Instagram adds tool for users to flag false information Instagram has announced it will add an option for users to report posts they think are false, the company announced Posting false information is not banned on any of Facebook’s suite … Read More
MacBook Pros declared too hot to fly he United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned certain models of Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops on flights, The FAA is aware of the recalled batteries that are used in some Apple MacBook … Read More
Microsoft workers ‘listen’ to some translated Skype calls According to tech site Motherboard, some contractors for Microsoft review such conversations to check the quality of translations. However, the fact that humans may listen in to calls is not explicitly … Read More
Inventor to cross English Channel on jet-powered hoverboard the “flying soldier” will attempt to cross the English Channel this week on a jet-powered hoverboard. Franky Zapata, who wowed crowds in France with a demonstration of his flyboard at the country’s … Read More
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MSY set to be acquired by mining company for $17.5m MSY is set to be acquired by soon-to-be-former mining company Lanka Graphite Limited. The two companies have discussed the transaction since August 2018, when Lanka Graphite issued an ASX … Read More
Police charge man with telco sabotage A 24-year-old Wollongong is alleged to have committed “30 offences relating to malicious damage to telecommunications infrastructure across the Illawarra and South West Sydney regions,” Police said in a statement issued today. The alleged … Read More
Telstra finally scraps 1800 mobile plans, replaces with just 20 Telstra has made good on its promise to scrap its 1800 consumer and small business mobile plans in favour of just 20 (or 19, depending on who you ask). From … Read More
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Uber selects Melbourne to test flying taxi service the first international test site for the group’s planned flying taxi service. previously chosen Dubai as the first test site outside the United States for its UberAIR service but reopened its request … Read More