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Telstra Customers Downloaded 2686 TB Of Data Yesterday

Yesterday, Telstra gave its mobile customers a day of free 4G data by way of apology for a widespread outage that brought down its mobile phone network. That free data day itself slowed things to a crawl for plenty of users, but at least the network didn’t die again.

Entertainment

Loki Drops In To Local Weather Update To Blame Thor For Tornadoes

Video: Chicago’s Fox 32 was reporting on some extreme weather that was headed their way, and had a guest stop by to lend them a hand: Tom Hiddleston.

Science & Health

NASA Has Made 2.95 Million Amazing Images Of Earth's Thermal Emissions Public

Image Cache: Since 1999, NASA’s Terra spacecraft has been capturing amazing images of thermal emissions and radiation across the surface of the planet for Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Now, those images have been made publicly available.

Gadgets

Chainsaw Drone Is Like Something Out Of Our Worst Nightmares

This is like something out of a nightmare: a chainsaw attached to a drone. What could possibly go wrong?

Online

The FBI Is Providing 'Technical Assistance' To Local Law Enforcement With iPhone Problems

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is widening their help to local law enforcement officials across the country by offering “technical assistance”.

Online

2.6TB Data Leak Reveals Tax, Investment And Corruption Among World Leaders

An international team of journalists has obtained what it’s referring to as “biggest leak in history”: A 2.6-terabyte stash of data about offshore savings and tax havens from Panama-based legal firm Mossack Fonseca.

Science & Health

Here's Blue Origin's Rocket Coming In For Its Third Landing

Photo: Blue Origin Yesterday, Blue Origin launched their rocket for the third time, bringing it in for a successful landing.

Gadgets

Will A Bowling Ball Survive A Hydraulic Press? (Spoiler: Not A Chance)

The hydraulic press guys have been compressing all types of things lately, and they have turned their attention to some bowling equipment.

Car Tech

Tesla's Model 3 Preorder Numbers Are Way Bigger Than Anyone Expected

Given that people camped out in line for a chance to pay a deposit on the Model 3, a car they won’t see for at least a year, it’s no surprise that the pre-order numbers are big. But 276,000 pre-orders in 72 hours is still a shockingly high number.

Online

Monday's Biggest Stories: The Expanse, Banning Email, Rift Reviewed

Every evening, we wrap up the day’s biggest stories in one place for you to easily check out. If you’ve been off the grid all day, jump in here and catch up on current events.

Why I Banned Email In My Office In a bygone era, advertising agencies used to be abuzz with raw energy and excitement.

The Expanse: The Best New Sci-Fi You Can’t Watch In Australia The Expanse is a sci-fi series that respects space.

Oculus Rift: The First Australian Review After spending several days playing with the brand new Oculus Rift virtual reality kit, I can finally understand why Facebook pumped $US2 billion into this technology.

Also on Gizmodo:

• Telstra Customers Downloaded 2686 TB Of Data Yesterday • Edward Snowden Will ‘Appear’ In Australia For A Tour This May • There Are Some Super Shady Things In Oculus Rift’s Terms Of Service

Mobile

Optus Is Cutting 480 Jobs To Focus On 'Content'

Optus is making up to 480 jobs redundant across Australia in a move to streamline its business. “Sustainable growth” is the company’s buzzword for the cuts, but they come at a time when Vodafone and Telstra are pressuring their competitor and attracting customers away with competitive mobile plans.

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