Technology
Airspeeder EXA Series: will this be the Grand Prix of flying car racing?
South Australia played host to flight tests for a new electric flying race car that aims to become an elite race sport by next year.
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Business
Brave launches Brave Search beta for no tracking alternative to Google
The privacy-focused browser Brave is adding a new zero tracking alternative to Google to its line up of user-first software services.
Digital capitulation
Friday, June 18, 2021 We’re on holiday next week so we’ll be back with more Byteside Daily on June 29. Big outage another CDN error: Yesterday afternoon, a major outage occurred that impacted a wide range of Australian institutions, including major banks and their mobile apps, Virgin Australia
Amazon hates social media too
Thursday, June 17, 2021 “No cops, please, it’s COVID”: This week, the Western Australian government has introduced legislation to limit the use of COVID check-in app data after the WA Police Force accessed the information in two investigations of serious crimes, which is allowed under the existing rules. To
Crop waste: the new jet fuel
Wednesday, 16 June, 2021 Power to enforce cybersecurity: The Australian Signals Directorate, our national spy agency, wants to see laws introduced to compel organisations to cooperate in the event of a hack or ransomware attack, after a recent incident saw a company refuse assistance and ultimately become reinfected within months
"A shameful chapter"
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 It’s virtual E3 season, with dozens of major games announcements over the weekend. Here’s just a few of that caught our eye. Starfield won’t PlayStation: Bethesda’s Starfield had its first game footage, though still incredibly vague apart from the obvious “you’ll
Computers
What does the end of HyperX mean for Kingston? Righteous Fury
Kingston Technology sold HyperX to HP, but it still owns the memory lines – so it needed a new name. Turns out the name isn't all that new...
Media
Microsoft wants you to know you might never buy another Xbox again
In a pre-E3, pre-main Xbox press conference video, Nadella and Spencer delved into the future of Xbox not needing an Xbox at all.
Games
Have you been sleeping on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater esports?
Order is working with Activision and 7+ on a series of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater competitive events – here's how to get on the scoreboard.
Business
LCO ready to #sendit into Split 2 with new DoorDash naming rights sponsor
LCO kicked off with enough heat that it attracted DoorDash to strap its name to the shingle and help next level the league in Split 2.
And the award goes to...
Friday, June 11, 2021 WWDC winners are digital grinners: As WWDC wraps up for Apple developers, the Apple Design Awards have been announced, a great promotion for some of the best apps across iOS and macOS. I’m quite sure most people don’t browse the App Stores like they
Technology
There's some seriously good deals on HyperX hardware this month
Under the 'End Of Financial Year' sale banner, you can get excellent mechanical keyboards and wireless headsets from HyperX up to 55% off.