Not the same: what AI music learned from Australia’s artists
You’re not allowed to create music referencing the name of an artist like David Bowie or Elton John, but just how protected are the names of Australian artists?
Technology questions & answers
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What happened during the 2026 Telstra outage?
A day Telstra would likely rather forget, a serious issue took out the country’s biggest telco one morning, leaving it difficult to connect to until much later. What happened?
Why changes to the sender ID could prevent SMS scams
Text message scams are about to lose one of their convincing methods if trickery, as the government steps in.
End-to-end encryption coming for RCS, so where is RCS in Australia?
iPhone and Android customers should be able to talk in a messaging system not unlike Apple Messages, complete with security for their texts. So where is RCS in Australia?
How close are we to Star Wars technology today?
There are lots of crazy ideas in science fiction that don’t exist yet, but here are five sci-fi concepts and how close we are right now.
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?
Amazon cuts support on old Kindles, so what can you do?
Owners of an older Kindle may want to consider shifting to something else in the near future, or buying a brand new model, as Amazon pulls the plug on outdated gear.
Why CGNAT could break your streaming (and what to do)
Depending on who you connect to the internet with, a technology at your ISP could be preventing access. What is CGNAT and why is it to blame for Disney+ not working?
Why scammers are trying to reset your Instagram password
You get a message from Instagram asking you to reset your password, but you didn’t do it, and it looks legit. What’s going on?
What is WiFi 8?
The next WiFi technology expected in either 2026 or 2027 isn’t necessarily about faster speeds, but better and more reliable reach in general. Just what we all wanted.
