All Things Online: The Big Players & The Issues – Gizmodo Australia

Your Weather App Is Selling You Out

5 months ago

Your Weather App Is Selling You Out

Shoshana Wodinsky

Oracle Is the Likely Winner of the Great TikTok Bake-Off

5 months ago

Oracle Is the Likely Winner of the Great TikTok Bake-Off

Whitney Kimball

Wellness Influencers Denounce the Spread of QAnon

5 months ago

Wellness Influencers Denounce the Spread of QAnon

Whitney Kimball

Better Names for Pepsi’s Sleep Beverage, Ranked

5 months ago

Better Names for Pepsi’s Sleep Beverage, Ranked

Bryan Menegus

Vinyl Sales Beat CDs While Still Managing to Lose

5 months ago

Vinyl Sales Beat CDs While Still Managing to Lose

Shoshana Wodinsky

CBP Seizes Batch of ‘Counterfeit AirPods’ That Appear to Just Be Legit OnePlus Buds

5 months ago

CBP Seizes Batch of ‘Counterfeit AirPods’ That Appear to Just Be Legit OnePlus Buds

Rhett Jones

How Tech Billionaires’ Visions of Human Nature Shape Our World

5 months ago

How Tech Billionaires’ Visions of Human Nature Shape Our World

Simon McCarthy-Jones

Nikola’s Founder Is ‘Pissed’ and Tired of the ‘Haters’

5 months ago

Nikola’s Founder Is ‘Pissed’ and Tired of the ‘Haters’

Erik Shilling

Tunnels For Trafficking, or Just a Subterranean Service? Time to Rescue These Spaces From the Conspiracists

5 months ago

Tunnels For Trafficking, or Just a Subterranean Service? Time to Rescue These Spaces From the Conspiracists

Victoria Kolankiewicz

Ferrari Can’t Decide If Its 2020 F1 Season Has Been Bad or Not

5 months ago

Ferrari Can’t Decide If Its 2020 F1 Season Has Been Bad or Not

Elizabeth Blackstock

New Teams Have to Pay Nearly $300 Million to Existing Constructors to Join F1

5 months ago

New Teams Have to Pay Nearly $300 Million to Existing Constructors to Join F1

Elizabeth Blackstock

5 months ago

Optus Raises Some Prices During Pandemic After Criticising Telstra for Doing It

No, This Plane Almost Certainly Didn’t Fly In A Pentagram Shape Over Melbourne

5 months ago

No, This Plane Almost Certainly Didn’t Fly In A Pentagram Shape Over Melbourne

Xbox All Access Is Deeply Confusing, but I Think I Figured It Out

5 months ago

Xbox All Access Is Deeply Confusing, but I Think I Figured It Out

Joanna Nelius

Amazon Japan to Pay Nearly $26 Million to Suppliers, Seems Pretty OK With It

5 months ago

Amazon Japan to Pay Nearly $26 Million to Suppliers, Seems Pretty OK With It

Whitney Kimball

Three Electrostatic Motors Almost Make This Pricey Watch Worth It

5 months ago

Three Electrostatic Motors Almost Make This Pricey Watch Worth It

John Biggs

Tuck Me Inside the Scorpion Machine

5 months ago

Tuck Me Inside the Scorpion Machine

Catie Keck

Pennyworth’s Second Season Will Feature Bruce Wayne, Uh, Kind Of

5 months ago

Pennyworth’s Second Season Will Feature Bruce Wayne, Uh, Kind Of

Julie Muncy

No, You’re Not Seeing Things. Facebook Has Launched a Poll Worker Recruitment Drive

6 months ago

No, You’re Not Seeing Things. Facebook Has Launched a Poll Worker Recruitment Drive

Jody Serrano

Facebook Finally Cracks Down on Bogus Propaganda About Oregon Wildfires

6 months ago

Facebook Finally Cracks Down on Bogus Propaganda About Oregon Wildfires

Alyse Stanley

Trump’s HHS Goons Smear CDC as ‘Deep State,’ Routinely Meddle with Covid-19 Reports

