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Technology

Coverage of technology topics.

Iran's Guard Threatens Apple, Google, and Microsoft in the Gulf
Iran-war

Iran's Guard Threatens Apple, Google, and Microsoft in the Gulf

The IRGC named 18 companies as legitimate military targets, citing AI surveillance and battlefield data systems used against Iran
6 min read 21 days ago
Google Says Encryption Breaks Within Years. Migrate by 2029.
Technology

Google Says Encryption Breaks Within Years. Migrate by 2029.

New research slashes the qubit threshold for cracking today's encryption by 95 per cent. Banks, crypto networks, and every organisation running elliptic curve cryptography are on notice.
6 min read 21 days ago
Australian tech stocks shed $7 billion as Iran war deepens market rout
Technology

Australian tech stocks shed $7 billion as Iran war deepens market rout

WiseTech Global down 59%, NextDC falls 34% over six months as Middle East conflict compounds AI disruption fears and forces second RBA rate rise
7 min read 25 days ago
Google Issues Zero-Day Alert For 3.5 Billion Chrome Users
Cybersecurity

Google Issues Zero-Day Alert For 3.5 Billion Chrome Users

Chrome 146.0.7680.177/178 fixes a WebGPU use-after-free in Dawn after Google confirmed exploitation in the wild.
6 min read 25 days ago
Five social media giants face A$49.5M fines over teen ban failures
Technology

Five social media giants face A$49.5M fines over teen ban failures

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube under investigation as 70% of under-16s retain accounts
5 min read a month ago
SK hynix Files $14B US IPO to End the Memory Chip Crisis Choking AI
Technology

SK hynix Files $14B US IPO to End the Memory Chip Crisis Choking AI

The world's HBM shortage has a name: RAMmageddon. South Korea's memory giant just filed for Wall Street's biggest tech listing in five years to fix it.
9 min read a month ago
What Anthropic's Second Source Code Leak Reveals
AI

What Anthropic's Second Source Code Leak Reveals

Anthropic accidentally published a 59.8MB source map file. The contents reveal an ambitious product roadmap and a persistent supply chain vulnerability.
4 min read a month ago
Five Months in Jail After an AI Said So
Technology

Five Months in Jail After an AI Said So

Angela Lipps lost her home, her car, and her dog after facial recognition software matched her to crimes in a state she'd never visited. Police knew they had bank records proving her innocence. They waited anyway.
10 min read a month ago
Meta cuts 168 jobs as Reality Labs pivots to 'AI builders'
Technology

Meta cuts 168 jobs as Reality Labs pivots to 'AI builders'

Virtual reality division restructured into AI-native pods as Zuckerberg doubles down on artificial intelligence
6 min read a month ago
SpaceX Files for IPO Targeting $1.75 Trillion Valuation
Technology

SpaceX Files for IPO Targeting $1.75 Trillion Valuation

The rocket company's confidential SEC filing sets the stage for the largest public offering in US history.
7 min read a month ago
A New York Startup Is Sending Free-Flying Robots to the ISS in 2027
Technology

A New York Startup Is Sending Free-Flying Robots to the ISS in 2027

Voyager Technologies will manage Icarus Robotics' demonstration mission testing autonomous navigation and task performance in orbit.
6 min read a month ago
China's Lobster Farming Frenzy: The OpenClaw Rush
Technology

China's Lobster Farming Frenzy: The OpenClaw Rush

As Chinese tech events overflow with lobster merchandise, security warnings mount over the autonomous AI agent sweeping the nation
7 min read a month ago