serious issue
An independent report released by Optus shines a light on a serious issue with our modern mobile-reliant communications systems and the Triple Zero Emergency line. ⌘ Read more

‘Inexcusable’: Optus staff face sack after review into Triple Zero outage
The telco’s chairman calls the findings of an independent review into the incident “a sobering read for everyone at Optus”. ⌘ Read more

Fake hero, wrong suspect: Misinformation floods social media after Bondi shooting
Elon Musk’s chatbot said Edward Crabtree – a fictional 47-year-old IT professional – was the hero who tackled one of the attackers and seized his weapon. ⌘ Read more

Desperate vibes as under-16s crowd into Yope and Lemon8
Lemon8, Coverstar and Yope are social media hiding places for Australian under-16s, but for how long? ⌘ Read more

The best video games of 2025, from Ghost of Yotei to Hades 2
There were hundreds of great games released this year, but these are my favourite 15. ⌘ Read more

The great scroll off: Inside Australia’s world-first teen social media ban
How grieving parents, media campaigns, and political opportunism collided to create the world’s most ambitious - and contentious - experiment in digital regulation. ⌘ Read more

‘Missing the mark’: Reddit files High Court bid to overturn teen social media ban
The platform says banning under 16s from social media silences young Australians and makes them less safe online. ⌘ Read more

Reddit files High Court bid to overturn teen social media ban
The platform says banning under-16s from social media silences young Australians and makes them less safe online. ⌘ Read more