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

  21-10-2026 14:00 via smh.com.au
  
  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.
  
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• Telstra, Ericsson expand autonomous network collaboration

  21-10-2026 09:30 via computerweekly.com
  Leading operator and comms tech firm expand collaboration to accelerate the industry’s shift towards autonomous networks with a common knowledge taxonomy, exchange and composition
  
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• Qualcomm sharpens focus on eyewear through agentic AI

  20-10-2026 14:30 via computerweekly.com
  Snapdragon Summit 26 conference emphasises how to maximise the intelligence capabilities high-performance compute can bring to devices, in use cases including IoT, industrial applications and physical AI
  
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• Verizon, Ericsson complete first outdoor 6G field call at 7GHz

  19-10-2026 14:10 via computerweekly.com
  Trial said to mark the first time 6G has moved from lab integration into a real-world environment, where performance can be assessed outdoors and as signals travel from outside to inside buildings
  
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• IAA Mobility: Mercedes-Benz gears up AI-driven experiences in all-electric vehicles

  19-10-2026 10:45 via computerweekly.com
  Digital Chassis powers the next-generation MBUX system in CLA and electric GLC car range to deliver immersive, AI-driven in-cabin functionality, real-time assistance and 5G connectivity
  
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• Why Elon’s Musk new Roadster will fly off the shelves

  19-10-2026 02:51 via smh.com.au
  
  The sudden prospect of flying cars becoming An Actual Thing sent the internet into overdrive.
  
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• Why Elon Musk’s new Roadster will fly off the shelves

  19-10-2026 02:51 via smh.com.au
  
  The sudden prospect of flying cars becoming An Actual Thing sent the internet into overdrive.
  
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• Fancy a self-cleaning house? Let a high-end robot step in

  19-10-2026 02:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Giving time-poor Australians back hours in their day, robot vacuums, window cleaners, lawn mowers and pool cleaners are laying the foundation for self-maintaining homes.
  
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• Turing AI chips hit accelerator for XPeng L03

  16-10-2026 08:00 via computerweekly.com
  Intelligence platforms are based on AI chips delivering 2,250 Tops computing power to support intelligent driving and smart cockpit systems
  
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• ‘It will be us’: Former Australian of the Year is building her answer to OpenAI

  16-10-2026 06:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Michelle Simmons has worked with cutting-edge technology for decades. Now she is establishing what she calls a “world-first” plant in Sydney.
  
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• Toilet paper, recording devices and spy suspicions: Inside the OpenAI case that has rattled America

  15-10-2026 21:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The cloak-and-dagger details of the case have gained attention in Silicon Valley and in law enforcement and national security circles.
  
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• Toilet paper, recording devices and one-way tickets: Inside the OpenAI spying case that has rattled America

  15-10-2026 21:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The cloak-and-dagger details of the case have gained attention in Silicon Valley and in law enforcement and national security circles.
  
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• UK data watchdog warns Met Police over shadow IT data breach

  15-10-2026 15:57 via computerweekly.com
  The UK’s data protection watchdog warns of an “ongoing failure” by the Metropolitan Police Service to restrict staff from using unauthorised IT services
  
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• ASIC drops insider trading probe into billionaire Richard White

  15-10-2026 00:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The regulator has closed its probe into the founder’s $200 million blackout-period share sales, but one WiseTech employee remains under investigation.
  
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• Australian kids’ AI chats for sale as chatbot app goes bankrupt

  14-10-2026 15:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Disney is paying $US20 million for Character.AI’s technology but not its users’ chats, which remain for sale to other bidders until next month.
  
