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Hackers plunged dozens of European supermarkets into chaos. It should worry Australians how easy it was

Hackers plunged dozens of European supermarkets into chaos. It should worry Australians how easy it was

Freezers in dozens of stores across at least 11 countries were cranked up remotely, in a hack that cost less than $10. It should worry Australians.

yesterday 10

WA Today

David Swan

Hackers plunged dozens of European supermarkets into chaos. It should worry Australians how easy it was

Hackers plunged dozens of European supermarkets into chaos. It should worry Australians how easy it was

Freezers in dozens of stores across at least 11 countries were cranked up remotely, in a hack that cost less than $10. It should worry Australians.

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Hackers plunged dozens of European supermarkets into chaos. It should worry Australians how easy it was

Hackers plunged dozens of European supermarkets into chaos. It should worry Australians how easy it was

Freezers in dozens of stores across at least 11 countries were cranked up remotely, in a hack that cost less than $10. It should worry Australians.

yesterday 10

The Age

David Swan

Hackers plunged dozens of European supermarkets into chaos. It should worry Australians how easy it was

Hackers plunged dozens of European supermarkets into chaos. It should worry Australians how easy it was

Freezers in dozens of stores across at least 11 countries were cranked up remotely, in a hack that cost less than $10. It should worry Australians.

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

‘Sad and devastated’: Canva’s cuts hit its staff, and Australian tech overall

‘Sad and devastated’: Canva’s cuts hit its staff, and Australian tech overall

Canva was the start-up every Australian tech entrepreneur wanted to have founded. Its job cuts raise hard questions about what comes next.

04.11.2026 60

WA Today

David Swan

‘Sad and devastated’: Canva’s cuts hit its staff, and Australian tech overall

‘Sad and devastated’: Canva’s cuts hit its staff, and Australian tech overall

Canva was the start-up every Australian tech entrepreneur wanted to have founded. Its job cuts raise hard questions about what comes next.

04.11.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

‘Sad and devastated’: Canva cuts hit staff and Australian tech overall

‘Sad and devastated’: Canva cuts hit staff and Australian tech overall

Canva was the start-up every Australian tech entrepreneur wanted to have founded. Its job cuts raise hard questions about what comes next.

04.11.2026 20

The Age

David Swan

‘Sad and devastated’: Canva cuts hit staff and Australian tech overall

‘Sad and devastated’: Canva cuts hit staff and Australian tech overall

Canva was the start-up every Australian tech entrepreneur wanted to have founded. Its job cuts raise hard questions about what comes next.

04.11.2026 20

Brisbane Times

David Swan

I love Apple’s iPhone Duo. But here’s why you shouldn’t buy one

Apple’s first foldable is a genuine ‘oh wow’ device. But at $3499, and with many apps not ready for its big screen yet, most people should hold off.

21.10.2026 30

WA Today

David Swan

I love Apple’s iPhone Duo. But here’s why you shouldn’t buy one

Apple’s first foldable is a genuine ‘oh wow’ device. But at $3499, and with many apps not ready for its big screen yet, most people should hold off.

21.10.2026 100

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

I love Apple’s iPhone Duo. But here’s why you shouldn’t buy one

Apple’s first foldable is a genuine ‘oh wow’ device. But at $3499, and with many apps not ready for its big screen yet, most people should hold off.

21.10.2026 30

The Age

David Swan

I love Apple’s iPhone Duo. But here’s why you shouldn’t buy one

Apple’s first foldable is a genuine ‘oh wow’ device. But at $3499, and with many apps not ready for its big screen yet, most people should hold off.

21.10.2026 40

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Two tech outsiders tried to sell a $44b tech company. It didn’t work

Oliver Curtis’ comeback was meant to end with the biggest float since Telstra. It ended with bankers going to ground and a plan B in New York.

09.10.2026 30

WA Today

David Swan

Two tech outsiders tried to sell a $44b tech company. It didn’t work

Oliver Curtis’ comeback was meant to end with the biggest float since Telstra. It ended with bankers going to ground and a plan B in New York.

09.10.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Two tech outsiders tried to sell a $44b tech company. It didn’t work

Oliver Curtis’ comeback was meant to end with the biggest float since Telstra. It ended with bankers going to ground and a plan B in New York.

09.10.2026 250

The Age

David Swan

Two tech outsiders tried to sell a $44bn tech company. It didn’t work

Oliver Curtis’ comeback was meant to end with the biggest float since Telstra. It ended with bankers going to ground and a plan B in New York.

09.10.2026 40

Brisbane Times

David Swan

I owe an AI panic sceptic a beer. But she was only half right

Three weeks ago, I said we should heed AI’s doom warnings. With a valuation for OpenAI of $US1.4 trillion, investors aren’t concerned one bit.

01.10.2026 450

WA Today

David Swan

I owe an AI panic sceptic a beer. But she was only half right

Three weeks ago, I said we should heed AI’s doom warnings. With a valuation for OpenAI of $US1.4 trillion, investors aren’t concerned one bit.

01.10.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

I owe an AI panic sceptic a beer. But she was only half right

Three weeks ago, I said we should heed AI’s doom warnings. With a valuation for OpenAI of $US1.4 trillion, investors aren’t concerned one bit.

01.10.2026 150

The Age

David Swan

I owe an AI panic sceptic a beer. But she was only half right

Three weeks ago, I said we should heed AI’s doom warnings. With a valuation for OpenAI of $US1.4 trillion, investors aren’t concerned one bit.

01.10.2026 30

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Rogue agent or human error? What OpenAI’s Medicare breach means for you

The modern cyber threat is no longer a person in a balaclava. How secure is our data in this new AI age?

24.09.2026 70

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Rogue agent or human error? What OpenAI’s Medicare breach means for you

The modern cyber threat is no longer a person in a balaclava. How secure is our data in this new AI age?

