The best Apple,Google and Samsung phones of 2024

The best Apple,Google and Samsung phones of 2024

Want to know the best smartphones of 2024? We’ve done all the hard work for you.

  • byTim Biggs

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Are we ready for an internet with no Google search?

Are we ready for an internet with no Google search?

Twenty-five years ago,Google’s minimalist search engine was a revelation. What would happen if the US government moved to break up its dominance?

  • byDavid Swan
They’re terrible,Muriel:Tech giants are robbing Australian authors blind
Opinion
AI

They’re terrible,Muriel:Tech giants are robbing Australian authors blind

Artificial intelligence programs are stealing the work of Australian authors and other creators,who aren’t paid nor asked their permission.

  • byClaire Pullen
Can Google’s search dominance be broken by its break-up?

Can Google’s search dominance be broken by its break-up?

The tech giant could be broken up if the US Department of Justice has its way - but it could take years to get to that point.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
US weighs Google breakup in historic Big Tech antitrust case

US weighs Google breakup in historic Big Tech antitrust case

The effort is the most significant move to rein in a major tech company over illegal monopolisation since Washington unsuccessfully sought to break up Microsoft two decades ago.

  • byLeah Nylen
ChatGPT is turning into an unreal cultural chameleon
Opinion
AI

ChatGPT is turning into an unreal cultural chameleon

This voice assistant that can speak 50 languages with human-like candour has the potential to forever change how people around the world interact with AI

  • byCatherine Thorbecke
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Google’s folding phone perfects the design Samsung innovated
Analysis
Phones

Google’s folding phone perfects the design Samsung innovated

The Galaxy Z Fold has improved every generation,but Google just leapfrogged it with the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

  • byTim Biggs
Instagram wants parents to have power to block access to its own apps
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Social media

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
Opinion
AI

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
Public schools are getting cash from charities – only to find it comes with a catch

Public schools are getting cash from charities – only to find it comes with a catch

Cash-strapped school principals are turning their backs on charitable funding over complaints the money often came with “onerous” strings attached,making them not worth the effort.

  • byNoel Towell
Why Australian banks are better at stopping scammers than British banks
Opinion
Scams

Why Australian banks are better at stopping scammers than British banks

Winning the war against these international criminal gangs can only be achieved through a collective show of strength from all parts of the scams chain.

  • byAnna Bligh