Five ways to beat your phone addiction (that actually work)
A jury just ruled social media is designed to addict you. We road-tested five ways to fight back. ⌘ Read more

I confess, I’ve become a lurker. It’s part of a dark trend away from friends
When I was compulsively sharing and being shared with, I was expressing the person I wanted to be. Now, I just silently observe the lives of others. ⌘ Read more

AV1’s Open, Royalty-Free Promise In Question As Dolby Sues Snapchat Over Codec
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) was invented by a group of technology companies to be an open, royalty-free alternative to other video codecs, like HEVC/H.265. But a lawsuit that Dolby Laboratories Inc. filed this week against Snap Inc. calls all that into question with claims … ⌘ Read more

With OpenAI’s Sora gone, who will take up the AI video mantle?
Sora created whole cottage industries and let millions of people create videos at will, but now there’s a void to be filled. ⌘ Read more

Instagram falsely accused me of vile behaviour. Now I’m locked out of my life
Meta banned me over mistaken “child sexual exploitation, abuse and nudity” alerts. This is the same tech giant that’s just been fined more than $500 million for enabling child sexual exploitation. ⌘ Read more

The walls are closing in on Mark Zuckerberg
Juries in two US states this week found Meta liable for harming children. With 2000 more cases pending, Zuckerberg’s nightmare is just starting. ⌘ Read more

This one comes from this years (now scrapped) April 1st DLSS 5 gag, that was originally supposed to use Microsofts AI - in ways similar to the Nvidia technology, which produced interesting, overly detailed results. I wanted to see if I could beat the AI thing at drawing something like that myself and many redraws later, this is my best result.

AI Economy Is a ‘Ponzi Scheme,’ Says AI Doc Director
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Vanity Fair: Focus Features is releasing The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist in theaters on March 27. If you’re even slightly interested in what’s going on with AI, it’s required viewing: The film touches on all aspects of the technology, from how it’s currently being used to how it will be used in the near future … ⌘ Read more

Near-death experience shapes actor’s role in new video game
Hannah Telle and Rhianna DeVries, the actors behind one of gaming’s most iconic relationships, are returning — and bringing deeply personal experiences with them.

Speaking with 9news.com.au, DeVries revealed how surviving a near-death experience shaped their performance in the upcoming game Life is Strange: Reunion. ⌘ Read more

Doctors are relying more on AI, but some tools may be open to manipulation
Cybersecurity researchers say they deceived an Australian company’s medical assistant in three steps, while the company says it had already fixed the problem. ⌘ Read more

Amazon Plans to Test Four-Legged Robots on Wheels for Deliveries
CNBC reports:

Amazon has acquired Rivr, a Swiss robotics company developing machines for “doorstep delivery,” the company confirmed Thursday… It announced the deal in a notice sent to third-party delivery contractors… “We believe this technology, when working alongside your [delivery associates], has the potential to further improve sa … ⌘ Read more

A smackdown for the ages at the Oscars after-party, and AI was the spark
A successful playwright chose the Vanity Fair Oscars after-party to accuse OpenAI chief Sam Altman of wilfully allowing his technology to be an agent in global violences. ⌘ Read more

The best 2026 phones we’ve tested under $1000
From Apple’s new iPhone 17e to Nothing’s stunning 4a Pro, these phones can get you a major upgrade without breaking the bank. ⌘ Read more

Jeff Bezos Seeking $100 Billion to Buy Manufacturing Companies, ‘Transform’ Them With AI
Jeff Bezos “is in early talks to raise $100 billion,” reports the Wall Street Journal, “for a new fund that would buy up manufacturing companies and seek to use AI technology to accelerate their path to automation.”