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• Docomo, Abside Networks sign high-altitude comms MoU

  14-10-2026 12:28 via computerweekly.com
  Comms equipment company and operator see complementary nature of respective visions and technologies and explore potential collaboration toward networks that integrate ground, stratosphere and space
  
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• NatWest uses Nvidia for natural language banking

  14-10-2026 09:30 via computerweekly.com
  UK bank is testing Nvidia’s artificial intelligence technology with Royal Bank of Scotland customers
  
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• 5G value, 6G lead mobile industry trade body’s priorities

  14-10-2026 09:00 via computerweekly.com
  Global mobile industry association to focus on maximising the value of 5G, advancing digital inclusion, tackling scams and strengthening global collaboration on 6G
  
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• Bayer Leverkusen kicks on with connectivity in Wi-Fi 7 first

  13-10-2026 12:00 via computerweekly.com
  Wi-Fi 7 network said to deliver an immersive, ‘frictionless’ fan experience, from instant entry to uninterrupted engagement, bringing ‘seamless’ operations at scale
  
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• ‘Didn’t foot the bill’: Telstra outage cost the economy half a billion dollars, modelling finds

  13-10-2026 02:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Households and small businesses carried the cost of Telstra’s July outage, consumer advocates say, as the Senate debates mobile reliability laws this week.
  
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• US health giant scraps weight-oriented Juniper to launch women’s health clinic

  12-10-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Eucalyptus co-founder Tim Doyle expects some women to baulk at the American brand, but says Hers will turn Juniper into a full women’s health clinic.
  
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• Robots under attack

  12-10-2026 07:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Food delivery robots have been kicked, beaten and tipped over. They have touched a nerve for many Americans who are concerned about AI technology.
  
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• Is your home ready for 45 connected devices? This family has over 120

  12-10-2026 02:07 via smh.com.au
  
  From work calls and gaming, to smart lights and security cameras, the average home is getting busier online. Here’s how to keep up without becoming the household IT expert.
  
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• Apple’s big question: Will customers swallow its $3500 foldable phone?

  11-10-2026 02:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The answer to the question on everyone’s lips is hugely important to Apple, now and in the future.
  
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• Apple’s big question: will customers rush to buy its $3500 foldable phone?

  11-10-2026 02:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The answer to the question on everyone’s lips is hugely important to Apple, now and in the future.
  
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• Turns out, Jeff Beck was lying to me. How did I miss the vital clue?

  09-10-2026 20:57 via smh.com.au
  
  AI fakery made a fool of me but soon I’ll be too mad to notice.
  
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• How it all went right, and then so wrong, for Australia’s big AI hope

  09-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Firmus’ bankers claimed it had a “slowly, then suddenly” growth story. Instead, that was how its public listing unravelled.
  
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• Major hurdles found in transition to autonomous broadband networks

  09-10-2026 13:19 via computerweekly.com
  Research highlights poor device compatibility and inconsistent data as key challenges that must be addressed before broadband networks can become autonomous
  
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• WBA sets out requirements to shape Wi-Fi, 6G convergence

  09-10-2026 09:18 via computerweekly.com
  Framework sets out how Wi-Fi and 6G convergence can help to reduce network costs, improve customer experience, and unlock new services and commercial models
  
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• Mastercard commits to offline payment capability in uncertain world

  09-10-2026 07:20 via computerweekly.com
  Payment card provider will enable offline payments to be accepted in Europe in the event of power and network outages
  
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• Two tech outsiders tried to sell a $44b tech company. It didn’t work

  09-10-2026 06:53 via smh.com.au
  
  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.
  
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• ‘I never gave consent’: The Australians being replaced with copies of themselves

  09-10-2026 04:55 via smh.com.au
  
  High-flying executives from across the world jetted in to the AI inquiry but the most startling revelations came from ordinary Australians.
  
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• New drone digital archaeology uncovers ancient sites in Australia

  09-10-2026 00:41 via smh.com.au
  
  LiDAR technology used by drone archaeologist Dr Jacob Bongers from the University of Sydney has successfully identified three unrecorded ancient Indigenous shelters.
  
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• Building resilience into the real-time economy

  08-10-2026 23:38 via smh.com.au
  
  More of Australia’s economy now depends on digital systems operating in real time.
  
