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On today's episode of Gibraltar Today...The Chamber of Commerce has welcomed changes to ensure a minimum number of taxis are available at the airport for up to 90 minutes after each flight arrival. We speak to the Chamber's John Isola about that and also about local working from home trends.-How will the next Pope be chosen? A locked-door vote - called a Conclave will begin 15 to 20 days after the Pope is buried. Our news editor CV talks to us about the process… The Bishop told GBC it won't necessarily be one of the well-known favourites.-And, how might a merger between Calpe City and Bruno Magpies benefit young football players on the Rock? We speak to Seamus Byrne and Haig Oubdijan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Scott brings you the latest from the McGrail Inquiry, which is looking at the events that led to the early retirement of the Police Commissioner Ian McGrail in June 2020. We hear evidence from the Director of Public Prosecutions Christian Rocca KC and Head of Litigation at Hassans Lewis Baglietto KC.Iain Triay Clarence speaks to the President of Calpe City FC, Seamus Byrne, after the club announces it will have to close its doors, as most other GFA members had voted against their inclusion, and their partnership with Europa Point had broken down.Robin Sheppard-Capurro brings us the rest of the local sports news, including another Rock Cup Final win for Lincoln Red Imps.And, Geraldine Canepa, Louise Goncalves and Lori Hillman tell us about a wellness event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We explore the link between business and culture. David Revagliatte meets Seamus Byrne, the CEO of the Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS). Seamus joined the Gibraltar Youth Service as a volunteer in 1992 and has been a part of Gibraltar's cultural fabric since then.  In 2014 he became one of the founding Directors of GCS and became its CEO in 2018.Seamus shares his experiences of delivering large-scale events including National Days, Fairs, Winter Wonderlands, Literature Festivals and discusses how the local community could elevate Gibraltar's cultural offering even further. MJ Feeke from Radiance Clinic joins us later in the episode for our GFSB Member Spotlight feature. Remember to subscribe to never miss an episode. Thanks for listening to the Gibraltar Business Podcast by the GFSB! Follow us on Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook!

Do you like online meetings? Sessions of the Development and Planning Commission are to remain online with no plans to go back to in-person meetings. In answer to GBC questions, the Government says that while it is considering options for the DPC moving forward, it generally feels that online meetings are a very efficient use of time. Kevin Ruiz joined Jonathan Scott with more details.Did you watch the women's world cup final? England's wait to win a first Women's World Cup title goes on after Spain triumphed in the final in Sydney. GBC sports reporter Jose Marie Ruiz and broadcaster and football fanatic Stefan Borge joined the discussion.The 2023 Gibraltar National Fair is in full swing. It's a week long celebration of community with rides, food, stalls and live entertainment every night. Cultural Services CEO, Seamus Byrne answered a few questions from listeners. And, Chris Burton of the MET Office joined us to discuss the intense fog that blanketed the Rock on Sunday and Monday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Elon Musk continues to stagger from crisis to disaster over his Twitter ownership and Meta fires thousands of staff members, are we seeing the decline of social media as a force, or can open platforms like Mastadon fill the gap? And with new consumer VR gear on the way, what's in the future for the VR space? Special Guest Byteside's Seamus Byrne! (@Byteside) Vertical Hold is brought to you by Aussie Broadband – changing the game with their award-winning network and Australian based support. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week.  verticalhold.com.au facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

What does Australia's latest breakthrough mean for the future of quantum computing? How are Facebook's VR prototypes set to make the Metaverse more immersive than ever? Guest Byteside's Seamus Byrne (@seamus) - Vertical Hold is brought to you by Aussie Broadband – changing the game with their award-winning network and Australian based support. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week.  verticalhold.com.au facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

