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