6 months ago

Trump’s HHS Goons Smear CDC as ‘Deep State,’ Routinely Meddle with Covid-19 Reports

Alyse Stanley

Major QAnon Site Shutters After Operator Gets Outed

6 months ago

Major QAnon Site Shutters After Operator Gets Outed

Alyse Stanley

China Would Rather See TikTok Go the Way of Vine Than Bow to U.S. Pressure: Report

6 months ago

China Would Rather See TikTok Go the Way of Vine Than Bow to U.S. Pressure: Report

Alyse Stanley

Dem Congressional Nominee Abruptly Drops Out of Race Against QAnon Conspiracy Theorist

6 months ago

Dem Congressional Nominee Abruptly Drops Out of Race Against QAnon Conspiracy Theorist

Tom McKay

Debunked ‘Antifa’ Wildfire Rumours Spread on Facebook Overload 911, Spur Calls to Violence

6 months ago

Debunked ‘Antifa’ Wildfire Rumours Spread on Facebook Overload 911, Spur Calls to Violence

Dell Cameron

Facebook: Privacy Is Cool, but Have You Guys Heard of Money?

6 months ago

Facebook: Privacy Is Cool, but Have You Guys Heard of Money?

Shoshana Wodinsky

Enable 2FA on Zoom’s Mobile and Desktop Apps Right Now

6 months ago

Enable 2FA on Zoom’s Mobile and Desktop Apps Right Now

Catie Keck

Does Trump Remember When He Wanted TikTok to Be Sold?

6 months ago

Does Trump Remember When He Wanted TikTok to Be Sold?

Whitney Kimball

Censoring Jon Hamm’s Penis Doesn’t Violate Copyright Law, Federal Judge Rules

6 months ago

Censoring Jon Hamm’s Penis Doesn’t Violate Copyright Law, Federal Judge Rules

Matt Novak

The Electric Hummer Is A Water Sign

6 months ago

The Electric Hummer Is A Water Sign

Bradley Brownell

McLaren Wants To Sell Its Iconic £200 Million Bond Villain Headquarters Amid Restructuring

6 months ago

McLaren Wants To Sell Its Iconic £200 Million Bond Villain Headquarters Amid Restructuring

Justin T. Westbrook

Goodfellas at 30: Scorsese’s Massively Influential, Virtuoso Gangster Film

6 months ago

Goodfellas at 30: Scorsese’s Massively Influential, Virtuoso Gangster Film

Adrian Danks

A Look At Some Awesome Classic Cars Destroyed In The California Wildfires

6 months ago

A Look At Some Awesome Classic Cars Destroyed In The California Wildfires

David Tracy

Here’s Exactly How LEGO Super Mario Works

6 months ago

Here’s Exactly How LEGO Super Mario Works

Researchers Made A QAnon AI Bot Because Things Aren’t Already Bad Enough, Apparently

6 months ago

Researchers Made A QAnon AI Bot Because Things Aren’t Already Bad Enough, Apparently

Google Says It’s Getting Rid of Search Suggestions About Candidates and Voting

6 months ago

Google Says It’s Getting Rid of Search Suggestions About Candidates and Voting

Alyse Stanley

Does This Restored 1973 Mazda RX2 Restore Your Faith In Rotary-Powered Cars?

6 months ago

Does This Restored 1973 Mazda RX2 Restore Your Faith In Rotary-Powered Cars?

