The new operating system for Mac is a huge update and other top stories.

• The new operating system for Mac is a huge update

  Mac OS X has been around so long that Nickelback had the number one single the year it launched. So after over 15 years, it’s time for a change. OS X is officially dead, and has been renamed macOS. The first version of macOS, codenamed Sierra, launches this fall as a free update for most Macs. But there’s a public beta version out now, and I’ve been testing it for the last week or so. There are tons of changes in Sierra, and they all add up to a big, significant update for the Mac. So what can ..

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• What defines an 'online location' in Australian piracy site blocking?

  

  Australia’s first test-case of legislation that enables rights holders to block access to overseas piracy websites at the ISP level is wrestling to define what constitutes an “online location”. Rights holders and Australia’s biggest telcos fronted a court hearing today in the first use of site blocking legislation passed by the Senate last year. Foxtel and Village Roadshow are jointly seeking to ban access to torrent sites The Pirate Bay, Torrentz, Torrenthound and IsoHunt, as well as streaming..

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• How your sunscreen could hurt coral reefs

  

  The sunscreen we slather on to protect ourselves from the sun's harmful rays is doing incredible damage to the world's coral reefs. A 2015 study found that just a small amount of sunscreen containing the ingredient oxybenzone is enough to break down coral, causing it to lose its nutrients, turn ghostly white or bleach and often die. The study was conducted in Hawaii and the U.S. Virgin Islands, reports the Washington Post, after a chance encounter with a vendor waiting for another group of tour..

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• Election 2016: Labor's NBN policy

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Election 2016: Labor's NBN policy Labor's NBN will deliver faster speeds for Australians says Shadow Communications Minister Jason Clare. Vision ABC News 24. PT2M6S 620 349 The first chief executive of the National Broadband Network has weighed into the election debate on broadband policy to declare the Coalition's multi-technology rollout a "colossal mistake" and back Labor's plan to increase the use of fibre directly to the home.In a rare p..

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• Huawei's P9 coming 5 July – worth the wait

  

  There were audible gasps of disbelief and delight when Huawei announced Australian pricing of its flagship Android P9 smartphone at its launch last night. After all flagship phones like the iPhone cost more than $1000, right? The price for this magnificent piece of design is $799. It has a dual lens Leica camera and enough technology and smarts to possibly take the crown as the best value flagship smartphone in 2016. Although you will need to wait a few weeks for reviews to confirm whether th..

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• Millions 'can't live without their phone'

  

  Australians are becoming more reliant on their smartphones to navigate their way through life, with seven million people claiming they can't live without their clever device.About 45 per cent of Aussies over 14 say they need their phone to help them juggle work and personal life, for personal security and to help co-ordinate their social arrangements, a survey by Roy Morgan Research says."As smartphone ownership has rapidly increased, so too has the number of us who feel dependent on a mobile p..

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• Sony launches new flagship handset in Korea

  

  Posted : 2016-06-23 16:57 Updated : 2016-06-23 18:19 Sony launches new flagship handset in Korea Models promote Sony Korea's new flagship smartphone, the Xperia X Performance. The company unveiled the high-end handset equipped with premium audio and camera functionalities, Thursday. / YonhapBy Lee Min-hyungSony Korea unveiled its new flagship handset Thursday, the Xperia X Performance, hoping for a meaningful rebound in the local market.With its latest premium handset, the company ho..

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• Solar plane completes first-ever Atlantic flight

  

  AFP on June 23, 2016, 9:10 pm Solar Impulse 2 lands in Spain after 70-hour transatlantic flight Seville (Spain) (AFP) - The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain Thursday after completing a 71-hour flight from New York in the first "magical" solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.Applause broke out as the experimental plane set down at Seville airport in southern Spain just before 7:40 am (0540 GMT) where a team was on the ground to welcome Swiss pilot and adventurer Be..

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• Google highlights five main safety concerns surrounding AI

  

  Safety risks posed by artificial intelligences are a genuine concern, but it's not just the apocalyptic robot uprising that we need to worry about. More seemingly mundane problems, such as an AI agent knocking over a vase while it's cleaning, also need to be addressed. Google Research has discussed methods for keeping AI on the straight and narrow in the past, and now the company has released a research paper outlining areas that are minor problems today, but will need more attention as AI tech..

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