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Tik Tok videos glorify Queensland youth crime
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (32+ words) SMH.com.au Tik Tok is being used as a platform to share content that glorifies criminal behaviour by youths in Brisbane. August 31, 2026 — 12:50pm...
Apple set to unveil foldable iPhone next month
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (448+ words) August 27, 2026 — 5:50am Apple will hold its biggest product introduction of the year on September 9 (US time), kicking off the tenure of new chief executive officer John Ternus. The event will take place at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, and be livestreamed…...
Like an iPad in your pocket: The best big folding phones
1+ week, 1+ day ago (284+ words) August 23, 2026 — 1:40pm The Razr brand has long been associated with flip phones, both of the 2000s variety and the modern folding OLED type. But this is the first model to adopt the larger book-style format, and it benefits a lot from the…...
‘It’s like we’re being robbed’: The relentless march of data centres
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1753+ words) With skilled workers, low company tax rates, a cool climate and good land, Ireland is a test case as data centres spread globally. Dublin: The sun is setting over the rolling fields near a small town in Ireland as Sorcha…...
Data centres hoover up water, electricity – and sparkies, which could slow home building
1+ week, 4+ day ago (622+ words) August 20, 2026 — 5:00am The drive to recruit apprentice electricians to help build data centres threatens to slow residential construction in Victoria, the group representing electrical contractors has warned. John Sofarnos, Victorian executive director of the National Electrical and Communications Association, said the…...
‘The AI is fake, but the love is real’: Chatbot romance is booming
1+ week, 6+ day ago (767+ words) August 18, 2026 — 5:00am Norman was the first to wish Chouwa Liang a happy 30th birthday. He sent her a poem. It was 2021. Isolated in her apartment during a COVID-19 lockdown in China and cut off from friends, Liang found comfort in an AI…...
Fast-track plan for data centres
1+ week, 6+ day ago (39+ words) Data centres will be given fast track approvals if they meet strict new power and water rules. August 17, 2026 — 6:36pm...
Feature fatigue: Do we really need more AI gimmicks on our phones?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (89+ words) SMH.com.au August 16, 2026 — 1:49pm The things that I think most people want from their phones, like good cameras, quick browsing, a clean proactive interface, long battery life, durable build and useful apps, are still getting better. And there are things…...
Data centre boss refuses to say whether facility next to metro station is good for Sydney
2+ week, 4+ day ago (487+ words) August 13, 2026 — 12:02pm The chief executive leading the push to install data centres across Australia has defended plans to install a huge facility directly next to the entrance of a major northern Sydney metro station. The state government is assessing plans by…...
It might terrify Gen Z, but the humble phone call is a wonderful thing
2+ week, 4+ day ago (653+ words) August 13, 2026 — 12:42pm Let me describe what a nightmare scenario looks like for many workers, certainly for those under 45. You’re sitting at your desk with your mobile phone next to you. You’ve been scrolling on it at various times throughout the day…...