Google tracks, prevents an AI-made exploit
You can add cybercrime and trying to break the internet as something else AI can do. In this instance, Google stepped in and may have prevented catastrophe.
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Instagram ends encryption for messages
Messages between people on Instagram will lose the tightest encryption they once had, though other Meta apps will keep it around.
Your AI habit could be offending the real experts
The people you know and trust to do certain jobs are being replaced by a system designed to do everything, and the results may go beyond jobs disappearing.
NBN prices set to go up with everything else
The amount you pay for internet access could see a little price rise from the middle of the year, as NBN Co looks at the CPI, and pushes things up a little.
Five tips to fix your passwords any day of the week
You don’t need a “World Password Day” to know you can make passwords better, but here’s a timely reminder of what to do if you need it.
Fake toll SMS phishing ramps up, how to tell
The phishing texts hitting your phone demanding you pay for tolls are taking a toll around the world, but there are ways to tell.
Are your phone’s privacy settings doing anything?
Your phone is a door to the world, but doors can let information in and out. Are the privacy settings letting you shut the door on data you want kept in?
Disney+ adds ads, raises prices locally
The cost of living is going up, and so too is the cost of streaming Star Wars, The Simpsons, Marvel, National Geographic, Pixar, and Disney.
AI music goes crazy with nearly 50 percent of monthly uploads
Your music service is possibly seeing more music than ever, but how much is made by humans? The answer could be less than you think.
Australian scam losses hit over $2 billion in 2025
Australians lost a staggering amount to scammers last year. This year, the numbers are still pretty sizeable, too. What are scammers doing?