24.09.2026 40

WA Today

David Swan

Rogue agent or human error? What OpenAI’s Medicare breach means for you

The modern cyber threat is no longer a person in a balaclava. How secure is our data in this new AI age?

24.09.2026 350

The Age

David Swan

Rogue agent or human error? What OpenAI’s Medicare breach means for you

The modern cyber threat is no longer a person in a balaclava. How secure is our data in this new AI age?

24.09.2026 70

Brisbane Times

David Swan

‘Kids playing with a nuclear warhead’: Why we must heed AI warnings

An AI safety researcher emailed me this week to say human extinction is a real threat. He is no longer an outlier in his own field.

10.09.2026 50

WA Today

David Swan

‘Kids playing with a nuclear warhead’: Why we must heed AI warnings

An AI safety researcher emailed me this week to say human extinction is a real threat. He is no longer an outlier in his own field.

10.09.2026 90

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

‘Kids playing with a nuclear warhead’: Why we must heed AI warnings

An AI safety researcher emailed me this week to say human extinction is a real threat. He is no longer an outlier in his own field.

10.09.2026 50

The Age

David Swan

‘Kids playing with a nuclear warhead’: Why we must heed AI warnings

An AI safety researcher emailed me this week to say human extinction is a real threat. He is no longer an outlier in his own field.

10.09.2026 50

Brisbane Times

David Swan

I’d pay $3500 for an iPhone. So should you

This new release is the most expensive iPhone ever, but I learned a long time ago not to bet against Apple.

10.09.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

I’d pay $3500 for an iPhone. So should you

This new release is the most expensive iPhone ever, but I learned a long time ago not to bet against Apple.

10.09.2026 40

The Age

David Swan

I’d pay $3500 for an iPhone. So should you

This new release is the most expensive iPhone ever, but I learned a long time ago not to bet against Apple.

10.09.2026 70

Brisbane Times

David Swan

I’d pay $3500 for an iPhone. So should you

This new release is the most expensive iPhone ever, but I learned a long time ago not to bet against Apple.

10.09.2026 100

WA Today

David Swan

Albanese’s fix for your social media feed has one big flaw

By the time you are offered the off switch, the algorithm has already done its work. Consent campaigner Chanel Contos has spent the past nine months...

08.09.2026 60

WA Today

David Swan

Albanese’s fix for your social media feed has one big flaw

By the time you are offered the off switch, the algorithm has already done its work. Consent campaigner Chanel Contos has spent the past nine months...

08.09.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Albanese’s fix for your social media feed has one big flaw

By the time you are offered the off switch, the algorithm has already done its work. Consent campaigner Chanel Contos has spent the past nine months...

08.09.2026 50

The Age

David Swan

Albanese’s fix for your social media feed has one big flaw

By the time you are offered the off switch, the algorithm has already done its work. Consent campaigner Chanel Contos has spent the past nine months...

08.09.2026 60

Brisbane Times

David Swan

My smart glasses were brilliant. Now people think I’m a creep

Meta’s Oakleys are the best thing I own for running and filming my toddler. They’re also, increasingly, the reason strangers look at me sideways.

02.09.2026 40

WA Today

David Swan

My smart glasses were brilliant. Now people think I’m a creep

Meta’s Oakleys are the best thing I own for running and filming my toddler. They’re also, increasingly, the reason strangers look at me sideways.

02.09.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

My smart glasses were brilliant. Now people think I’m a creep

Meta’s Oakleys are the best thing I own for running and filming my toddler. They’re also, increasingly, the reason strangers look at me sideways.

02.09.2026 70

The Age

David Swan

My smart glasses were brilliant. Now people think I’m a creep

Meta’s Oakleys are the best thing I own for running and filming my toddler. They’re also, increasingly, the reason strangers look at me sideways.

02.09.2026 60

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Australia’s millionaire factory is closed for business

Mike Cannon-Brookes wants Atlassian to finally turn a profit. The price is dismantling the wealth machine that built its culture.

14.07.2026 50

The Age

David Swan

Australia’s millionaire factory is closed for business

Mike Cannon-Brookes wants Atlassian to finally turn a profit. The price is dismantling the wealth machine that built its culture.

14.07.2026 60

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Australia’s millionaire factory is closed for business

Mike Cannon-Brookes wants Atlassian to finally turn a profit. The price is dismantling the wealth machine that built its culture.

14.07.2026 100

WA Today

David Swan

Australia’s millionaire factory is closed for business

Mike Cannon-Brookes wants Atlassian to finally turn a profit. The price is dismantling the wealth machine that built its culture.

14.07.2026 90

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Phone outages have become normal in Australia. That’s not normal

These outages have exhausted public patience, and promised fixes aren’t being felt yet.

08.07.2026 50

WA Today

David Swan

Phone outages have become normal in Australia. That’s not normal

These outages have exhausted public patience, and promised fixes aren’t being felt yet.

08.07.2026 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Phone outages have become normal in Australia. That’s not normal

These outages have exhausted public patience, and promised fixes aren’t being felt yet.

08.07.2026 70

The Age

David Swan

Phone outages have become normal in Australia. That’s not normal

These outages have exhausted public patience, and promised fixes aren’t being felt yet.

08.07.2026 60

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Can smart kitchen devices with a Wi-Fi chip make me a better cook?

A Wi-Fi barbecue, a $2649 cooking robot and a smart air fryer walked into my kitchen. Only one changed how I feel about dinner.

21.06.2026 70

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Can smart kitchen devices with a Wi-Fi chip make me a better cook?

A Wi-Fi barbecue, a $2649 cooking robot and a smart air fryer walked into my kitchen. Only one changed how I feel about dinner.

21.06.2026 70

The Age

David Swan