It's our 73rd episode of the Byteside podcast but it was also our first time recording as a video podcast! Will it be the last? Nic Healey and Seamus Byrne catch up on recent news - Seamus digs Meta's VR Visual Turing Test and isn't so down on Diablo Immortal as a very casual bit of mobile fun. Nic found a Metaverse pop up shop in Melbourne? Plus what the guys have been watching lately. Including the amazing Exandria Unlimited: Calamity.Go see the full video version at the Byteside YouTube channel.kstU5wvrJ22S9KZI5lTT See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris Button takes the reins from Seamus Byrne to prepare for a fresh new look at how videogames are made and the industry's wider cultural impact. Get ready for new episodes of High Resolution soon featuring guests from across the videogame industry, locally and abroad!In the meantime, subscribe to Byteside's twice-weekly newsletter examining all things tech, digital culture, and video games.Follow Byteside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bytesideFollow Chris Button on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BibbyBhoyFollow Seamus Byrne on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seamus See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Season 1 Episode 31 of Digital Dissection: A Nerd Podcast where we continue talking about Ready Player One! Specifically we focus on how probable an online world like the Oasis is. And since we're no experts on this sort of thing we've invited someone who is! Award winning Technology Journalist Seamus Byrne, head of tech Journal Mr. Byteside, brings his expertise to determine the viability of Ernest Cline's vision for 2045. Music Credits: "Pixel Peeker Polka (Faster)" Written and Performed by Kevin MacLeod "Our Young Guts" Written and Performed by Andy G. Cohen

If you want to repair or replace your smartphone or tablet, it can be confusing to know how to go about it or where to go. And the Productivity Commission has found that it should be much easier for consumers to navigate this system and what's called their ‘right to repair'. So, what is it and should we have the right to repair? Plus, what did Sky News Australia do to get bumped off YouTube for a week?   And why is one of the biggest movie stars suing Disney, and which Aussie tech start-up just got bought by the founder of Twitter? Guests: Ariel Bogle, Analyst at ASPI Cyber Policy Centre & Seamus Byrne, Byteside.com

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Wednesday, May 26, I'm Seamus Byrne.The Victorian government has passed an extraordinarily backward new law overnight, adding a new per kilometre charge for electric vehicle drivers in the state. Aside from the horrible choice to start charging taxes on a class of vehicle that Australia desperately needs to better promote to improve environmental outcomes on our roads, the 2.5c per km fee has to be manually tracked and reported via a website, adding a level of nuisance and friction to those who are leading the way with EV adoption. Penalties will apply for anyone who fails to adhere to the new reporting system. We try to avoid editorialising here in the daily bulletin, but this is a terrible decision at a time when every measure to ease a transition toward reduced carbon emissions is required to save the planet.https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/bills/zero-and-low-emission-vehicle-distance-based-charge-bill-2021https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2021/05/17/victoria-ev-tax-cash-grab-lobby/Microsoft's Build 2021 conference is happening this week, but the biggest news of all may be being held back for a little later on. During his keynote address, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella teased that a very big new update for Windows is coming soon. Quote: "Soon we will share one of the most significant updates to Windows of the past decade... I'm incredibly excited about the next generation of Windows." With a "very soon" also used, perhaps we'll learn more around the time the next major update to Windows 10 drops in June, which includes much discussed updates to system icons, system default fonts and other UI features.https://www.windowscentral.com/satya-nadella-teases-big-updates-coming-soon-windows-build-2021In other operating systems, Google has officially put its third operating system Fuchsia into the real world, with news the Google Home Hub has been updated to be based on the Fuchsia OS. There's been no fanfare around the shift and for years the Fuchsia team has been working to put the system into different aspects of the Google ecosystem, so this quiet push to the original Nest Hub (and not the second gen version either) is an interesting move.https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/google-launches-its-third-major-operating-system-fuchsia/Imaging giant Epson has announced a partnership with National Geographic to promote the need to protect the world's permafrost regions, collaborating with its explorers and researchers to encourage us all to find ways big and small to fight climate change. The announcement arrives alongside Epson's launch of its latest Heat-Free Technology for its ink-jet printers, which sees a big reduction in energy consumption, especially compared with laser printers. The new range of EcoTank printers includes new six-colour photo printer models at up to A3 size that skip the old ink cartridges to deliver thousands of prints with a lot less fuss.https://www.epson.com.au/heat-free-technology/https://www.epson.com.au/v2/ecotank/In video games, news from late last week we missed saw a major announcement for fans of competitive modes of Overwatch, with news that Overwatch 2 will be shifting the game from 6v6 to 5v5. The game is dropping a second tank class from the standard team composition and while it might not seem like much on the surface it will see a huge shift in the style of play typically seen in the game where tanks and shields have slowed the regularity of kills in the game's modes. Overall this single announcement gives Overwatch 2 the biggest boost in appeal as it will significantly change the flavour of PvP in the game.In local esports, the ANZ Premier League of World of Tanks wrapped up over the weekend, with North Sydney Sentinels taking out the title against the Brisbane Bulldogs at a final event at Fortress Melbourne. Overseas, the Valorant Masters is underway this week in... