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Desperate vibes as under-16s crowd into Yope and Lemon8

Young people in Australia are finding social media hiding places but for how long?

yesterday 10

WA Today

Tim Biggs

Desperate vibes as under-16s crowd into Yope and Lemon8

Desperate vibes as under-16s crowd into Yope and Lemon8

Young people in Australia are finding social media hiding places but for how long?

yesterday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

Desperate vibes as under-16s crowd into Yope and Lemon8

Desperate vibes as under-16s crowd into Yope and Lemon8

Young people in Australia are finding social media hiding places but for how long?

yesterday 10

The Age

Tim Biggs

Desperate vibes as under-16s crowd into Yope and Lemon8

Young people in Australia are finding social media hiding places but for how long?

yesterday 10

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

Cat and mouse: How under-16s are circumventing the social media ban

Most kids on social media will be blocked, but here’s how the most relentless plan to stay.

11.12.2025 6

WA Today

Tim Biggs

Cat and mouse: How under-16s are circumventing the social media ban

Cat and mouse: How under-16s are circumventing the social media ban

Most kids on social media will be blocked, but here’s how the most relentless plan to stay.

11.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

Cat and mouse: How under-16s are circumventing the social media ban

Cat and mouse: How under-16s are circumventing the social media ban

Most kids on social media will be blocked, but here’s how the most relentless plan to stay.

11.12.2025 9

The Age

Tim Biggs

Cat and mouse: How under-16s are circumventing the social media ban

Most kids on social media will be blocked, but here’s how the most relentless plan to stay.

11.12.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

Social media ban shouldn’t be judged by its impact on day one

Regardless of workarounds and likely teething problems, the impact of the law will be measured not over days and weeks, but over the much longer term.

09.12.2025 7

WA Today

Tim Biggs

Social media ban shouldn’t be judged by its impact on day one

Social media ban shouldn’t be judged by its impact on day one

Regardless of workarounds and likely teething problems, the impact of the law will be measured not over days and weeks, but over the much longer term.

09.12.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

Social media ban shouldn’t be judged by its impact on day one

Social media ban shouldn’t be judged by its impact on day one

Regardless of workarounds and likely teething problems, the impact of the law will be measured not over days and weeks, but over the much longer term.

09.12.2025 5

The Age

Tim Biggs

Social media ban shouldn’t be judged by its impact on day one

Regardless of workarounds and likely teething problems, the impact of the law will be measured not over days and weeks, but over the much longer term.

09.12.2025 4

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Scanning a face to guess its age is likely to be a major part of the “waterfall” of methods used to comply with the social media ban.

05.12.2025 10

WA Today

Tim Biggs

Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Scanning a face to guess its age is likely to be a major part of the “waterfall” of methods used to comply with the social media ban.

05.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Scanning a face to guess its age is likely to be a major part of the “waterfall” of methods used to comply with the social media ban.

05.12.2025 10

The Age

Tim Biggs

Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Scanning a face to guess its age is likely to be a major part of the “waterfall” of methods used to comply with the social media ban.

05.12.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

Social media ban: A guide for Australian parents

What you need to know, and what you can do.

27.11.2025 9

WA Today

Tim Biggs

Social media ban: A guide for Australian parents

Social media ban: A guide for Australian parents

What you need to know, and what you can do.

27.11.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

Social media ban: A guide for Australian parents

Social media ban: A guide for Australian parents

What you need to know, and what you can do.

27.11.2025 9

The Age

Tim Biggs

Social media ban: A guide for Australian parents

What you need to know, and what you can do.

27.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

Just because a robot can walk, doesn’t mean it can work

Just because a robot can walk, doesn’t mean it can work

The tech industry is obsessed with humanoid robots, and people are fascinated by them. But for almost every application they’re pitched for, they...

23.11.2025 10

WA Today

Tim Biggs

Just because a robot can walk, doesn’t mean it can work

Just because a robot can walk, doesn’t mean it can work

The tech industry is obsessed with humanoid robots, and people are fascinated by them. But for almost every application they’re pitched for, they...

23.11.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

Just because a robot can walk, doesn’t mean it can work

Just because a robot can walk, doesn’t mean it can work

The tech industry is obsessed with humanoid robots, and people are fascinated by them. But for almost every application they’re pitched for, they...

23.11.2025 20

The Age

Tim Biggs

Just because a robot can walk, doesn’t mean it can work

Just because a robot can walk, doesn’t mean it can work

The tech industry is obsessed with humanoid robots, and people are fascinated by them. But for almost every application they’re pitched for, they...

23.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

The ‘Chinese Apple’ is bringing budget tech down under, but is it any good?

We test five products from Chinese technology giant Xiaomi’s Australian lineup, including an $80 smartwatch and a flagship phone.

16.11.2025 7

WA Today

Tim Biggs

The ‘Chinese Apple’ is bringing budget tech down under, but is it any good?

We test five products from Chinese technology giant Xiaomi’s Australian lineup, including an $80 smartwatch and a flagship phone.

16.11.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

The ‘Chinese Apple’ is bringing budget tech down under, but is it any good?

