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Seamus Byrne

Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.

Ideas

NASA is heading back to Venus

The new VERITAS and DAVINCI+ missions will map our vicious neighbour and test its atmospheric chemistry before the end of the decade.

NASA is heading back to Venus
Business

Dodo and iPrimus cop NBN fines for misleading evening speed claims

The ACCC action against the Vocus-owned telcos has led to $2.5M in fines over misleading evening speed claims back in 2018-19.

Dodo and iPrimus cop NBN fines for misleading evening speed claims
Business

Microsoft's big Windows reveal set for June 24

Microsoft teased the "most significant upgrade to Windows in a decade" at Build, and now we know we'll learn all on June 24.

Microsoft's big Windows reveal set for June 24
Games

Win the 'Hot Sauce of Oblivion' thanks to The Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood

Thanks to the launch of The Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood expansion (June 8) we have the official 'Hot Sauce of Oblivion' to giveaway!

Win the 'Hot Sauce of Oblivion' thanks to The Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood
Ideas

Tasmanian devil joeys born on mainland Australia for first time in 3,000 years

Everyone's favourite Aussie beasts from below are showing signs of success in a rewilding project to help save the devils from DFTD.

Tasmanian devil joeys born on mainland Australia for first time in 3,000 years
Technology

Putting the shares into ridesharing with New York's Drivers Cooperative

2,500 New York drivers have created a cooperative ridesharing business that pays them better than Uber and Lyft plus loads of added benefits.

Putting the shares into ridesharing with New York's Drivers Cooperative
Security

First devil babies in 3,000 years

Digital ID creeping toward online verification systems, a ridesharing co-op launches in New York, HP buys HyperX plus more news from Compux.

First devil babies in 3,000 years
Ideas

Charged in eight minutes

Victoria's vax booking system still on a shelf, UNSW gives seL4 a lifeline, Xiaomi's faster fast charging, plus Intel, Amazon, TCL and Xbox.

Charged in eight minutes
Games

Diablo Immortal interview: heavy metal PVP in your pocket

Seamus talks to Scott Shicoff and Kris Zierhut from the Diablo Immortal team about putting hardcore PVP into the mobile action RPG.

Diablo Immortal interview: heavy metal PVP in your pocket
Technology

Japan's lunar transformer is the cutest space mission yet

Japan sending a cute transforming ball bot to the moon, Have I Been Pwned going open source, a Google privacy mess and lots more.

Japan's lunar transformer is the cutest space mission yet
Games

Essays on Empathy and how Deconstructeam rediscovered its love for making games

We need more short videogames in the world. We chat to Jordi de Paco from Deconstructeam on their devotion to making them.

Essays on Empathy and how Deconstructeam rediscovered its love for making games
Media

HRC wants big pause on AI

Slowing down facial recognition and AI, CIOs need a better grasp of HR needs, Twitter sub pricing revealed, plus Acer, Zwift and more.

HRC wants big pause on AI
Computers

Bond meets Bezos

Amazon buys MGM, CommBank to show you ALL your accounts, USB wants more power, and Facebook still sucks. Plus Nokia, HyperX, Razer and more.

Bond meets Bezos
Technology

The next Windows

Victoria passes an onerous law on EV drivers, Nadella hints at the future of Windows, plus Goog, Epson, esports and more in today's Daily.

The next Windows
Politics

Most pirates just give up

Digital driver's licenses going great in NSW, while pirates get lazy in the modern era. Plus crypto, the end of Charlie on YouTube, and more.

Most pirates just give up
CSIRO

iView mandated 'personalisation'

Data61 loses a great team, iView wants to know you better, Spotify adds Apple Watch downloads, Twitch makes peace with hot tubs, and more.

iView mandated 'personalisation'
Media

Everyone Is Awesome

LEGO gets Pride, OLED gets rollable, Army of the Dead hits Netflix, and the Mighty Nein campaign is almost done. This and more in your Daily!

Everyone Is Awesome
Media

Internet Explorer: 1995-2022

Microsoft draws the line, Google Reader is back (kind of), Twitter admits image crops were biased, and lots more in today's news round up.

Internet Explorer: 1995-2022
Technology

Shiny new You at Google I/O

Big news from Google I/O today, plus a victory for gig economy workers at FWC, the death of Windows 10X, Ethereum power cuts, and more.

Shiny new You at Google I/O

Aussies #sendit to Cloud9

PentanetGG's big win, NBN Co's big fail, smart parking for NSW, Apple lossless (and Amazon's too), plus Boyega, Magic and more.

Aussies #sendit to Cloud9