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The Australian

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The NBN is getting its biggest upgrade ever. Most people have no idea

The NBN is getting its biggest upgrade ever. Most people have no idea

Fairly or not, Australia’s NBN has long been the butt of the joke, ranking below the likes of Nicaragua and Venezuela for download speeds. Not for...

09.08.2025 10

WA Today

David Swan

The NBN is getting its biggest upgrade ever. Most people have no idea

The NBN is getting its biggest upgrade ever. Most people have no idea

Fairly or not, Australia’s NBN has long been the butt of the joke, ranking below the likes of Nicaragua and Venezuela for download speeds. Not for...

09.08.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

The NBN is getting its biggest upgrade ever. Most people have no idea

The NBN is getting its biggest upgrade ever. Most people have no idea

Fairly or not, Australia’s NBN has long been the butt of the joke, ranking below the likes of Nicaragua and Venezuela for download speeds. Not for...

09.08.2025 40

The Age

David Swan

The NBN is getting its biggest upgrade ever. Most people have no idea

The NBN is getting its biggest upgrade ever. Most people have no idea

Fairly or not, Australia’s NBN has long been the butt of the joke, ranking below the likes of Nicaragua and Venezuela for download speeds. Not for...

09.08.2025 3

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Tech bros, or broken? Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes face greatest test

They’re two of Australia’s wealthiest people and they have big ideas for the nation’s future. But should we listen?

01.08.2025 8

WA Today

David Swan

Tech bros, or broken? Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes face greatest test

Tech bros, or broken? Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes face greatest test

They’re two of Australia’s wealthiest people and they have big ideas for the nation’s future. But should we listen?

01.08.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Tech bros, or broken? Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes face greatest test

Tech bros, or broken? Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes face greatest test

They’re two of Australia’s wealthiest people and they have big ideas for the nation’s future. But should we listen?

01.08.2025 10

The Age

David Swan

Tech bros, or broken? Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes face greatest test

Tech bros, or broken? Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes face greatest test

They’re two of Australia’s wealthiest people and they have big ideas for the nation’s future. But should we listen?

01.08.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

‘MechaHitler’: Why Elon Musk’s chatbot is at the centre of an Australian legal dispute

Elon Musk’s X and Australia’s online safety watchdog are back in court. Here’s what to know.

17.07.2025 30

WA Today

David Swan

‘MechaHitler’: Why Elon Musk’s chatbot is at the centre of an Australian legal dispute

Elon Musk’s X and Australia’s online safety watchdog are back in court. Here’s what to know.

17.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

‘MechaHitler’: Why Elon Musk’s chatbot is at the centre of an Australian legal dispute

Elon Musk’s X and Australia’s online safety watchdog are back in court. Here’s what to know.

17.07.2025 10

The Age

David Swan

‘MechaHitler’: Why Elon Musk’s chatbot is at the centre of an Australian legal dispute

Elon Musk’s X and Australia’s online safety watchdog are back in court. Here’s what to know.

17.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

How many Bluey episodes is too many?

The social media ban will come as a relief for many parents. But what about babies, toddlers and small children, and their relationship with screens?

02.02.2025 10

WA Today

David Swan

How many Bluey episodes is too many?

The social media ban will come as a relief for many parents. But what about babies, toddlers and small children, and their relationship with screens?

02.02.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

How many Bluey episodes is too many?

The social media ban will come as a relief for many parents. But what about babies, toddlers and small children, and their relationship with screens?

02.02.2025 10

The Age

David Swan

How many Bluey episodes is too many?

The social media ban will come as a relief for many parents. But what about babies, toddlers and small children, and their relationship with screens?

02.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived

Waking up to hundreds of notifications on X is generally not a good sign. This time, it was nuclear – and it came from the world’s richest man.

26.01.2025 8

WA Today

David Swan

I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived

Waking up to hundreds of notifications on X is generally not a good sign. This time, it was nuclear – and it came from the world’s richest man.

26.01.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived

Waking up to hundreds of notifications on X is generally not a good sign. This time, it was nuclear – and it came from the world’s richest man.

26.01.2025 10

The Age

David Swan

I was at the centre of an Elon storm – and survived

Waking up to hundreds of notifications on X is generally not a good sign. This time, it was nuclear – and it came from the world’s richest man.

26.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

The announcement is set to reshape the tech sector and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Where does Australia fit in, and what does Elon Musk have...

23.01.2025 9

WA Today

David Swan

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

The announcement is set to reshape the tech sector and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Where does Australia fit in, and what does Elon Musk have...

23.01.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

The announcement is set to reshape the tech sector and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Where does Australia fit in, and what does Elon Musk have...

23.01.2025 10

The Age

David Swan

What is Stargate? Trump’s $800b AI investment explained

The announcement is set to reshape the tech sector and create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Where does Australia fit in, and what does Elon Musk have...

23.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has reshaped the company’s approach to the truth, removing its “politically biased” fact-...

08.01.2025 10

WA Today

David Swan

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has reshaped the company’s approach to the truth, removing its “politically biased” fact-...