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• Scope of Asos data breach wider than first reported

  08-10-2026 13:53 via computerweekly.com
  Following a data breach earlier in October, cyber criminals appear to have a much more complete picture of Asos’ user base than first thought, it has emerged.
  
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• Network data accuracy fears emerge among telcos

  08-10-2026 12:45 via computerweekly.com
  Industry survey of 500 senior telecom decision-makers finds operators are flying blind on physical network data – an issue already affecting operations and deal valuations
  
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• Oliver Curtis’ transformation from jailbird to corporate kingpin has gone awry

  08-10-2026 05:46 via smh.com.au
  
  The man once best known as Roxy Jacenko’s husband is running a start-up that had seemed destined to be the biggest Australian stockmarket listing since Telstra. Until now.
  
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• OpenAI says it has solved 377 maths equations that have stumped experts for years

  08-10-2026 02:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Mathematicians have lashed out after the AI giant released hundreds of new findings.
  
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• On the pulse: What an ‘electrician of the heart’ reveals about Australia’s cardiac care

  08-10-2026 00:23 via smh.com.au
  
  Dr Adam Lee has a memorable way of explaining his job. As a cardiac electrophysiologist, he likes to think of himself as an “electrician of the heart”.
  
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• Pornhub returns for Australians, but only if Apple says you’re over 18

  07-10-2026 06:27 via smh.com.au
  
  The Canadian owner of the adult content website says Apple’s age checks for iPhone and iPad users are some of the hardest to get around.
  
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• Kmart’s $89 camera glasses removed from sale online amid privacy backlash

  07-10-2026 02:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The cut-price Anko glasses sold out within a week. Now they’re gone, and the privacy watchdog is investigating the company behind their app.
  
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• Sneak peek: Government gave AI giant early look at data centre rules

  06-10-2026 20:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Anthropic says it received the draft rules to help consider its MOU with the Australian government, and denies any influence over how new data centres will be rolled out in Australia.
  
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• Sneak peek: AI giant given early look at rules it agreed to follow

  06-10-2026 20:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Anthropic says it received the draft to consider for its MOU with the Australian government, and denies any influence over the final data centre expectations.
  
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• Sateliot puts five more satellites into 5G NTN IoT constellation

  06-10-2026 14:00 via computerweekly.com
  Space comms company brings the total number of satellites launched since its foundation to 11, advancing the commercial deployment of satellite-based internet of things services
  
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• Coke and Pepsi conned us into believing litter was our fault. This trick is even worse

  06-10-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In the 1970s, Keep America Beautiful created the “Crying Indian” ad showing a Native American shedding tears as people throw rubbish into rivers. It was not what it seemed. For a start, the actor was Italian.
  
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• LeapXpert jumps into WhatsApp enterprise messaging for Webex

  06-10-2026 07:00 via computerweekly.com
  Governed communication intelligence provider and collaboration giant to take unified comms system beyond internal collaboration and into client messaging based on Meta platform
  
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• Royal Brunei completes in-flight connectivity across A320neo fleet

  05-10-2026 07:30 via computerweekly.com
  With connectivity an essential part of modern travel, Asian airline Royal Brunei offers access to in-flight Wi-Fi across entire narrow-body Airbus fleet
  
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• ‘More arrests are on the table’: Qantas hack gang member nabbed

  05-10-2026 02:55 via smh.com.au
  
  A suspected member of the hacker collective that published 5.7 million Qantas customers’ details is now helping US investigators find his accomplices.
  
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• Aeris extends IoT eSIM orchestration for physical AI

  02-10-2026 13:30 via computerweekly.com
  Physical AI and intelligent connectivity platform intros orchestrator for IoT accelerator, adding support for the GSMA SGP.32 specification alongside single SKU eSIM and identity as a service
  
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• The budget ChatGPT rival that could change AI

  02-10-2026 11:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Diogo Almeida was one of the fathers of ChatGPT, but he believes his creation has failed to deliver.
  
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