2026-08-13

Redditor turns Android phone into a desktop PC in a stroke of genius, sandwiching it between two huge CPU coolers so it runs Witcher 3 at 1080p ultra

Nubia Z70 Ultra smartphone is transformed into a desktop PC in a remarkable fashion, drawing plenty of admiring oohs and ahhs. [...]

2026-08-13

'Specialists aren't required' anymore: How to stay valuable in an AI agent workplace today

Versatility is in, with people expected to work across the tech stack. [...]

2026-08-13

‘The best Shark vacuum cleaner overall’ is now down 48% — just in time for spring cleaning

It's our favourite cordless vacuum cleaner in Australia due to its powerful suction, dirt-detection features and self-empty docking station. [...]

2026-08-13

11X cheaper than ChatGPT: Tiny 150M model just proved AI doesn't need to "think out loud" to be smart

Pathway’s 150M model achieves 29.5% on ARC-AGI-1 while costing 11 times less than ChatGPT’s comparable reasoning model during inference. [...]

2026-08-13

Anthropic Red Team Finds Claude Agent Swarms Collude, Conform, and Sabotage

Anthropic's Frontier Red Team has published a set of experiments showing that swarms of its own Claude models, left to interact with one another, collude on prices, flood shared infrastructure, trust liars, and escalate into what the team calls a "multiagent turf war" — complete with self-replicating malware the agents wrote to sabotage each other. The research post, published Aug [...]

2026-08-13

Pre-ordering the new Google Pixel 11 range? Score a free PS5 or a Fitbit Air from these telcos and retailers

Google’s new flagship phones have officially launched, and Aussies can now pre-order them starting today — these are the best retailer and telco offers we’ve found across Australia. [...]

2026-08-13

Most UK tech leaders say network outages are becoming a critical business problem

New research of UK business leaders reveals a growing complexity and significant network outages are slowing the pace of change [...]

2026-08-13

Espresso yourself — I’ve found the 7 best coffee machine deals brewing this Afterpay Day

What Australian home would be complete without a coffee machine? I've found a range of models for all budgets on sale for the four-day Afterpay Day sales event. [...]

2026-08-13

My Brilliant Career has cured my period drama-hating past by being the best TV show I've seen on Netflix this year — but don't expect it to be a Bridgerton bonkbuster

The best love is the one that comes from nowhere, and I've fallen head over heels for new Netflix series My Brilliant Career — and it wasn't even on my radar for 2026. [...]