Articles by Paul Johnson, news.com.au
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What should we expect from Apple's 'Let Loose' event?
Saturday, 4 May 2024, 11:15AMIt’s expected to be focused on the iPad which hasn't had a refresh in a while. Predictions: - OLED screens, the tech that...
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Tech: TikTok's countdown has started, do they care?
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 11:12AMThe TikTok clock has started, and TikTok is saying it's not even looking at it. Parent company ByteDance posted overnight...
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Elon Musk and X’s vow to fight Australian online safety watchdog
Monday, 22 April 2024, 9:35AMElon Musk and his social media company X have pledged to fight Australia’s online safety watchdog over posts about the alleged...
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Tech: Meta is out to kill ChatGPT
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 11:06AMMeta is out to kill ChatGPT Mark Zukerbeg admits that Meta isn't known as an AI leader but doesn't want it to be that way...
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Too many subscriptions? Gmail's aiming to help
Saturday, 13 April 2024, 11:16AMGmail knows your inbox is overflowing with subscriptions and is trying to help So it wants to help. It seems they're testing...
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Tech: Microsoft is unbundling Teams from Office globally
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 12:13PMMicrosoft is unbundling Teams from Office globally Once again, thanks EU! It comes six months after it uncoupled the two...
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Tech: The US Govt has released AI rules for it's agencies
Saturday, 30 March 2024, 12:23PMThe US government has released AI rules for its agencies Say hello to the "Chief AI Officer" - every US government agency...
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Sport
Comeback call! Razor approaches ABs great to return
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 12:39PMEXCLUSIVE One of the great sporting comebacks may be on the cards later this year as All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has...
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Tech: Facebook is breaking up with news
Saturday, 2 March 2024, 11:46AMFacebook & News are breaking up The "news tab" is no more and Meta is basically trying to get out of the news business altogether. Meta...
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Opinion
Paul Melville: Honesty needed in climate targets
Thursday, 29 February 2024, 4:11PMJames Shaw, the former Minister for Climate Change, stepped down from the co-leadership of the Green Party this year after...
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Tech: AI is starting to have real world consequences
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 11:12AMWe talk a lot about AI and how it might change things, but it's starting to have real world consequences Tyler Perry, who...
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Tech: Private spacecraft is headed to the moon
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 11:34AMA private spacecraft is headed to the moon Launched from Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9, the "Odysseus" will land on the south...
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Tech: AI image identification marks and Google's Gemini
Saturday, 10 February 2024, 11:06AMAI generated images are getting an identifier Images created by Open AI's DALL-E technology will now come with a new label,...
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Tech: Apple is being forced to allow apps from outside it's App Store
Saturday, 27 January 2024, 12:02PMApple is being forced to allow apps from outside it's App Store The EU's Digital Markets Act is coming into effect in March...
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Fingerprints may not be as unique as thought
Saturday, 20 January 2024, 12:25PMSome new research suggests our fingerprints may not be as unique as we thought they are. The common thesis has always been...
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Oregon teen saw three people die after they slid on ice into power line. Then she went to help
Friday, 19 January 2024, 5:18PMMajiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland, where a dangerous storm had coated the city with...
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Tech: A new way to save your passwords
Saturday, 16 December 2023, 11:56AMPasskeys are the reverse password you never need to remember. Instead of having your username and password stored on the...
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Threads is getting set for its European debut
Saturday, 9 December 2023, 11:24AMIt's coming December 14th. Threads has been slowly launching features: it now has hashtags (and even emoji hashtags), a...
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Tech: Google's deleting inactive accounts and Happy Birthday Chat GPT!
Saturday, 2 December 2023, 11:04AMGoogle is starting to delete inactive accounts Accounts which have been created but never used are first on the chopping...
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Tech: Elon's Starlink has competition from Amazon
Saturday, 18 November 2023, 11:15AMElon's Starlink has competition from Amazon They're using the rockets from founder Jeff Bezos' other company Blue Origin...
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Call for calm after chaos at Melbourne pro-Palestine rally
Monday, 13 November 2023, 9:42AMPro-Palestine protests in Melbourne on Friday night were a display of “anti-Semitic, thuggish behaviour” and an attempt to...
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Could mobile phones be a thing of the past?
Saturday, 11 November 2023, 11:10AMCould your mobile phone be a thing of the past? A new company has launched a product to let you go hands-free. It's the...
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Michael Johnston: Abolishing NCEA science
Friday, 10 November 2023, 9:56AMEvery NCEA Level 1 assessment unit – the achievement standards – will be replaced from next year. The new standards were...
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Tech: UK's Online Safety Bill could see messaging platforms shut down
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 11:00AMThe UK's Online Safety Bill has become law This is hugely controversial and could lead to WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and...