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If you want a year's worth of NBN 500 for as little cash and fuss as possible, there's one clear winner at the moment
2+ hour ago (431+ words) Not inclined to provider-hop? Give the bird brand a whiz. Every time I write about decent NBN deals I have to point out that the contract-free nature of most plans means you can hop around easily. This comes especially handy…...
Cooling conundrum could make or break global data centre push
3+ week, 5+ day ago (200+ words) The numbers don't lie, but they are confusing. There are close to 9,000 data centres currently in operation across the globe'and a sizable chunk of that has been built in climates far too hot for all of that hardware to run…...
From today, Australian teens and children under 16 can't sign-up to Twitch and 9 other social media platforms, as world-first ban takes effect
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (409+ words) TikTok, Kick and X are also among those banned, and the rest of the world is taking notice. The world-first ban includes 10 platforms, including the below: According to Australia's eSafety Commissioner, the ban is designed to "protect young Australians from…...
Google's obsession with killing off links betrays what made the internet great
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1037+ words) We have to go back. Clicking a link and finding a whole new world unfurl before me, as fast as my dial-up modem or DSL connection could load it in. I realize in hindsight that that was the really magical…...
Discord's answer to Spotify 'wrapped' is another unnecessary gamification feature
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (412+ words) Adding its name to the bag of companies that absolutely does not need to do a 'wrapped' summary each year, but is in fact doing so, is Discord. Except this won't be called 'wrapped' but instead 'Checkpoint': "Rolling out over…...
Yep, Cloudflare was just down. Again
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (251+ words) Up, down, up, down. Yep, Cloudflare was down again. Well, at least some Cloudflare-hosted sites were down. The company quickly noted it was aware of the issue started looking into it. Cloudflare initially said: "Investigating - Cloudflare is investigating issues with…...
Oh no, all of Reddit's NFTs are disappearing in less than 30 days, someone do something
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (222+ words) Owners of Reddit Collectible Avatar NFTs have until the end of December to transfer their Vaults to a new wallet, or lose it forever. Remember NFTs? They're "here to stay," Reddit said in a 2021 report on the Next Big Thing,…...
DDoS attacks are up 170% compared to 2024, says Cloudflare
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (386+ words) That must be quite a few packets of data. According to Cloudflare, DDoS attacks are up 170% to 36.2 million in 2025 compared to 2024. To zoom in a little, the company says that in the third quarter of 2025, it "mitigated an average of…...
Oh great, it looks like OpenAI could be planning on turning ChatGPT into a relentless ad bot
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (435+ words) Maybe it can hallucinate some really low prices? I'm sure the one thing we can all agree on is that you can't have enough digitally curated ads. It's presumably with this in mind that OpenAI is reportedly planning to turn…...
If you've got your heart set on streaming games, these are the Cyber Monday deals for you
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1026+ words) Trust me'even though I have a face for radio. I've put together a collection of everything an aspiring content creator might need to take streaming seriously. From 4K webcams and kitty-eared gaming headsets, to some surprisingly affordable microphones, it's all here....