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• 4 leading Startups in the Deaf and hearing-impaired space

  22-05-2017 03:55
  1 in 6 Australians are affected by hearing loss including around 30,000 Deaf Auslan users with total hearing loss, according to the Australian Network on Disability (AND). On a global scale, the World Health Organization puts the total number of those with disabling hearing loss at about 360 million people, so it’s no wonder more Startups are springing up to help.International Symbol for Deafness
  Around the world, dedicated research teams and tech experts working for Startups are striving
  
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• My smart glasses were brilliant. Now people think I’m a creep

  01-09-2026 21:11 via theage.com.au
  
  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.
  
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• Inside Canva’s hardest year: AI bills, a markdown and no float

  28-08-2026 03:55 via theage.com.au
  
  The Australian design giant was once the safest bet in the country’s start-up scene. Now AI is eating its margins, its growth and $10 billion of its value.
  
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• Guns, drugs and romance: GTA 6 explodes onto Netflix with a 27-minute trailer

  28-08-2026 00:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Anticipation for the blockbuster game hits fever pitch, as fans get their first in-depth look ahead of the November release.
  
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• A 27-minute trailer for GTA 6 just landed on Netflix

  28-08-2026 00:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Anticipation for the blockbuster game hits fever pitch, as fans get their first in-depth look ahead of the November release.
  
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• A 27-minute trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI just landed on Netflix

  28-08-2026 00:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Anticipation for the blockbuster game hits fever pitch, as fans get their first in-depth look ahead of the November release.
  
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• AirPods with cameras and smart specs. Big tech is keen, but are we?

  27-08-2026 06:13 via theage.com.au
  
  As debate continues over glasses with integrated cameras, it seems Apple is about to wade into the category, moving it beyond novelty eyewear.
  
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• ‘There is no plan’: Bill Gates sends a 6000-word warning on the dangers of AI

  26-08-2026 23:02 via smh.com.au
  
  The billionaire wrote that AI’s “mind-blowing” rate of advance is ushering in “one of the most turbulent times in human history.”
  
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• Apple set to unveil foldable iPhone next month

  26-08-2026 21:50 via theage.com.au
  
  As the iconic iPhone nears the 20th anniversary of its introduction, the new foldable design will mark the biggest single change to the product’s look.
  
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• ‘Can never say we’re done’: WiseTech signals more AI job losses are coming

  26-08-2026 07:37 via smh.com.au
  
  A week after the competition watchdog raided the company, chief executive Zubin Appoo is pointing to a leaner, AI-led WiseTech.
  
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• Aussie capitals ‘will be driverless within a decade’, says robotaxi pioneer

  25-08-2026 21:00 via theage.com.au
  
  The Melburnian who created the world’s first robotaxi predicts a “commercial battle royale” before the rubber hits the road.
  
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• Telcos issue new advice on contacting Triple Zero

  24-08-2026 04:53 via theage.com.au
  
  Australia's telecommunications companies have issued new advice on contatcing Triple Zero, Nine's tech expert Trevor Long explains.
  
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• How smart car technology could prevent one in five road casualties

  24-08-2026 01:17 via smh.com.au
  
  Why are Australian drivers switching off vehicle safety technology that’s designed to keep them safe on the roads?
  
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• Humanoid beats Usain Bolt's 100m record at Beijing robot games

  23-08-2026 06:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Humanoid beats Usain Bolt's 100m record at Beijing robot games
  
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• Like an iPad in your pocket: The best big folding phones of 2026

  23-08-2026 05:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Though they cost a premium, book-style folding phones can give you the best of a smartphone and a tablet in one.
  
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• The other Australian Wolverine: Liam McIntyre on donning the adamantium claws

  22-08-2026 22:00 via smh.com.au
  
  More than 25 years after Hugh Jackman first portrayed the character, another Aussie actor is stepping into the yellow armour of one of Marvel’s most violent and most popular heroes in Sony’s upcoming video game.
  
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• This ‘AI refuser’ quit her dream job, and hopes others follow

  21-08-2026 21:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Gabrielle Boyle resigned three days before the AFL switched on Microsoft’s AI assistant, having been told she couldn’t opt out.
  
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• How Meta paid influencers to counter fears Instagram damages teens

  21-08-2026 07:26 via smh.com.au
  
  A US-based watchdog has been tracking the Instagram parent’s influencer activities and sponsored posts.
  
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• ‘Cannot mark their own homework’: Roblox forced to fix child safety gaps

  19-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Regulator testing found adults could send connection requests to young Australian children without a parent’s consent.
  
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• AI bots will turn online shopping on its head, says payments giant

  19-08-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  If the forecast holds, it would unwind the way online shopping has worked since the 1990s.
  
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• AI bots will make more online purchases than people, payments giant predicts

  19-08-2026 10:00 via theage.com.au
  
  If the forecast holds, it would unwind the way online shopping has worked since the 1990s.
  
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• WiseTech raided by competition watchdog, smashing shares

  19-08-2026 05:50 via theage.com.au
  
  It’s now the third regulator or police force to investigate the embattled software company or its billionaire founder.
  
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• Need a tow? SpaceX rocket taken to Christmas Island after splashdown

  19-08-2026 02:16 via smh.com.au
  
  Elon Musk’s SpaceX had faced difficulties retrieving the 52-metre-long spacecraft which had sat in the Indian Ocean for almost a month.
  
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• Watch: Chinese company unveils ‘Superman’ robot that it says is faster than Usain Bolt

  18-08-2026 02:28 via smh.com.au
  
  Days before its highly anticipated debut on China’s sharemarket, Unitree shows off its high-speed robot that it said it built in three months and “breaks the limits of humanity”.
  
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• ‘The AI is fake, but the love is real’: Chatbot romance is booming

  17-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Chouwa Liang says she spent a month in love with a chatbot called Norman. Her experience is increasingly normal.
  
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• Tech prices have spiked up to 50 per cent. AI is to blame

  17-08-2026 03:52 via theage.com.au
  
  Investors reacted swiftly as JB Hi-Fi noted a major dip in sales in the second half as a result of ongoing price rises and supply issues.
  
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• JB Hi-Fi shares plunge as it warns of AI-driven tech squeeze

  17-08-2026 03:52 via theage.com.au
  
  Investors reacted swiftly as the retailer noted a major dip in sales in the second half as a result of ongoing price rises and supply issues.
  
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• The simple trick to staying connected abroad in 2026

  17-08-2026 01:32 via theage.com.au
  
  This simple switch flips the script on international travel.
  
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• Feature fatigue: Do we really need more AI gimmicks on our phones?

  16-08-2026 05:49 via theage.com.au
  
  Prices are going up, companies are having a harder time with manufacturing, but at least the Google Pixel 11 Pro has a new light.
  
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• Sobering markdown: Canva slashes valuation by $10b as AI reality bites

  14-08-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  For years, Canva has been the undisputed darling of the local start-up scene, carrying the expectations of an entire industry.
  
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