Australian motorists are copping the full force of rising car insurance costs, with premiums reaching $2,226 on average in 2025. Rising repair times, parts shortages, and unchecked credit hire claims are the hidden drivers.
Darren Ong Australian households are dumping premium streaming subscriptions at record rates as Netflix's sixth price rise in a decade pushes monthly costs beyond $28. Churn has jumped to 7.7%, with one in five Australians cutting services entirely.
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Venture capitalists funded AI to disrupt every industry. Now they're grappling with disruption in their own backyard.
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A corporate control dispute between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese owner has triggered warnings of potential global semiconductor supply disruptions, with automotive manufacturers particularly vulnerable.
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Australian markets face headwinds as Middle East tensions push oil above $90 a barrel, compounding weak jobs data to cap Wall Street's worst week since October.
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A Balga family is living with severe mould and flooding issues that officials have declared safe and habitable, raising questions about housing authority standards and tenant protection in Perth.
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An Australian startup has demonstrated cultured neurons running a video game on a silicon chip. The breakthrough raises serious questions about the future of energy-efficient computing and drug research.
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OpenAI and Oracle have abandoned an expansion of their flagship Texas data centre facility, signalling the first visible crack in the tech industry's unprecedented AI infrastructure buildout.
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Nintendo of America is suing the US government to recover tariffs it paid after the Supreme Court ruled the duties unlawful. The case reflects a broader reckoning over executive overreach and billions in illegally collected tariffs.
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Before software encryption and digital locks, protecting computer data meant physically punching holes or covering notches. Raymond Chen traces how write protection evolved across decades of removable media.
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Samsung's new Galaxy S26 Ultra brings incremental upgrades disguised as a coherent whole. But at a higher Australian price, it forces users to ask whether refinement justifies the premium.
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When a developer rewrote a widely used Python library with AI help and changed its licence, it exposed a dangerous gap in copyright law that could reshape the entire software industry.
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Iranian intelligence-linked hackers have been operating inside American critical infrastructure networks since early February, raising serious questions about preparedness and response capabilities as geopolitical tensions sharpen.
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Okta reports strong earnings driven by AI agent security products while the broader SaaS sector faces investor doubt over AI disruption. The identity-management firm's strategy to secure non-human digital workers may answer a genuine market need.
Darren Ong Reports suggest Sony Santa Monica is developing a new franchise within the God of War universe. The move shows creative studios are learning to maximise returns without overextending resources.
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New RBA analysis shows that aggressive inflation-focused monetary policy would have pushed Australian unemployment to 5.3%, exposing the hidden costs of overseas approaches.
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Pokémon Pokopia launches on Nintendo Switch 2 with strong critical reception, blending life simulation with a real-time clock system that changes how players experience the franchise.
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TikTok has told the BBC it will not introduce end-to-end encryption for direct messages, arguing the technology makes users less safe. The decision sets it apart from WhatsApp, iMessage, and Messenger.
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Negative gearing has survived since the 1930s and stamp duty is pricing retirees out of downsizing. With the May budget looming, Australia's property tax settings are under their most serious scrutiny in years.
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Australians overwhelmingly blame migrants for the housing crisis, but economists say the real culprits are closer to home.
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