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Tesla Semi enters volume production. What has changed?
Tesla says Semi production and deliveries are starting at scale. We separate factory capacity, charging claims and future autonomy from what is confirmed.
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Google wants AI chips in orbit. What will Suncatcher test?
Google is preparing an orbital test for its AI chips. Project Suncatcher has to solve radiation, cooling and communications before space computing can scale.
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Codex outage resolved: what to check before changing your login
OpenAI says Codex has recovered. Here is what it confirmed, why the API-key workaround has a billing catch, and how to resume interrupted work carefully.
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Anthropic’s US$11.6bn Akamai deal: AI needs more than GPUs
Anthropic has committed US$11.6 billion to Akamai cloud services over seven years. Here is what is signed, what is optional and what it means for Claude users.
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NBN trials solar-wrapped towers for blackout backup
A Victorian fixed wireless trial combines a solar sleeve and batteries. NBN’s up-to-12-hour design target does not guarantee your home will stay connected.
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Meta brings Muse to smart glasses. What is actually coming?
Meta previews Muse on smart glasses and a pocket device called Muse Charm. Here is what was announced, what is coming later and what Australians should check.
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- Google wants AI chips in orbit. What will Suncatcher test?
- Codex outage resolved: what to check before changing your login
- Anthropic’s US$11.6bn Akamai deal: AI needs more than GPUs
- Meta brings Muse to smart glasses. What is actually coming?
- Claude swapped books. Did it understand what people wanted?
- Claude’s enzyme discovery: what did the AI actually find?
- OpenAI’s Medicare portal incident: what is confirmed?
- Google’s Gemini 3.8 AI voices: what you can actually use
- GPT-6 Sol and Luna: who gets them and what they cost
- Claude Opus 5.5 launches: access, limits and API prices
- Claude is helping build its successor. What does Anthropic’s 26% claim mean?
- Claude’s Queensland data-centre deal: what is signed, and what is still conditional
- Is Anthropic skipping Opus 5.1? The Opus 5.2 testing claim explained
- Perplexity brings local AI to Windows—but your graphics card needs 24GB of memory
- Claude launches tools for financial advisers. Australian firms need to check the fit
- Trump calls AI catastrophe warnings a “hoax”. That does not settle the safety questions
- Grok 4.8: what Musk’s 2.5-trillion-parameter claim actually means
- Nadella backs careful AI development—and says businesses must retain control
- Musk says nothing can shut down open source. That is also the AI safety risk.
- Musk says he has been sounding the AI alarm for years. Has something happened?
- Musk backs Amodei’s AI slowdown call. What have the companies actually promised?
- The Altman “melt GPUs” claim: what is verified about OpenAI’s safety promises?
- Gemini Can Now Make Full Songs With Lyria 3.5: What It Does and Who Gets It
- Gemini Now Has a Windows App: What It Does and What Needs a Paid Plan
- Fake AI Access: What Anthropic’s Latest Threat Report Warns About
- GPT-6 Astra Launches: What OpenAI’s New Model Promises
- Claude’s Text Watermark: What It Can and Cannot Tell You
- Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1: What Changed and Who Can Use Them?
Internet
- NBN trials solar-wrapped towers for blackout backup
- NBN FibreOne explained: one fibre for internet, TV and building systems?
- Will your internet work during a power outage? Check before the next blackout
- How to test your NBN speed properly—and give your provider useful results
- How to Cancel Exetel Broadband: Notice Periods and Your Final Bill
- Wi-Fi Connected but No Internet? Find Where the Connection Stops
- Telstra Satellite Home Internet Goes to A$150 on 29 September, With Higher Speed Estimates
- How to Cancel Telstra Internet Without Losing What You Need
- How to Cancel an Optus Plan: Mobile, NBN and Home Internet
- NBN Expands Its Remaining FTTN Fibre Upgrade Target: What It Means for Your Address
- FTTC Fibre Upgrades No Longer Require a High-Speed NBN Plan
- Cheap NBN Plans: Compare the Full Cost Before Switching
- Optus Launches ADSL2+ Services, Offers Wholesale Access
Mobile
- How to Recharge Vodafone Prepaid: Online, App, SMS and Vouchers
- Wi-Fi Calling in Australia: Turn It On and Check It Works
- Data Roaming On or Off? What the Setting Actually Changes
- Call Divert Made Simple: Forwarding Calls on Telstra, Optus and Vodafone
- How to Recharge Your Telstra Pre-Paid: App, Online, Voucher, Phone and Auto Recharge
- How to Make Your Mobile Ring Longer Before Voicemail in 2026
- iPhone Duo: Apple’s First Foldable Reaches Australia on 23 October From A$3,499
- iPhone 18 Pro Pre-Orders Open Today: Buy Now or Wait for iPhone Duo?
- How to Set Up or Transfer an eSIM in Australia
- How to Keep a Spare Mobile Number Without Losing It
- How to Check Your Telstra Pre-Paid Balance
- How to Recharge Your Optus Prepaid Mobile
- Optus Voicemail: Set Up 321, Listen and Change Ring Time
- Telstra 101 MessageBank: Setup, Greeting and Ring Time
- How to Check Your Own Phone Number in Australia
- How Much Mobile Data Do You Really Need?
- iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo Announced: Australian Prices and Pre-Order Dates
- Contact Lebara Australia: Customer Care Numbers and Hours
- Which Mobile Providers Use the Telstra Network?
- What Network Does Dodo Mobile Use?
Security
Streaming
- Australia is reviewing how free-to-air TV reaches your home
- How to Factory Reset a Chromecast: Find Your Model First
- Chromecast Remote Not Working? Check These Before Resetting Anything
- How to Cancel Stan: Find Your Billing Route First
- Streaming Keeps Buffering? Check the TV Before Upgrading Your Internet
- Stan’s Basic Plan Now Includes Ads: What Changes for Existing Subscribers
Technology
- Tesla Semi enters volume production. What has changed?
- BigPond Email Not Working? Telstra Mail Settings and Fixes
- September’s Android Security Update Fixes a Critical System Flaw: Check Your Patch Level
- Moving to a New Phone: What to Transfer Before Wiping the Old One
- Apple Reference Image: How iPhone 18 Pro Shows Photo Edits and What It Cannot Prove
- AirPods 5 Arrive 18 September: Australian Prices and Differences Between the Two Models
- Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4: Australian Prices, Dates and What Is Missing Here
- Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4: Australian Hypertension Alerts Await Clearance
- Before You Update to iOS 27: Backup, Storage and Installation Checklist
- iOS 27 Arrives in Australia on Tuesday 15 September: What Apple Has Confirmed
Telco
- Triple Zero overhaul: why telcos dispute a public operator
- Farm connectivity rebates reopen: check the supplier route before buying
- Indigo West repairs fail to restore traffic, Aus Internet reports
- Temporary disaster roaming has a 1 October target. Here is what it could—and cannot—do
- Optus’s 11 September outage affected 190,911 voice services. The emergency-call questions remain
- Telstra Pays $277,200 After Mobile-Fraud Protection Failures
- Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation Bill Passes the House: What It Would Require by December 2027
- Telstra’s July Outage Review: Network Timing Was Never Treated as Critical
- Telstra Made A$2.4 Billion in FY26. Its Own Results Credit Price Rises and Cost Cuts
- Could Domestic Roaming Improve Regional Mobile Coverage? The ACCC Is Investigating
- AusAlert’s National Test Is Over: What to Know Before the October Rollout
- Why Some Text Messages Now Say “Unverified”
- New Mobile Coverage Maps and Outage Registers: How to Use Them
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