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Australia Social Media Ban Dares Meta to Prove Teens Are Out
Australia may double ban fines to $99m, but experts say the real fight is forcing platforms to prove under-16s are actually out.
$120 Moccamaster Prime Day Deal Hijacks Coffee Carts
The $247 Moccamaster KBGV Select is the Prime Day coffee deal to beat, with $120 off a durable drip machine built to last.
Oura Ring 5 vs. Oura Ring 4 Squeezes Upgraders at $399
Oura Ring 5 is slimmer and lasts longer, but Ring 4 gets key software perks, making the $399 upgrade a tougher sell.
Amazon Prime Day 3 Deals Expose the Fake Discounts
Late Prime Day is where fake deals linger. The smart buys are the discounts that survived, not the loudest ones.
WalkingPad Z1 Crashes to Record $265 Prime Day Deal
WalkingPad Z1 fell to a lowest-ever $265 for Prime Day, making the foldable under-desk treadmill a sharper home-office buy.
5 Prime Day GPU Deals Slash $175 Off Nvidia, AMD Cards
Prime Day's GPU discounts are narrow, but five Nvidia and AMD cards stand out for gamers, builders and budget upgrades.
AI Memory Crunch Forces Apple Price Hikes on Macs, iPads
Apple is passing the AI memory crunch to buyers, with Macs and iPads jumping as much as 32.5% and upgrade budgets taking the hit.
Shark-Spotting Drones Patrol 70 NSW Beaches Year-Round
NSW will send shark-spotting drones over 70 beaches year-round, betting surveillance can rebuild confidence without culling sharks.
USB Audio Finally Lands on Teenage Engineering KO II
OS 2.5 gives the $329 KO II USB audio, lo-fi sample rates, reverse, arps and 40-second mono sampling.
SoftBank CEO Torches Elon Musk’s Orbital Data Centers
Masayoshi Son says orbital data centers won’t win the AI race because chips, not power, dominate the cost stack.
Price Hike Turns $299 Prime Day iPad Into the Deal
$299 makes the base iPad the Prime Day deal to beat, especially after Apple lifted its own sticker price to $449.
Kobo Libra Colour Sale Steals Prime Day From Kindle
Kobo’s $230 Libra Colour deal gives Prime Day shoppers color E Ink, buttons, notes, and a rare reason to skip Kindle.