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Tech news from Australia and abroad, with Mashable reporter/tech extraordinaire Johnny Lieu and FBi's Lucy Smith.

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Update frequency: every 7 days
Average duration: 23 minutes
Episodes: 64
Years Active: 2016 - 2017

16.11.16- Fake News, Facebook's effect on the US Presidential Election and the 'new' Nintendo Entertainment System

In a Facebook press release, Mark Zuckerberg claimed that it had not influenced the results of the US Election, while also claiming they had positively influenced voter turnout. Did they do either? M…

00:12:57 | Tue 15 Nov 2016

9.11.16- PAX, Virtual Reality and will Amazon launch in Australia next year?

How do developers introduce novice players to Virtual Reality? Fresh from PAX, Ariel brings news of indie developers working on new VR experiences and the future of VR over the next 30 years. Plus: r…

00:14:08 | Tue 08 Nov 2016

2.11.16- The Death of Vine and How Should We Address Teen Sexting?

"Since 2013, millions of people have turned to Vine to laugh at loops and see creativity unfold. Today, we are sharing the news that in the coming months we’ll be discontinuing the mobile app," Vine …

00:14:53 | Tue 01 Nov 2016

26.10.16- The Internet Shut Down and How Instagram Derailed the 'Tinder Murder' Case

Much of the internet was brought to a halt Friday as a cyberattack on a company many had previously never heard of brought down many of the most popular online services - including tumblr, twitter an…

00:12:09 | Tue 25 Oct 2016

19.10.16- Facebook's 'Messenger Day' and Politicians Using WhatsApp

There are so many ways to share disappearing visual stories with our friends. Snapchat stories, Instagram stories, and now Facebook's Messenger Day, which is being trialled in Australia. Cyber securi…

00:11:50 | Tue 18 Oct 2016

12.10.16- Facebook Workplace and Driverless Cars

Workplace is Facebook's big entry into software as a service that offers businesses a network for communication, including a news feed of announcements, events, group and private messaging, and live …

00:15:36 | Tue 11 Oct 2016

5.10.16- Digital Banking and the Google Reveal

US is objectively behind countries like Australia in digital banking "by whatever metric you choose" (Stripe co founder John Collison), and Everything Google announced at last nights Pixel hardware …

00:12:55 | Tue 04 Oct 2016

28.09.16- Forza Horizon 3

Ariel brought game designer Mike Brown to talk about the new Forza Horizon 3 game that launched this Tuesday. Whats new with this game? It's set in Australia!

00:13:00 | Tue 27 Sep 2016

21.09.16- Superfund App and Wireless Emergency Alerts

New style of superannuation fund that will invest predominantly in technology is called "the superfund for millenials" and Lucy talks to Ariel about the Wireless Emergency Alert system that sent out …

00:14:13 | Tue 20 Sep 2016

14.09.16- Instagram Makes Abuse Filters Available To The Public and The Explosive Recall of the Galaxy Note 7

Instagram is rolling out a comment filter to all Instagram users to stamp out abuse and Samsung set to recall its Galaxy Note7 phones following reports that the devices can overheat and explode.

00:12:54 | Tue 13 Sep 2016

7.9.16- New Revenge Porn Laws and No More Headphone Jacks

New Australian laws meaning revenge porn posters could face jail time, accompanied by another look at how the law treats young people who share intimate images with their peers and partners. Lucy is …

00:12:53 | Tue 06 Sep 2016

31.8.16- Facebook's Algorithms, and Airbnb VS Uber

Days after removing editors from curating Trending Topics, Facebook's news-driven section surfaced a fake story about a Fox News anchor. Lucy also talk with Ariel about Airbnb's soft and subtle appro…

00:14:25 | Tue 30 Aug 2016

24.8.16- The Porn Ring Scandal and How to Make Your Own Emoji

Lucy asks Ariel Bogel how we should talk to young boys about the 'Porn Ring Scandal', a scandal where more than 200 non-consensual, intimate photos of teens and young women were posted in a global 'p…

00:13:05 | Tue 23 Aug 2016

17.8.16- Scientists Can Now Explore Cells In Virtual Reality and Instagram Declaring War on Snapchat

Scientists at the UNSW 3D Visualisation Aesthetics Lab has created a way of 'walking through' cancer cells in virtual reality, Lucy chats with Ariel about what this could mean for cancer research. Th…

00:11:27 | Tue 16 Aug 2016

10.08.16- The Chiefs Play Their League Of Legends Grand Final

Lucy and Ariel talk to the coach of The Chiefs - an Australian pro League of Legends team - a few days before their Oceania grand final against Legacy. The team live together in an apartment in Sydne…

00:10:55 | Tue 09 Aug 2016

3.8.16- #Censusfail and How Australias Tectonic Plate Movements are Affecting our GPS'

The hashtag #censusfail has been making the rounds on the internet in regards to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' changes to their data keeping period. Lucy and Ariel talk about why it is importa…

00:11:09 | Tue 02 Aug 2016

6.7.16- Exploring the Option of Electronic Voting

Lucy Smith talks to Ariel Bogel about the pros and cons of potentially introducing electronic voting options for elections and how 'clicktivism' and change.org have changed how parties show support f…

00:13:25 | Tue 05 Jul 2016

27.06.16- Uber Eats and Facebook Videos

Sydney can now order food to be delivered to their house via Uber and Facebook removed viral videos of the abuse of child detainees in the Northern Territory deemed too confronting and graphic for th…

00:07:27 | Sun 26 Jun 2016

1.6.16 - The Death of Web Design and Uber Localisation

Today Ariel and Lucy look at the waning future of unique web design in the face of app optimisation, as well as Uber's mission to retain usefulness across different cultures.

00:13:10 | Wed 01 Jun 2016

25.5.16 - Facebook Live

Ariel and Lucy look at the features and implications of Facebook's new live streaming technology.

00:07:30 | Tue 24 May 2016

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