Rob Emslie

Android 11 Go Now 20 Per Cent Faster, Works With More Phones

6 months ago

Android 11 Go Now 20 Per Cent Faster, Works With More Phones

Amazon Has an Exploding Product Problem

6 months ago

Amazon Has an Exploding Product Problem

Alyse Stanley

Tesla Is Finally Falling Back To Earth

6 months ago

Tesla Is Finally Falling Back To Earth

Erik Shilling

Bluetooth Unveils Its Latest Security Issue, With No Security Solution

6 months ago

Bluetooth Unveils Its Latest Security Issue, With No Security Solution

Shoshana Wodinsky

Amazon Brings on Former NSA Overseer to Do, Uh, Something

6 months ago

Amazon Brings on Former NSA Overseer to Do, Uh, Something

Whitney Kimball

Drone Video of Bay Area’s Orange Haze Fits Too Perfectly With Blade Runner 2049 Soundtrack

6 months ago

Drone Video of Bay Area’s Orange Haze Fits Too Perfectly With Blade Runner 2049 Soundtrack

Matt Novak

Crypto Traders Cut Out the Middleman, Simply Rob Victim

6 months ago

Crypto Traders Cut Out the Middleman, Simply Rob Victim

John Biggs

Anti-Vaxxers Think The AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Suspension Shows They’re Right. They’re Not.

6 months ago

Anti-Vaxxers Think The AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Suspension Shows They’re Right. They’re Not.

Trump Recorded Saying He Planned to ‘Play Down’ Virus He Confessed Was ‘More Deadly’ Than Flu

6 months ago

Trump Recorded Saying He Planned to ‘Play Down’ Virus He Confessed Was ‘More Deadly’ Than Flu

Dell Cameron

This Robotic Backpack Takes the Load Off

6 months ago

This Robotic Backpack Takes the Load Off

John Biggs

Chinese Ambassador’s Twitter Account Likes Porn Video, China Calls for Investigation

6 months ago

Chinese Ambassador’s Twitter Account Likes Porn Video, China Calls for Investigation

Rhett Jones

Microsoft Is Taking a Gamble By Releasing Two Xbox Consoles at the Same Time

6 months ago

Microsoft Is Taking a Gamble By Releasing Two Xbox Consoles at the Same Time

Joanna Nelius

Here’s Motorola’s Latest Publicity Stunt — I Mean Foldable Phone

6 months ago

Here’s Motorola’s Latest Publicity Stunt — I Mean Foldable Phone

Caitlin McGarry

Would Axios Co-Founder Mike Allen’s Dad Have Been Banned From Facebook?

6 months ago

Would Axios Co-Founder Mike Allen’s Dad Have Been Banned From Facebook?

Matt Novak

The Satechi Quatro Looks Like an Almost Perfect Portable Power Bank for Apple Fans

6 months ago

The Satechi Quatro Looks Like an Almost Perfect Portable Power Bank for Apple Fans

Sam Rutherford

Yubico Adds a Lot More Convenience to Its Latest Security Key

6 months ago

Yubico Adds a Lot More Convenience to Its Latest Security Key

Rhett Jones

Trump Campaign Starts Using Proper Grammar For ‘Democrat Party’ in Facebook Ads

6 months ago

Trump Campaign Starts Using Proper Grammar For ‘Democrat Party’ in Facebook Ads

Matt Novak

It’s Time Social Media Platforms Collaborated to Limit Disturbing Content

6 months ago

It’s Time Social Media Platforms Collaborated to Limit Disturbing Content

Ariadna Matamoros-Fernández and D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye

Australia’s New Drone Laws Mean You’ll Need to Register Your Little ‘Copter Soon

6 months ago

Australia’s New Drone Laws Mean You’ll Need to Register Your Little ‘Copter Soon

Sarah Basford Canales

Australia’s New EV Subscription Service Doesn’t Come Cheap, Soz

6 months ago

Australia’s New EV Subscription Service Doesn’t Come Cheap, Soz

RIP ADSL and Cable: Optus Has Scrapped These Older Internet Plans

6 months ago

RIP ADSL and Cable: Optus Has Scrapped These Older Internet Plans

What Does Lorem Ipsum Actually Mean?

6 months ago

What Does Lorem Ipsum Actually Mean?

