Technology
Analysis
AI
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.
- by Tim Biggs
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Opinion
Digital hygiene
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.
- by Sarah Curnow
Analysis
Social media
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.
- by David Swan
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.
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.
- by David Swan
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NetSuite
Unified data helps Aussie businesses turn economic headwinds into growth opportunities
As AI reshapes the way Australian businesses scale, establishing a single, unified data source is emerging as an essential first step to ensure AI initiatives deliver on their full potential.
- by Adam Turner
Opinion
AI
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.
- by Maureen Dowd
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.
- by Tim Biggs
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?
- by Tim Biggs
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.
- by David Swan
Opinion
AI
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.
- by Toby Walsh