Your kid can’t stop playing this game? The movie’s about to make it bigger

Your kid can’t stop playing this game? The movie’s about to make it bigger

The trailer for A Minecraft Movie just dropped,and die-hard fans of the best-selling video game have plenty to say about it.

  • byNell Geraets

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Who approves a Steaming Poo? The serious business of giving an emoji the thumbs-up
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Who approves a Steaming Poo? The serious business of giving an emoji the thumbs-up

Who creates the symbols so many of us now use to communicate? How do they get on our phones? And why can’t we all agree on what each one actually means?

  • byDavid Swan
Who decides what’s true? The ‘gaping hole’ in Labor’s misinformation bill

Who decides what’s true? The ‘gaping hole’ in Labor’s misinformation bill

Constitutional law expert Anne Twomey says the proposed law has a big problem:“When it talks about what’s ‘reasonably verifiable’ as false,how do you decide?”

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
‘Deeply flawed’:Truth bill on the brink in Senate showdown
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‘Deeply flawed’:Truth bill on the brink in Senate showdown

Key senators are blockading a divisive government plan to crack down on lies in major public debates.

  • byDavid Crowe
FFS! Why are we still so squeamish about the F word?

FFS! Why are we still so squeamish about the F word?

It’s a word renowned for its versatility – some even call it “magical”. So why is it still so offensive?

  • byDavid Leser
Google Search gets AI spin in Australia as chatbot comes alive
Analysis
AI

Google Search gets AI spin in Australia as chatbot comes alive

The company says everything that made it the preferred search engine is still there and that it also has quick answers via the bot.

  • byTim Biggs
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A home-grown streaming giant should be a reason to celebrate

A home-grown streaming giant should be a reason to celebrate

Kick markets itself as more permissive than Twitch,the industry’s dominant live-steaming site,and it appears unwilling to enforce basic standards

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Hot pink first-person shooters and other upsides to the turmoil in the gaming industry

Hot pink first-person shooters and other upsides to the turmoil in the gaming industry

Turbulence has triggered a rebirth of independent games,which in turn has seen a more diverse pool of people join the industry.

  • byNell Geraets
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
New ‘nutrition labels’ to combat AI deepfakes
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New ‘nutrition labels’ to combat AI deepfakes

Amid mounting concerns about deepfakes and AI-generated misinformation,one tech giant thinks it has an answer.

  • byDavid Swan
We need to learn more about managing social media and teens
Editorial
Social media

We need to learn more about managing social media and teens

A ban of any kind is a blunt instrument. Australia must invest more in learning about the problems – and advantages – of social media use for teenagers.

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