Cheers to This Facebook Engineer With a Blazing Resignation Letter

6 months ago

Cheers to This Facebook Engineer With a Blazing Resignation Letter

Whitney Kimball

I, Too, Had a Terrifying Encounter With Satanism in an Airbnb or Maybe My Own Apartment or Whatever

6 months ago

I, Too, Had a Terrifying Encounter With Satanism in an Airbnb or Maybe My Own Apartment or Whatever

Tom McKay

Google’s Taking on Robocallers With a New Kind of Caller ID

6 months ago

Google’s Taking on Robocallers With a New Kind of Caller ID

Rhett Jones

Top Pharmaceutical Giants Pledge to Stick to Science on Coronavirus Vaccine

6 months ago

Top Pharmaceutical Giants Pledge to Stick to Science on Coronavirus Vaccine

Rhett Jones

Literally Pause the Internet With This Built-in Browser Tool

6 months ago

Literally Pause the Internet With This Built-in Browser Tool

Joanna Nelius

China: Hear Me Out on This New Internet Plan

6 months ago

China: Hear Me Out on This New Internet Plan

Whitney Kimball

That Viral Video of a Trump Boat Sinking Is Old (No, Not That One, the Other One)

6 months ago

That Viral Video of a Trump Boat Sinking Is Old (No, Not That One, the Other One)

Matt Novak

TikTok Battles With its Users to Stop the Spread of a Graphic Viral Video

6 months ago

TikTok Battles With its Users to Stop the Spread of a Graphic Viral Video

Australians Reckon They’ll Still Read News Even if Facebook Bans it

6 months ago

Australians Reckon They’ll Still Read News Even if Facebook Bans it

Sarah Basford Canales

The Microsoft Xbox Series S May Have Just Leaked — And It will Be Cheap

6 months ago

The Microsoft Xbox Series S May Have Just Leaked — And It will Be Cheap

Alyse Stanley

Olympics 2021: International Olympic Committee Says the Games Will Happen ‘With or Without Covid’

6 months ago

Olympics 2021: International Olympic Committee Says the Games Will Happen ‘With or Without Covid’

Jody Serrano

Plants Might Be Able to Tell Us About the Location of Dead Bodies, Helping Families Find Missing People

6 months ago

Plants Might Be Able to Tell Us About the Location of Dead Bodies, Helping Families Find Missing People

Neal Stewart

What Would Happen If All Personal Data Leaked at Once?

6 months ago

What Would Happen If All Personal Data Leaked at Once?

Daniel Kolitz

This Aussie High School Student Invented A Rad Recycling Robot

6 months ago

This Aussie High School Student Invented A Rad Recycling Robot

Facebook is Paying People to Stop Using it and Instagram Until the U.S. Election

6 months ago

Facebook is Paying People to Stop Using it and Instagram Until the U.S. Election

There Is a Seed Mystery on Amazon

6 months ago

There Is a Seed Mystery on Amazon

Jody Serrano

Delivery Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones In Trees To Beat The System

6 months ago

Delivery Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones In Trees To Beat The System