08.01.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has reshaped the company’s approach to the truth, removing its “politically biased” fact-...

08.01.2025 9

The Age

David Swan

In one fell swoop, Meta enters its ‘post-truth’ era

In one fell swoop, Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has reshaped the company’s approach to the truth, removing its “politically biased” fact-...

08.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

David Swan

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

There’s virtually a 100 per cent chance that the text message you just sent, the show you streamed on Netflix last night, and your Christmas online...

04.01.2025 4

WA Today

David Swan

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

There’s virtually a 100 per cent chance that the text message you just sent, the show you streamed on Netflix last night, and your Christmas online...

04.01.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

There’s virtually a 100 per cent chance that the text message you just sent, the show you streamed on Netflix last night, and your Christmas online...

04.01.2025 5

The Age

David Swan

What are subsea cables, and what happens when one gets cut?

There’s virtually a 100 per cent chance that the text message you just sent, the show you streamed on Netflix last night, and your Christmas online...

04.01.2025 5

Brisbane Times

David Swan

Elon Musk quits Tesla, flying cars take off: The predictions for tech in 2025

The past year has been a wild ride for the global technology sector, which is already turbulent at the best of times. Cyberattacks and outages...

29.12.2024 5

WA Today

David Swan

Elon Musk quits Tesla, flying cars take off: The predictions for tech in 2025

The past year has been a wild ride for the global technology sector, which is already turbulent at the best of times. Cyberattacks and outages...

29.12.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

Elon Musk quits Tesla, flying cars take off: The predictions for tech in 2025

The past year has been a wild ride for the global technology sector, which is already turbulent at the best of times. Cyberattacks and outages...

29.12.2024 7

The Age

David Swan

Elon Musk quits Tesla, flying cars take off: The predictions for tech in 2025

The past year has been a wild ride for the global technology sector, which is already turbulent at the best of times. Cyberattacks and outages...

29.12.2024 20

Brisbane Times

David Swan

The Chinese hack that has Australia on high alert

The government agencies in charge of the nation’s cyberdefences - the Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre –...

05.12.2024 3

WA Today

David Swan

The Chinese hack that has Australia on high alert

The government agencies in charge of the nation’s cyberdefences - the Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre –...

05.12.2024 10

The Age

David Swan

The Chinese hack that has Australia on high alert

The government agencies in charge of the nation’s cyberdefences - the Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre –...

05.12.2024 4

Brisbane Times

David Swan

The Chinese hack that has Australia on high alert

The government agencies in charge of the nation’s cyber defences - the Australian Signals Directorate and the Australian Cyber Security Centre –...

05.12.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

By dismissing Joe Rogan, Kim Williams has missed a golden opportunity

A single post on X from Joe Rogan summed it up perfectly. “LOL WUT”. This, after ABC chair Kim Williams unloaded on the world’s most popular...

01.12.2024 7

WA Today

David Swan

By dismissing Joe Rogan, Kim Williams has missed a golden opportunity

A single post on X from Joe Rogan summed it up perfectly. “LOL WUT”. This, after ABC chair Kim Williams unloaded on the world’s most popular...

01.12.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

By dismissing Joe Rogan, Kim Williams has missed a golden opportunity

A single post on X from Joe Rogan summed it up perfectly. “LOL WUT”. This, after ABC chair Kim Williams unloaded on the world’s most popular...

01.12.2024 5

The Age

David Swan

By dismissing Joe Rogan, Kim Williams has missed a golden opportunity

A single post on X from Joe Rogan summed it up perfectly. “LOL WUT”. This, after ABC chair Kim Williams unloaded on the world’s most popular...

01.12.2024 5

Brisbane Times

David Swan

You can now reset your Instagram algorithm, but things may get a little boring

Instagram has introduced an option for users to reset their algorithms, the mysterious set of rules and calculations that dictates the content that...

25.11.2024 3

WA Today

David Swan

You can now reset your Instagram algorithm, but things may get a little boring

Instagram has introduced an option for users to reset their algorithms, the mysterious set of rules and calculations that dictates the content that...

25.11.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan

You can now reset your Instagram algorithm, but things may get a little boring

Instagram has introduced an option for users to reset their algorithms, the mysterious set of rules and calculations that dictates the content that...

25.11.2024 4

The Age

David Swan

You can now reset your Instagram algorithm, but things may get a little boring

Instagram has introduced an option for users to reset their algorithms, the mysterious set of rules and calculations that dictates the content that...

25.11.2024 5

Brisbane Times

David Swan

For $US130m, Musk bought himself a spot in Trump’s inner circle. But what exactly has he gained?

“A star is born!” US President-elect Donald Trump told his raucous supporters just a few hours before the US election was called in his favour....

09.11.2024 4

WA Today

David Swan

For $US130m, Musk bought himself a spot in Trump’s inner circle. But what exactly has he gained?

“A star is born!” US President-elect Donald Trump told his raucous supporters just a few hours before the US election was called in his favour....

09.11.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

David Swan