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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-02 11:20:39

Snap blocked 415K Australian accounts as of January to comply with the under-16 social media ban and warns of "technical limitations" in the implementation (Josh Taylor/The Guardian)

Snapchat blocks more than 400,000 Australian accounts but warns of ‘significant gaps’ in under-16s social media ban
Social media platform says there are still ‘real technical limitations to accurate and dependable age verification’

@heiseonline@social.heise.de
2026-02-02 16:45:32

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Notepad : Updater-Übernahme durch staatliche Akteure

Notepad++: Updater-Übernahme durch staatliche Akteure
Angreifer hatten gezielt mit dem Notepad++-Updater Malware auf Systeme verfrachtet. Die Untersuchungen deuten auf staatliche Akteure.

@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-02-02 14:00:52

"Climate change made Australian heat wave 5 times more likely"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change made Australian heat wave 5 times more likely
Human-induced climate change made the intense early January heat wave in Australia five times more likely, according to a new analysis by World Weather Attribution.

@timbray@cosocial.ca
2026-02-01 23:04:52

Excellent lazy-Sunday reading: “Asteroids that spin really fast” by astrophysicist Stacy McGaugh: tritonstation.com/2026/02/01/a
The Vera Rubin scope is discovering huge numbers of asteroids and some of them are weird. …

@metacurity@infosec.exchange
2026-01-01 20:23:21

Salt Typhoon hackers ‘almost certainly’ in Australia’s critical infrastructure
smh.com.au/technology/salt-typ

Salt Typhoon hackers ‘almost certainly’ in Australia’s critical infrastructure
China’s hacking campaign is one of the most effective long-term espionage moves ever seen, a top cybersecurity figure says.

@kurtsh@mastodon.social
2026-01-01 20:41:52

I knew it.
✅ Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up - The Onion
#humor

Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up
SYDNEY—Saying the ruse began as a harmless prank about the continent’s mammals having pouches, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admitted Tuesday that all those animals like wallabies, numbats, quokkas, and bandicoots were completely made up. “We just assumed everyone would have caught on by now, because these creatures are clearly imaginary,” said Albanese, adding that […]

@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-02-02 20:09:27

🫥 How astronauts will fix their gear using thin air
#materials

How astronauts will fix their gear using thin air
Additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, will be an absolutely critical technology for any long-term settlement on another world. Its ability to take a generic input, such as plastic strips or metal powder, and turn it into any shape of tool an astronaut will need is an absolute game changer. But the chemistry behind these technologies is complicated, and their applications are extremely varied, ranging from creating bricks for settlements to plastics for everything from cups…

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-11-30 11:50:31

Among the top 10K artists streamed in Australia from 2021 to 2024, Australian artists fell ~20% as algorithms make English-speaking artists compete globally (The Australia Institute)
australiainstitute.org.au/post

Drowned out in the stream. Australian music is in trouble and needs investment: new report
The algorithms of global music streaming services like Spotify, YouTube, Amazon and Apple are killing Australian music, according to a new report by a

@heiseonline@social.heise.de
2026-02-03 06:00:18

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Notepad : Updater-Übernahme durch staatliche Akteure

Notepad++: Updater-Übernahme durch staatliche Akteure
Angreifer hatten gezielt mit dem Notepad++-Updater Malware auf Systeme verfrachtet. Die Untersuchungen deuten auf staatliche Akteure.

@heiseonline@social.heise.de
2026-01-02 12:54:00

Astronomie: Erstmals präzise Masse eines einsamen Exoplaneten ermittelt
Zwar kennen wir schon Dutzende Exoplaneten ohne einen eigenen Stern, ihre Massen konnten aber nur geschätzt werden. Jetzt ist eine präzise Messung gelungen.

Astronomie: Erstmals präzise Masse eines einsamen Exoplaneten ermittelt
Zwar kennen wir schon Dutzende Exoplaneten ohne einen eigenen Stern, ihre Massen konnten aber nur geschätzt werden. Jetzt ist eine präzise Messung gelungen.