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Competition
Five questions tech tycoons could face from US Congress
Bosses of Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon face a thorough examination.
- by James Cook
Privacy
Apple's latest privacy measures could turn users off
Apple's upcoming iOS 14 software aims to make users more aware of privacy-compromising activities but could potentially drown them in a deluge of notifications.
- by Tim Biggs
Gadgets
The new tools coming soon to an iPhone near you
This September, iOS 14 will bring home screen widgets, new privacy features and more to Apple's phones.
- by Peter Wells
Gadgets
One device for all your work and play needs
A 2-in-1 laptop with a USB-C port can be everything from your daily work driver and downtime tablet to the heart of your entertainment centre.
- by Tim Biggs
Social media
Facebook risks becoming 'irrelevant' as advertiser exodus snowballs
After initially holding its ground, social media giant now struggling to ease advertiser concerns about hate speech policies as more than 300 join boycott.
- by Tiffany Hsu and Mike Isaac
Opinion
Cyber bullying
Same mistakes keep exposing children to online dangers
Until we starting taking the risks seriously, there will continue to be online trainwrecks, with fixes retrofitted after the damage has been done.
- by Julie Inman Grant
Coronavirus pandemic
'There's no way we're shifting': Australia rules out Apple-Google coronavirus tracing method
Australia's coronavirus contact tracing app will not switch to the model supported by Apple and Google, Australia's deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth says.
- by Ben Grubb
Information security
Google to wipe data on new accounts after 18 months
After years of criticism about how it keeps a record of what people do online, Google said it would start automatically deleting location history and records of web and app activity for new users after 18 months.
- by Daisuke Wakabayashi
Opinion
Apple
Why Apple putting its own chip in its Mac is such a big deal
Apple makes a point of keeping its products under lock and key until they are almost ready to go on sale, but this week, it made an exception.
- by James Titcomb
Inventors
Japanese supercomputer Fugaku crowned the world's most powerful
China and the United States are locked in a contest to develop the world's most powerful computers. Now a massive machine in Japan has topped them both.
- by Don Clark