The cost of losing everything
We need to get more emotional to convince people to protect their data
Playstation sells 19 millionth PS5, might finally make consoles faster soon
With all the chip shortages, Playstation has sold millions less than the PS4 at the same stage in its lifecycle.
Fortnite finally free on iPhone? Thank Xbox Cloud Gaming
Microsoft has opened up free access to its Xbox Cloud Gaming in a partnership with Epic to stream Fortnite to your iPhone or iPad.
The kids are bopping again... this week
Slang at the speed of meme culture.
Can beer be more efficient?
Konvoy is quietly making beer move from brewers to bars in a far smarter and more sustainable way. We chat to the founder to find out more.
More "freedom from", please
Why did "freedom to" advocates become so focused on punching down?
Is the DGTO really going to help?
We chat to R&D tax incentive expert Ben Thompson from Techlever about the Digital Games Tax Offset and some of the issues he'd like to see addressed ahead of its introduction.
Editing on Twitter is a fraught idea
Does that retweet you said you loved still say what it said when you retweeted it?
Search engines are dying
The optimisers are outwitting the engines. Now it's easy to find 'something' but hard to find a specific thing.
Just because we can...
Dyson's new air purifier raises big questions about form, function, and the just plain freaky.
A cultural event horizon
Twitter showed its best and worst during the Smith/Rock Oscars incident.
Bad laws ignored badly
One year on, the News Media Bargaining Code has failed to stand up for those who needed it most.
Exploring the Backrooms
William Gibson's 'The Footage' meets a horror liminal space meme and I love it.
Cringe du jour
The memes are on the attack, but happiness has other ideas.
Emailing through the info wars
The digital iron curtain can't hold back manual messaging systems
Apple AirPods are on Amazon at their best prices yet
Both AirPods and AirPods Pro are seeing significant discounts on Amazon, making it a great time to buy.
Stu-Stu-Studio
Apologies to Phil Collins...
The slow Airspeeder emergence
F1-style drone racing in the Aussie outback? Bring it on!
Moving to Substack
The next step in the evolutionary journey of the Byteside newsletter
How to pitch Byteside
Your guide to delivering a great pitch to write a Byteside story so it catches our eye and delivers a well focused idea readers will love.
