<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Apps & Smartphones - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Apps & Smartphones news with just one click. 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There&rsquo;s just one catch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/why-grand-theft-autos-netflix-deal-is-creating-controversy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/why-grand-theft-autos-netflix-deal-is-creating-controversy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta releases new AI model as Zuckerberg writes 6500-word essay on the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facebook&rsquo;s owner introduced a new, downloadable AI model that can run on a personal computer, along with a lengthy manifesto by its chief executive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/meta-releases-new-ai-model-as-zuckerberg-writes-6500-word-essay-on-the-future/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/meta-releases-new-ai-model-as-zuckerberg-writes-6500-word-essay-on-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to spot if something has been written by AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[With every update, AI writing is becoming more similar to human prose. 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For example, it seems unbothered by the whole point of the operation: making money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/a-company-let-an-ai-bot-run-its-store-its-been-a-bit-of-a-disaster/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/a-company-let-an-ai-bot-run-its-store-its-been-a-bit-of-a-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Cannon-Brookes’ fortune jumps $2.6 billion in just hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;AI is the best thing that has happened to Atlassian,&rdquo; Cannon-Brookes said after a quarter that eased fears artificial intelligence would eat its business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/mike-cannon-brookes-fortune-jumps-26-billion-in-just-hours/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/mike-cannon-brookes-fortune-jumps-26-billion-in-just-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Specs offenders’: $89 Kmart glasses spark privacy nightmare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michelle Rowland has asked the privacy commissioner to prioritise smart glasses, citing the risks to women and children from covert recording.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/specs-offenders-89-kmart-glasses-spark-privacy-nightmare/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/specs-offenders-89-kmart-glasses-spark-privacy-nightmare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GenAI war continues as Alexa+ upgrades Amazon’s smart home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Generative AI models and smart home ecosystems are on an inevitable collision course.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/genai-war-continues-as-alexa-upgrades-amazons-smart-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/genai-war-continues-as-alexa-upgrades-amazons-smart-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone is talking about the AI boom. When it busts, this is who will go down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say a bust is coming. The US will not withstand an AI collapse, but China will.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/everyone-is-talking-about-the-ai-boom-when-it-busts-this-is-who-will-go-down/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/everyone-is-talking-about-the-ai-boom-when-it-busts-this-is-who-will-go-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexa+ launches in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon&rsquo;s VP of Alexa International Michele Butti speaks to 9News on the launch of Alexa+ in Australia.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/alexa-launches-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/alexa-launches-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your phone could switch networks when it loses coverage. Telstra says no]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telstra says forcing it to carry rivals&rsquo; customers would leave regional networks worse off, not better.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/your-phone-could-switch-networks-when-it-loses-coverage-telstra-says-no/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/your-phone-could-switch-networks-when-it-loses-coverage-telstra-says-no/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red flags: A tech company claims it can identify Australia’s most at-risk children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruby O&rsquo;Rourke says every warning sign of her own abuse as a child had been missed. She spent 12 years building software so that won&rsquo;t happen to the next child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/red-flags-a-tech-company-claims-it-can-identify-australias-most-at-risk-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/red-flags-a-tech-company-claims-it-can-identify-australias-most-at-risk-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Deeply misled’: Nine says news bargaining plan could cost jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine chief executive Matt Stanton says a late change to how deals are counted undervalues the company&rsquo;s journalism and puts newsroom jobs at risk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/deeply-misled-nine-says-news-bargaining-plan-could-cost-jobs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/deeply-misled-nine-says-news-bargaining-plan-could-cost-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four portable power banks that go the extra mile]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you need speed, capacity or convenience, here are the power banks we recommend above the rest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/four-portable-power-banks-that-go-the-extra-mile/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/four-portable-power-banks-that-go-the-extra-mile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthropic’s Claude AI hacked three real companies during testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claude thought it was in a simulation. It was on the open internet, and the companies it broke into were real.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/anthropics-claude-ai-hacked-three-real-companies-during-testing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/anthropics-claude-ai-hacked-three-real-companies-during-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Optus sued over Triple Zero outage linked to two deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Optus paid $12 million over its 2023 emergency call failures. This time the maximum exposure runs past $500 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/optus-sued-over-triple-zero-outage-linked-to-two-deaths/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/optus-sued-over-triple-zero-outage-linked-to-two-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s online watchdog sues Telegram over terror videos]]></title><description><![CDATA[The eSafety commissioner says footage of videos of terrorist executions and mass shootings from the Christchurch and Buffalo attacks sat on the controversial messaging service for weeks after Australians reported them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/australias-online-watchdog-sues-telegram-over-terror-videos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/australias-online-watchdog-sues-telegram-over-terror-videos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queer venues locked out as Meta suspensions hit Melbourne and Sydney]]></title><description><![CDATA[One venue promoted itself as &ldquo;100 per cent gay-owned and operated&rdquo;. A day later, its accounts were gone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/queer-venues-locked-out-as-meta-suspensions-hit-melbourne-and-sydney/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/apps-and-smartphones/queer-venues-locked-out-as-meta-suspensions-hit-melbourne-and-sydney/</guid></item></channel></rss>