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NBN has a plan to end CVC charge – pay it more money elsewhere!
Every NBN reseller's old enemy, CVC, could be on the chopping block as a new alterative fee structure gets offered up. Will it fly?
Hearthstone's Wailing Caverns mini-set is now live for virtual card shenanigans
An extra 35 cards you can buy in one job lot is now live in the game, with some clever new basics and beefy legendaries to mix things up.
Hot Sauce of Oblivion
Friday, June 4, 2021 Not the Blue badge you were looking for: Twitter has officially launched its subscription service today, but only for those of us here in Australia and in Canada. Twitter Blue is available through the iOS version of the app for $4.49/month, but right now
One set of rules to rule them all
Twitter gives Australia the Blues, COVIDSafe doesn't give anything, plus Facebook, hot sauce, Hearthstone, Valorant and more.
Europe is developing a Digital Identity system that actually sounds helpful
A unified identity service with cross border benefits across a region that works hard to respect privacy? Tell me more!
Facebook might finally stop treating politicians as 'more equal than others'
After recent Oversight Board questions, Facebook might be about to stop letting politicans say whatever they like.
COVIDSafe app has found zero contacts or exposures in 2021
The Digital Transformation Agency has told Senate Estimates that, after some confusion last week, COVIDSafe has done sweet FA in 2021.
Twitter Blue uses Australia as guinnea pig for undercooked subscription
Twitter has made its subscription offer, Twitter Blue, available in Australia and Canada. And you don't get much for your $4.49 / month.
Far Cry hits Zero Latency
Plus Windows 11 reveal date, ACCC fines two NBN resellers, the new Galaxy A arrives, and NASA is heading back to Venus.
Zero Latency launches its Far Cry experience
The Aussie VR arcade steadily taking over the world has now released its new Far Cry game experience, the first big licensed game of its kind.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.