Month: October 2025
Forget standard wireless speakers – Kef’s new bookshelf stereo speakers are perfect for the digital age
Kef Coda W speakers launch for $999 200W active speakers with Uni-Q drivers aptX Lossless and built-in phono stage KEF have brought back its iconic Coda bookshelf speakers with a distinctly digital twist: the self-powered speakers feature Bluetooth 5.4 with aptX Lossless, enabling you to stream full-quality CD audio. If…
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Don’t wait for Black Friday: the latest M3-powered iPad Air just plummeted to its lowest price yet
Apple‘s all-new, all-powerful M5 iPad Pro is set to release on October 22, but if you’re looking for a tablet that can act as a laptop replacement, you don’t need to spend the AU$1,699 minimum it demands. Apple’s M3 chip still is still mighty-powerful, and this Amazon deal cuts the…
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Meta is giving parents a kill switch for teen AI chats
Meta plans to roll out new parental controls around teens’ access to AI character chats on Instagram Parents will also get limited insights into what topics their teens discuss with chatbots. The changes follow public outcry over leaked documents showing bots made romantic and inappropriate comments to children. Meta announced…
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NBN 500 plan prices: how much should you be paying for the super-speedy new tier? I’ve done the maths
When the new NBN 500 plans started landing in September 2025, it was immediately clear that they were poised to become the best option for most Australian homes. The fact that they offer speeds of up to 500Mbps – which I reckon is more than enough for most users –…
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Google’s new deadline for Epic consequences is October 29th
US District Court Judge James Donato has just agreed to push back enforcement of his permanent injunction until October 29th instead. Here’s the text of the order. It’s brief! ORDER. At the joint request of the parties, MDL Dkt. No. 1110, the upcoming October 22, 2025 deadline on which certain…
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Bryan Cranston and SAG-AFTRA say OpenAI is taking their deepfake concerns seriously
Actors, studios, agents, and the actors union SAG-AFTRA have all expressed their concerns about appearing in Sora 2’s AI-generated videos ever since the deepfake machine was released last month. Now a joint statement from actor Bryan Cranston, OpenAI, the union, and others says that after videos of him appeared on…
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