“The Amazon.com founder is meeting with some of the world’s largest asset managers to raise … ⌘ Read more

White House Unveils National AI Policy Framework To Limit State Power
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: The Trump administration on Friday issued (PDF) a legislative framework for a single national policy on artificial intelligence, aiming to create uniform safety and security guardrails around the nascent technology while preempting states from enacting their own AI rules.
The six-pronged out … ⌘ Read more

China Is Helping Drive Cuba’s Solar Boom
AleRunner writes: “China is helping Cuba race to capture renewable solar energy as the United States imposes an effective oil blockade on the Caribbean island, creating its worst energy crisis in decades,” reports The Washington Post. Later in the article, it states that “China’s decades-long push into clean energy technology is now helping to protect it from the soaring oil and gas crisis … ⌘ Read more

UK Plans To Require Labels On AI-Generated Content
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Britain plans to consider requiring labels on AI-generated content to protect consumers from disinformation and deepfakes, the government said on Wednesday, as it outlined other areas of focus to tackle the evolving global challenge. Technology minister Liz Kendall stressed the need to strike the right balance between protec … ⌘ Read more

2026 Turing Award Goes To Inventors of Quantum Cryptography
Dave Knott shares a report from the New York Times: On Wednesday, the Association for Computing Machinery, the world’s largest society of computing professionals, said Drs. Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard had won this year’s Turing Award for their work on quantum cryptography and related technologies. The Turing Award, which was introduced in 1966, is often … ⌘ Read more

Gamers React With Overwhelming Disgust To DLSS 5’s Generative AI Glow-Ups
Kyle Orland writes via Ars Technica: Since deep-learning super-sampling (DLSS) launched on 2018’s RTX 2080 cards, gamers have been generally bullish on the technology as a way to effectively use machine-learning upscaling techniques to increase resolutions or juice frame rates in games. With yesterday’s tease of the upcoming DLSS … ⌘ Read more

‘Pokemon Go’ Players Unknowingly Trained Delivery Robots With 30 Billion Images
More than 30 billion images captured by Pokemon Go players have helped train a visual mapping system developed by Niantic. The technology is now being used to guide delivery robots from Coco Robotics through city streets where GPS often struggles. Popular Science reports: This week, Niantic Spatial, part of the tea … ⌘ Read more

Lego’s ‘biggest innovation ever’: Here’s what you need to know
How does Smart Play work? What are the new sets like? And is adding tech to Lego even a good idea? ⌘ Read more

The day porn turned off: Inside Australia’s high-stakes war with the adult industry
New laws have forced Pornhub off our screens. But the harder question – what it has already done to a generation of young men – is only just beginning to be asked. ⌘ Read more

This time is different. Why we must conquer AI before it conquers us
The new tech is both boom and doom. The sudden purge of jobs by Australia’s tech giants is scary, yes, but that’s precisely why we have to master it. ⌘ Read more

Losses growing, staff cut: Atlassian’s billionaire boss faces his AI test
Mike Cannon-Brookes fired 10 per cent of Atlassian’s total workforce over email on Thursday, amounting to 480 jobs in Australia. ⌘ Read more

Data centres in space? That’s less crazy than you think
Elon Musk and other tech leaders explore building data centres in space to overcome terrestrial constraints, with launch costs and satellite efficiency key factors. ⌘ Read more

‘Zero visibility’: Atlassian staff lash out after mass job cuts
Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes fired 10 per cent of Atlassian’s total headcount over email on Thursday, axing around 1600 workers and prompting confusion and anger among its workforce as the company is upended by AI turbulence. ⌘ Read more

‘I am deeply sorry’: Australian software giant Atlassian to cut 1600 workers, blaming AI
Billionaire chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes said artificial intelligence had changed the skills and number of staff the company needs in some areas. ⌘ Read more

Australian software giant Atlassian to cut 1600 workers, blaming AI
Around 500 local jobs will be cut, with billionaire chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes saying artificial intelligence had changed the skills and number of staff the company needs in some areas. ⌘ Read more

Australian software giant Atlassian to cut 1600 workers, blaming AI
Billionaire chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes said artificial intelligence had changed the skills and number of staff the company needs in some areas. ⌘ Read more

YouTube Expands AI Deepfake Detection To Politicians, Government Officials, and Journalists
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tools to a pilot group of politicians, government officials, and journalists, allowing them to identify and request removal of unauthorized AI-generated videos impersonating them. TechCrunch reports: The technology itself launched last year to rough … ⌘ Read more

Fedora Evaluating New Idea For For Experimental Concepts & Fostering New Innovations
Fedora Project Leader Jef Spaleta announced a new proposal for “A Technology Innovation Lifecycle Process for Fedora.” With the help of Google’s Gemini AI, Spaleta laid out a proposal to help Fedora make greater accommodations for experimental concepts and building more interest around innovative ideas without a firm commitment to integrate them into Fedora proper until they can be assured of sustainability… ⌘ Read more

