Mark Zuckerberg shows off ‘the most advanced glasses the world has ever seen’

Mark Zuckerberg shows off ‘the most advanced glasses the world has ever seen’

Meta debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses,a key step in chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg’s goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone.

  • byKurt Wagner andAisha Counts

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Instagram locks down teens:How the new feature will work
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Instagram locks down teens:How the new feature will work

All teens using Instagram will automatically have strong restrictions applied,with the change expected to roll out over the next 60 days.

  • byTim Biggs
Revealed:the number of children being groomed online

Revealed:the number of children being groomed online

The head of a global child safety institute says PM Anthony Albanese must bring in a minimum age for social media this year to protect children from predators.

  • byDavid Crowe
Political lies to be captured in Labor misinformation regime

Political lies to be captured in Labor misinformation regime

The plan will give federal authorities the power to force tech giants to act on alerts about damaging falsehoods.

  • byDavid Crowe andPaul Sakkal
Meta admits Australians cannot opt out of ‘predatory’ AI data scrape

Meta admits Australians cannot opt out of ‘predatory’ AI data scrape

Senators are calling for stronger privacy laws to give Facebook users the ability to block the company from using their posts to train its AI models,as users can in the EU.

  • byDavid Swan
Government hammers big tech with barrage of new laws

Government hammers big tech with barrage of new laws

Albanese has vowed to protect Australian sovereignty,while others in the government confirmed the plans for reforms on copyright,payments,content and online safety.

  • byDavid Crowe andPaul Sakkal
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‘A total nightmare’:The parents who are rejoicing over social media ban

‘A total nightmare’:The parents who are rejoicing over social media ban

University academics on Tuesday criticised the government’s plan,describing it as reckless,but parents say it will stem the negative effects of prolonged screen use.

  • byChristopher Harris
Yes,PM,we should keep kids off the apps. But how,exactly?
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Yes,PM,we should keep kids off the apps. But how,exactly?

The prime minister has made a surprising jump when there are huge doubts about a workable social media ban for children. But Australia does have a real problem.

  • byDavid Crowe
Drinking,smoking ... now social media:New laws to ban children from apps

Drinking,smoking ... now social media:New laws to ban children from apps

The prime minister will announce the plan on Tuesday as governments seek to solve a problem “no generation has faced before”.

  • byDavid Crowe andPaul Sakkal
Instagram wants parents to have power to block access to its own apps
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Instagram wants parents to have power to block access to its own apps

After calls for Facebook to be blocked for children,top Meta executives will tell politicians the best place to restrict access is as people download an app.

  • byPaul Sakkal
The $48 billion ‘disappointment’ that sent a shiver through Wall Street
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The $48 billion ‘disappointment’ that sent a shiver through Wall Street

Nvidia had a meteoric rise to become one of the world’s most valuable companies,but we just got a snapshot of the AI powerhouse’s vulnerability.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz