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US election gets internet meme treatment
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The man behind The Man: how a man called Jim got Barack Obama back into the White House
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Your PC could power astronomical research
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Car crash lands cycling champ in hospital
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US election gets internet meme treatment
Donald Trump’s rant ignites Twitter Obama photo breaks social media records US teen’s bizarre tweet gets her infamy in Australia Unlike Mitt Romney’s “binders full of women” gaffe, Clint Eastwood’s chair speech, or Paul Ryan’s workout photos, the election day coverage was dominated by actual news from the presidential race. But over on social media, it wasn’t just that now-famous photo of [...]
Digital Life
Microsoft to drop Messenger, switch to Skype
Microsoft is scrapping its instant-messaging program and forcing most users to switch to Skype. Maintaining Windows Live Messenger made less sense after Microsoft bought Skype for $US8.5 billion last year. “Skype and Messenger are coming together,” Skype said in a post on its website. “By updating to Skype, Messenger users can instant message and video [...]
Digital Life
iPad mini 2 already on the way: report
This post was originally published on Mashable. The iPad mini hasn’t been on store shelves for a week yet, but rumours about its replacement have already started to hit the web. One of the biggest complaints about Apple’s recently-released iPad mini is its lack of a true Retina display. It looks like the company may be correcting the issue in [...]
World
The man behind The Man: how a man called Jim got Barack Obama back into the White House
He was once described as “the most powerful person in Washington you’ve never heard of”. While Barack Obama delivered a rousing victory speech in Chicago, it was his campaign manager Jim Messina who many were crediting as developing the strategy that kept the US President in the White House for another four years. ‘He [...]
Tech
Your PC could power astronomical research
Household computers across the world are helping power the processing of astronomical observations of distant galaxies as part of a project based in Perth. theSkyNet is used to combine the computer power of thousands of computers sitting in spare rooms, offices and lounge rooms to help scientists process data. International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research outreach [...]
Sport
Car crash lands cycling champ in hospital
Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins is in hospital after a collision with a car on a road near his home in north-west England. Wiggins, 32, who capped a triumphant year by also winning a gold medal at the London Olympics, was hit by a car pulling out of a petrol station in Wrightington, north-west [...]
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Tax affairs of the rich and powerful
Prominent figures, secret companies, exotic locations: a leaked list of more than 500 Australians gives a startling insight into the tax affairs of the rich and powerful, Linton Besser, Kate McClymont and James Robertson report.
In court two years after Facebook hoax
A man has narrowly avoided jail after an online party prank backfired, with the episode serving as another cautionary tale about the risks of misusing social media.
Big names revealed in tax sweep
Prominent figures, secret companies, exotic locations: a leaked list of more than 500 Australians gives a startling insight into the tax affairs of the rich and powerful, Linton Besser, Kate McClymont and James Robertson report.