Master of disaster: The ‘fixer’ rebuilding a cult brand after its year from hell
A botched app update cost Sonos its chief executive and the trust of its many customers. Tom Conrad says he can win that trust back. ⌘ Read more

Porn laws push users to illegal sites, OnlyFans creators warn
As sites like Pornhub go dark, Australian OnlyFans creators and sex workers say they face lower earnings and privacy risks. ⌘ Read more

Six of my last eight posts were about twtxt itself. As much as it’s understandable between all the excitement and confusion with finding out and using a new technology, I really don’t want this feed to become something like this:

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Apple MacBook Neo review: the laptop market is redefined
Trevor Long takes a first look at Apple’s new low-cost MacBook Neo. ⌘ Read more

Apple begins a new era of laptops with cheerful MacBook Neo
Compared to other laptops available at the same price, Apple’s cheapest-ever MacBook is incredible. ⌘ Read more

The curious case of the AI bot that went rogue and started mining crypto
Cryptocurrency has been mined in many strange places, like a school district and professional e-sports team. Now it’s appeared in a new, troubling place. ⌘ Read more

AI Allows Hackers To Identify Anonymous Social Media Accounts, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: AI has made it vastly easier for malicious hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, a new study has warned. In most test scenarios, large language models (LLMs) – the technology behind platforms such as ChatGPT – successfully matched anonymous online users wit … ⌘ Read more

Intel Publishes XeSS 3 SDK To GitHub - Still As Windows-Only Binaries
Intel just published the XeSS 3.0 SDK to GitHub as the newest version of their Xe Super Sampling AI-enhanced upscaling technology for gamers. Sadly though it remains proprietary software and only with native support for Windows… ⌘ Read more

The iPhone is designed for those clinging onto older phones
Apple’s newest addition could be a good upgrade option for many people, technology expert Trevor Long says. ⌘ Read more

Telstra’s coverage map may shrink by area the size of NSW
A new standard would strip away a huge area from the telco’s published coverage. Rivals and consumer groups have backed the proposed change. ⌘ Read more

Apple and Google could be forced to remove sexualised apps
The eSafety Commissioner won’t just chase offshore porn companies – she’ll go after the platforms that distribute apps that can expose children to sexually explicit content. ⌘ Read more

Trump is the wildcard that could blow up AI
The ultimate fate of the technology that promises to transform the world looks to be in the hands of an erratic president. ⌘ Read more

AI CEOs Worry the Government Will Nationalize AI
Palantir’s CEO was blunt. “If Silicon Valley believes we are going to take away everyone’s white-collar job… and you’re going to screw the military — if you don’t think that’s going to lead to the nationalization of our technology, you’re retarded…”

And OpenAI’s Sam Altman is thinking about the same thing, writes long-time Slashdot reader destinyland:

“It has seemed to me … ⌘ Read more

Retailers will be held responsible for what their chatbots tell you
As more companies turn to generative AI to communicate with their customers, experts say a generic disclaimer like “AI makes mistakes” isn’t good enough. ⌘ Read more

Oura Buys Gesture-Navigation Startup DoublePoint
Smart ring maker Oura has acquired Doublepoint, a Finnish startup specializing in gesture recognition technology for wearables. Engadget reports: The Finnish startup uses smartwatches and wristbands as examples of products that benefit from its technology, but Oura will clearly be looking to incorporate it into its rings, in theory allowing you to control your connected devices … ⌘ Read more

Pornhub’s owner to block Australians over age check laws
The Canadian pornography giant is preparing to block millions of Australians from its websites ahead of new age verification laws taking effect on Monday. ⌘ Read more

Pornhub’s owner to block Australians over age check laws
The Canadian pornography giant is preparing to block millions of Australians from its websites ahead of new age verification laws taking effect on Monday. ⌘ Read more

Pornhub’s owner to block Australians over age check laws
The Canadian pornography giant is preparing to block millions of Australians from its websites ahead of new age verification laws taking effect on Monday. ⌘ Read more

Afterpay’s co-founder rejects ‘AI-washing’ claim as thousands are fired
Half of the “buy now, pay later” company’s jobs in Australia have been cut, but co-founder Nick Molnar insists the business has never been stronger. ⌘ Read more