We test five products from Chinese technology giant Xiaomi’s Australian lineup, including an $80 smartwatch and a flagship phone.

16.11.2025 7

The Age

Tim Biggs

The ‘Chinese Apple’ is bringing budget tech down under, but is it any good?

We test five products from Chinese technology giant Xiaomi’s Australian lineup, including an $80 smartwatch and a flagship phone.

16.11.2025 30

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

Apple’s VR headset has had a serious upgrade – but hasn’t solved its biggest problem

More than a year after Apple’s Vision Pro headset was released in Australia, it’s still exceedingly rare to meet someone who owns one.

09.11.2025 6

WA Today

Tim Biggs

Apple’s VR headset has had a serious upgrade – but hasn’t solved its biggest problem

More than a year after Apple’s Vision Pro headset was released in Australia, it’s still exceedingly rare to meet someone who owns one.

09.11.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

Apple’s VR headset has had a serious upgrade – but hasn’t solved its biggest problem

More than a year after Apple’s Vision Pro headset was released in Australia, it’s still exceedingly rare to meet someone who owns one.

09.11.2025 7

The Age

Tim Biggs

Apple’s VR headset has had a serious upgrade – but hasn’t solved its biggest problem

More than a year after Apple’s Vision Pro headset was released in Australia, it’s still exceedingly rare to meet someone who owns one.

09.11.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

‘Huge risk’: ChatGPT’s suicide prevention not enough, experts say

OpenAI says its latest models can provide support for vulnerable people, but some experts still have concerns.

31.10.2025 7

WA Today

Tim Biggs

‘Huge risk’: ChatGPT’s suicide prevention not enough, experts say

OpenAI says its latest models can provide support for vulnerable people, but some experts still have concerns.

31.10.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

‘Huge risk’: ChatGPT’s suicide prevention not enough, experts say

OpenAI says its latest models can provide support for vulnerable people, but some experts still have concerns.

31.10.2025 10

The Age

Tim Biggs

‘Huge risk’: ChatGPT’s suicide prevention not enough, experts say

OpenAI says its latest models can provide support for vulnerable people, but some experts still have concerns.

31.10.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

Could AI-powered surveillance cameras keep your home safe?

Amazon’s latest 4K cameras with ‘Retinal Vision’ come with AI features that will cost you $200 per year.

04.10.2025 8

WA Today

Tim Biggs

Could AI-powered surveillance cameras keep your home safe?

Amazon’s latest 4K cameras with ‘Retinal Vision’ come with AI features that will cost you $200 per year.

04.10.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

Could AI-powered surveillance cameras keep your home safe?

Amazon’s latest 4K cameras with ‘Retinal Vision’ come with AI features that will cost you $200 per year.

04.10.2025 9

The Age

Tim Biggs

Could AI-powered surveillance cameras keep your home safe?

Amazon’s latest 4K cameras with ‘Retinal Vision’ come with AI features that will cost you $200 per year.

04.10.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

Does Apple really need to become an AI company?

Amid claims it is falling behind the likes of Google and OpenAI, the iPhone-maker continues to double down on what it’s actually good at.

14.09.2025 10

WA Today

Tim Biggs

Does Apple really need to become an AI company?

Amid claims it is falling behind the likes of Google and OpenAI, the iPhone-maker continues to double down on what it’s actually good at.

14.09.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

Does Apple really need to become an AI company?

Amid claims it is falling behind the likes of Google and OpenAI, the iPhone-maker continues to double down on what it’s actually good at.

14.09.2025 10

The Age

Tim Biggs

Does Apple really need to become an AI company?

Amid claims it is falling behind the likes of Google and OpenAI, the iPhone-maker continues to double down on what it’s actually good at.

14.09.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

Why now might be a good time to upgrade your iPhone

The lineup for 2026 includes an improved iPhone 17 and 17 Pro, plus the skinny iPhone Air, and phones are not likely to go down in price by this time...

10.09.2025 10

WA Today

Tim Biggs

Why now might be a good time to upgrade your iPhone

The lineup for 2026 includes an improved iPhone 17 and 17 Pro, plus the skinny iPhone Air, and phones are not likely to go down in price by this time...

10.09.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs

Why now might be a good time to upgrade your iPhone

The lineup for 2026 includes an improved iPhone 17 and 17 Pro, plus the skinny iPhone Air, and phones are not likely to go down in price by this time...

10.09.2025 10

The Age

Tim Biggs

Why now might be a good time to upgrade your iPhone

The lineup for 2026 includes an improved iPhone 17 and 17 Pro, plus the skinny iPhone Air, and phones are not likely to go down in price by this time...

10.09.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Tim Biggs

Musk’s ‘Spicy Mode’ AI porn generator is not just dumb, it’s dangerous

Despite all the ethical concerns, it’s likely that the world’s richest man’s $45-a-month non-consensual deepfake porn generator will continue to...

16.08.2025 7

WA Today

Tim Biggs

Musk’s ‘Spicy Mode’ AI porn generator is not just dumb, it’s dangerous

Despite all the ethical concerns, it’s likely that the world’s richest man’s $45-a-month non-consensual deepfake porn generator will continue to...

16.08.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Tim Biggs