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CSIRO's digital division, Data61, is in the midst of another restructure that is seeing 70 jobs lost from the research organisation. One of the victims of the changes is the loss of a world-leading team that has developed a highly secure computing microkernel, seL4. According to reports, the team has been disbanded with staff either exiting Data61 or being moved into an AI division. Members of the team were told last week it no longer fits the agency's strategic goals. The seL4 work will continue through an independent body.https://www.innovationaus.com/data61-dumps-world-class-sel4-security-team/ABC iView has begun an advertising campaign that tells users they will soon be required to create an account to continue using the public broadcaster's streaming service. The ABC says the requirement will be in place in July and is aimed at improving personalisation of the service for better recommendations, creating watch lists, and tracking of which shows and episodes a user has or has not watched. But privacy advocates decry not maintaining an optional approach, and that in the end the best security is to hold as little personal data as possible.https://www.innovationaus.com/abc-may-lock-out-iview-users-for-personalisation/Spotify has added offline music downloads for users of the Apple Watch. A lot of apps seem to have had a hard time getting Apple Watch audio downloads up and running, so it's a great milestone to see Spotify get support in place. It makes it easy for Spotify users to leave their phone behind when going out with just their Watch for exercise or just wanting to operate a little lighter during the day.https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/21/22447222/spotify-adding-feature-music-downloads-offline-apple-watchTwitch has been inundated with popular hot tub streams in recent weeks, with some streamers using a loophole in rules around 'contextual attire' to wear skimpy bikinis in paddling pools they've setup in their streaming rooms. On Friday, to better accommodate such activity while managing wider user and advertiser expectations, Twitch announced a new "Pools, Hut Tubs, and Beaches" category exclusively for these kinds of streams. The company admits it is a first step solution to manage controls for viewers and advertisers while not being overly censorious toward streams that can be seen as sexually suggestive.https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/05/21/lets-talk-about-hot-tub-streams/In entertainment, talk of a Highlander reboot is heating up as word emerges that Henry Cavill is in talks to tackle the lead role. The new film is set to be directed by Chad Stahelski, who directed the John Wick films. Whether the lead role will hold to the name Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod remains to be seen. Just remember, they only ever made one film.https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2021/05/21/lets-talk-about-hot-tub-streams/In esports, China's Royal Never Give up aka RNG won the Mid-Season Invitational event in League of Legends overnight, while in Rainbow Six Siege the Six Invitational in Paris was won by Ninjas in Pyjamas, defeating Team Liquid in a tight 3-2 series win. Three of the top four teams were Brazilian, showing the regions dominance in the game.https://dotesports.com/rainbow-6/news/nip-defeat-liquid-in-si-2021-grand-final-cementing-brazilian-rainbow-six-siege-dominanceAlso at the final, Siege announced the next season of the game, Operation North Star, will add a new operator to the game, Thunderbird, a healing defender, as well as a rework to the Favela map and more active play after death with control over drones and better camera controls. Operation North Star launches in June.https://www.dexerto.com/rainbow-six/rainbow-six-operation-north-star-details-operator-map-rework-1555554/That's your Bits bulletin for Monday. I'm Seamus Byrne from Byteside, thanks for joining me. