Tag: internet
Forget 2Gbps NBN — NBN Co’s latest full-fibre speed trial proves the network can go much, much faster
Australia’s NBN took a big step forward in September 2025 with the arrival of 2Gbps NBN 2000 plans, part of a wider rollout of NBN speed upgrades designed to bring faster speeds to more homes. It was an impressive jump — but it turns out it may have only scratched…
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Google’s AI-powered conversational Search Live tool is going global — with real-time answers now available in more languages
Google Search Live is now available globally in 200 countries and 98 languages Search Live uses the new Gemini 3.1 Flash Live audio and voice model to enable a “more natural” conversational search Audio responses have links to the information source Google has rolled out its AI-powered conversational search tool,…
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‘The ‘engineering of addiction’ explained — 3 ways Meta and YouTube have harmed young users, according to the landmark case
On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found that Meta and Google are liable for designing products that are deliberately addictive and failing to warn users about the nature of their products. This is huge news, a landmark verdict that will inform hundreds of cases to come. While the plaintiff, a…
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A court just ruled Meta and YouTube ‘negligent’ — social media may never be the same
It’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t believe that too much social media is a bad thing. Social media companies now urge you to take breaks, and even Apple‘s Tim Cook, whose ultra-popular iPhone hosts all these platforms’ apps, wants people to look less at their phones and more at…
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No dropouts, no stress: United’s Starlink Wi-Fi just works — and the rollout to every plane can’t come soon enough
I don’t think there’s any way around it — the internet in the sky has never been a perfect experience. However, many airlines are starting to buck that trend, and in the United States, United Airlines has been punching above the rest. It’s not only frequently updating its app with…
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Good luck, Americans, your Wi-Fi choices are about to get worse — we’ve tested hundreds of routers and every single one of our favorites is made outside of the US
If you’re in the US and thinking of buying a new router to upgrade your home’s Wi-Fi, your choices could soon be drastically reduced, as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has introduced a ban on routers made outside of the US, claiming that there’s “an unacceptable risk to the national…
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