2026-06-18

Vodafone Australia's mobile network has crashed — here's everything you need to know about the latest outage

One of Australia's biggest mobile networks is down, with Vodafone confirming that customers are experiencing "intermittent issues" — but there's no confirmation on a resolution yet. [...]

2026-06-18

I programmed a $7 ESP32-S3 board to block all computer's web ads - and it took just minutes

Raspberry Pi boards have gotten expensive, so I've been looking for cheaper alternatives. I found one in a tiny ESP32-S3 board. [...]

2026-06-18

Sennheiser just gave me a compelling reason to put away my Bose and Sony headphones for good

As audio quality reaches technological limits, brands are exploring alternative features. [...]

2026-06-18

Dispatch Restores Censored Content on Switch 2 With New Update

The new update lets players decide how much censorship they want, depending on their region. [...]

2026-06-18

NBN prices are set to increase in less than 2 weeks — lock in a low-cost plan now before it’s too late

If you've been considering changing your NBN plan to one that's more affordable or perhaps even faster than what you currently have, now's the time to shop around. [...]

2026-06-18

Some carmakers are ditching FM radios — and Rivian R2 fans aren't happy that they'll need a cellphone signal to listen to tunes in the wilderness

Rivian becomes the latest carmaker to turn its back on AM/FM tuners in its vehicles and some potential punters aren’t happy [...]

2026-06-18

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, June 18

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 18. [...]

2026-06-18

Got a Boots email offering 'free gift beauty sample pack'? Well, 8.8 million of us got the same thing from Romanian hackers looking to steal our credit cards (and more)

Hackers impersonated Boots in a large phishing campaign using compromised systems, fake surveys, and millions of emails to steal personal information. [...]

2026-06-18

The UK Will Scan Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

Internal Home Office tests of age-verification technology show the risks of life-altering errors. It’s moving forward anyway. [...]