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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.

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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
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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
Sponsored

IBM's Wesley Allen on the hybrid cloud opportunity

In this sponsored episode, we speak to Wesley Allen, Business Leader for IBM Cloud Platform in ANZ, about why the future of cloud is hybrid.

IBM's Wesley Allen on the hybrid cloud opportunity
High Resolution

Blockworks interview: creating amazing worlds in Minecraft

James Delaney, Managing Director of Blockworks, talks about creating a game about climate change in Minecraft and the game's creative power.

Blockworks interview: creating amazing worlds in Minecraft
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The Disinformation Dozen

Our top tech, science and digital culture news for Monday, May 17. Includes news from the ASD, eBay, Twitter Blue, FF XIV, and lots more.

The Disinformation Dozen
Games

Elder Scrolls and Final Fantasy proving rhythm is everything for MMORPGs

I'm rusted onto WoW, but watching how well Elder Scrolls Online and Final Fantasy XIV are serving fans is making me jealous as hell.

Elder Scrolls and Final Fantasy proving rhythm is everything for MMORPGs
Computers

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon shows Intel Evo power has plenty to offer

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon shows a lot of power in a slim, light body that speaks to how much quality and value awaits in the Intel Evo era.

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon shows Intel Evo power has plenty to offer

Should parliament ban phones?

In today's bulletin, parliament considers trialling limits on phone use on the House floor, plus SpaceX, Google, YouTube and more.

Should parliament ban phones?

Type by imagining your handwriting

Thursday, May 13, 2021 Bouncecoin: Tesla has announced it is changing its stance on trading Bitcoin for its cars, announcing it will no longer accept payments in the cryptocurrency. Tesla CEO Elon Musk cited concerns over the environmental impact of the mining process used by the world’s most prominent

Type by imagining your handwriting
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Type by imagining your handwriting

Tesla drops Bitcoin, Wi-Fi gets hacked, Apple fights fraud, and science helps people type just by thinking about handwriting.

Type by imagining your handwriting
Games

Inside the new Overwatch League Power Rankings by IBM Watson

We chat with the IBM Watson Overwatch League team leader about how they're using AI to level up stats analysis in professional esports.

Inside the new Overwatch League Power Rankings by IBM Watson

Ebay says "Us NFToo!"

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Funding the future: The federal budget happened last night, and over the past week the government pre-announced many aspects that are important to technology and digital culture industries, including the tax offset scheme for videogames and the new AI centre at the CSIRO. Unfortunately the university

Ebay says "Us NFToo!"
Networks

TP-Link Deco AX3000: Simple, speedy, stylish

TP-Link Deco AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 mesh router kits are have a nice, subtle design with great features and solid performance.

TP-Link Deco AX3000: Simple, speedy, stylish

DeepMind invades the football pitch

ACCC wants a say in Epic vs Apple: In the local side of the battle between Epic Games and Apple, the ACCC has asked the court to allow it to weigh in on the matter. The Australian case was paused by Justice Perram until the US proceedings that are now

DeepMind invades the football pitch
Technology

TCL 20 SE: a lot of phone for $299

There's some key trade offs to keep in mind, but this TCL Android phone shows how much you can get without emptying your bank account.

TCL 20 SE: a lot of phone for $299

Pentanet makes history

Monday, May 10, 2021. Pentanet makes history: A big moment for Australian esports overnight, with Perth’s Pentanet.gg becoming the first local team to make it out of the group stage of an international League of Legends competition. Pentanet split its victories with main group rival Unicorns of Love,

Pentanet makes history

Toss a coin to your Twitter

Friday, May 7, 2021 (got that wrong yesterday…) Please, if you’re enjoying the new newsletter format and/or the daily podcast… Tell your friends to catch the Bits daily tech news bulletin Tell them to get this newsletter Either or both will help Byteside thrive! Brain food The Smithsonian

Toss a coin to your Twitter

Games finally catch a tax break

Thursday, May 6, 2021 Games industry finally catches a (tax) break: Digital Economy Minister Jane Hume has announced that the upcoming federal budget will include a tax offset for videogame development in Australia for the first time. The support will take the form of a 30% refundable offset, in line

Games finally catch a tax break