Erin Marquis

What Outdoor Learning Could Look Like During the Pandemic

6 months ago

What Outdoor Learning Could Look Like During the Pandemic

Jody Serrano

DoD: Sorry, Amazon, Microsoft’s Still Getting That $14 Billion JEDI Contract

6 months ago

DoD: Sorry, Amazon, Microsoft’s Still Getting That $14 Billion JEDI Contract

Alyse Stanley

Facebook Blocks Suicide Livestream of French Euthanasia Supporter

6 months ago

Facebook Blocks Suicide Livestream of French Euthanasia Supporter

Alyse Stanley

Prison Phone App Exposes Millions of Inmate Messages and Personal Data

6 months ago

Prison Phone App Exposes Millions of Inmate Messages and Personal Data

Dhruv Mehrotra

Facebook’s Militia ‘Mistake,’ FCC’s Speech Police, and TikTok’s Secret Sauce

6 months ago

Facebook’s Militia ‘Mistake,’ FCC’s Speech Police, and TikTok’s Secret Sauce

Tom McKay

SpaceX’s Satellite ISP Now Boasts Download Speeds of More Than 100 Mbps

6 months ago

SpaceX’s Satellite ISP Now Boasts Download Speeds of More Than 100 Mbps

Sam Rutherford

Comedian Sued For Creating Fake ‘Antifa’ Events on Facebook

6 months ago

Comedian Sued For Creating Fake ‘Antifa’ Events on Facebook

Matt Novak

Pharma Companies to Release Pledge Promising Not to Seek Federal Approval Until Vaccine Is Safe

6 months ago

Pharma Companies to Release Pledge Promising Not to Seek Federal Approval Until Vaccine Is Safe

Jody Serrano

Facebook Is Apparently Testing Out a New Feature That Puts Instagram Stories in Its Main App

6 months ago

Facebook Is Apparently Testing Out a New Feature That Puts Instagram Stories in Its Main App

Jody Serrano

Teen Hacker Charged with Paralysing U.S. Schools in Embarrassingly Simple Cyberattack

6 months ago

Teen Hacker Charged with Paralysing U.S. Schools in Embarrassingly Simple Cyberattack

Alyse Stanley

The Winamp Skin Museum Is X-Tremely Gnarly

6 months ago

The Winamp Skin Museum Is X-Tremely Gnarly

Rhett Jones

Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial — But We Don’t Know Yet if It Really Works

6 months ago

Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial — But We Don’t Know Yet if It Really Works

Ed Cara

The Car That Hit Times Square Protesters Used to Be a Police Cruiser

6 months ago

The Car That Hit Times Square Protesters Used to Be a Police Cruiser

Whitney Kimball

Can I Still Be Hacked With Two Factor Authentication Enabled?

6 months ago

Can I Still Be Hacked With Two Factor Authentication Enabled?

David Tuffley

Jacqui Lambie Is Letting the Internet Decide Whether She’ll Vote to Ban Mobiles in Immigration Centres

6 months ago

Jacqui Lambie Is Letting the Internet Decide Whether She’ll Vote to Ban Mobiles in Immigration Centres

Sarah Basford Canales

NBN Co Just Extended Its Free Bandwidth to November

6 months ago

NBN Co Just Extended Its Free Bandwidth to November

Yes Samsung’s 4K Projector is Coming to Australia

6 months ago

Yes Samsung’s 4K Projector is Coming to Australia

Facebook’s Limiting Forwarding on Messenger to Stop Your Aunt From Blasting Pete Evans to Her Whole Contact List

6 months ago

Facebook’s Limiting Forwarding on Messenger to Stop Your Aunt From Blasting Pete Evans to Her Whole Contact List

Sarah Basford Canales

A Cheap ‘Apple Watch SE’ is Coming

6 months ago

A Cheap ‘Apple Watch SE’ is Coming

Facebook Is Helping Encourage Voters to Break the Law

6 months ago

Facebook Is Helping Encourage Voters to Break the Law

Dell Cameron

I Could Not Even Take My Dog Down for a Walk Without Getting Arrested

6 months ago

I Could Not Even Take My Dog Down for a Walk Without Getting Arrested

Bryan Menegus

Bill Barr Is About to Blow Up the Antitrust Case Against Google: Report

6 months ago

Bill Barr Is About to Blow Up the Antitrust Case Against Google: Report

Bryan Menegus

Horrifying Images Show How the Coronavirus Ravages Our Lungs

6 months ago

Horrifying Images Show How the Coronavirus Ravages Our Lungs

Ed Cara

Netflix’s Biohackers Is Not the Tech Utopia You Might Expect

6 months ago

Netflix’s Biohackers Is Not the Tech Utopia You Might Expect

Beth Elderkin