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Thursday, May 20, I'm Seamus Byrne.Microsoft has announced a year long process for taking Internet Explorer off life support. In August, Microsoft 365 will stop supporting Internet Explorer, and on June 15, 2022, most versions of Windows 10 will officially put the 25 year old web browser out to pasture. IE arose in the '90s to beat the OG dominant integrated browser, Netscape Navigator. Microsoft Edge is already considered the new home for default browsing on Windows 10, and it will include an Internet Explorer emulation mode for those who really, really need one.https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2021/05/19/the-future-of-internet-explorer-on-windows-10-is-in-microsoft-edge/Meanwhile, at Google, the Chrome browser is soon to test the inclusion of a 'Follow' feature that will allow users to get updates direct to the new tab page from websites with RSS feeds. Yes, many may remember that Google killed its beloved Google Reader back in 2013, and now in 2021 it's bringing back an RSS Reader direct within Chrome. If you haven't been using RSS lately, it's still alive and well thanks to great tools like Feedly, though some sites have stopped offering RSS altogether, sadly. But not Byteside - smash that follow button when it appears in a browser near you.https://9to5google.com/2021/05/19/chrome-follow-rss-feed/Twitter has released the results of an investigation into whether its cropping algorithms had an inherent racial bias and found that it really did preference white people and women. In recent weeks, Twitter made a move to support showing the full image in a tweet instead of offering a crop at all, and it turns out this is because the company considered its options and decided no crop was better than sticking with an algorithmic bias in its cropping tool. Twitter's Director of Software Engineering, Rumman Chowdhury, said "One of our conclusions is that not everything on Twitter is a good candidate for an algorithm." Listen up, Silicon Valley.https://blog.twitter.com/engineering/en_us/topics/insights/2021/sharing-learnings-about-our-image-cropping-algorithm.htmlSpotify has announced a series of five pre-recorded live concerts set to take place every week for five weeks starting May 27. The concerts will be offered as a livestream only and users will need to buy tickets to attend the virtual performances, priced at $19 each. Bands include The Black Keys, Bleachers, girl in red, Rag'n'Bone Man, and Leon Bridges. It's an interesting experiment, and in similar fashion Zoom has announced the launch of paid virtual events to allow organisations to hold conventions and conferences via its platform, with ticketing and registration processes as well as multi-session planning and virtual lobbies for networking. The effort to make online events more like the real world continues apace.https://newsroom.spotify.com/2021-05-19/must-see-your-favorite-artists-perform-with-spotifys-virtual-concert-experience/https://blog.zoom.us/coming-soon-zoom-events-virtual-experiences/Apple has announced a wide set of software updates to expand its already impressive accessibility offerings for users of its products. Updates include SignTime, which will allow users to book a sign language call via video link for online shopping and support, and iPad eye tracking to allow for device control with eye movement. A new AssistiveTouch mode is being added to Apple Watch that will allow a cursor to control the screen via subtle muscular movements. And there's even a new Background Sounds mode to play white noise or other subtle sounds for neurodiverse folks who prefer to have distracting noises reduced. New VoiceOver support for images, and new Memoji to show people with Cochlear implants or oxygen tubes, plus more. All up a very impressive accessibility... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Wednesday, May 19, I'm Seamus Byrne.Google I/O kicked off overnight, the company's festival of new toys, and this year we see a very new look for Android ahead of the launch fo the version 12 update. They're calling it a "Material You" design, and the colours of the whole OS, including settings and menu areas, will change to follow your theme. Google also showed off new features for Google Workspace, including better video meetings layouts, and there are many upgrades to how Google Photos will work, including creating animations from still shots and creating a locked folder where you can keep photos that you don't want to see when you're scrolling through your library.https://events.google.com/io/?lng=enhttps://www.theverge.com/22439777/android-12-design-features-widgets-first-look-googlehttps://www.theverge.com/2021/5/18/22435419/google-io-2021-event-recap-biggest-announcements-pixel-android-12-wear-os-workspacehttps://techcrunch.com/2021/05/18/google-photos-update-adds-new-memories-and-a-locked-folder-previews-cinematic-moments/On the hardware side, Google announced it is unifying its WearOS with Samsung's Tizen platform along with more input from Fitbit to bring Android wearables back into a more cohesive platform experience. WearOS 3.0 is claiming to be 30% faster than the current version and will get features like an offline music mode for YouTube Music. Another big hardware concept revealed was Project Starline, that uses a booth full of cameras to create 3D models in real-time so you can feel like you're sitting across from a real person.https://www.cnet.com/news/google-and-samsung-are-combining-to-reboot-android-watches-with-a-dose-of-fitbit-too/https://www.wired.com/story/google-project-starline/Here at home, the Fair Work Commission has ruled that a Deliveroo rider should be classified as an employee in a landmark ruling against gig economy contractor arrangements. The rider brought an unfair dismissal case against the delivery company after they had been kicked off the platform in April last year. The case looked at the way the booking system gives preferential treatment to riders who operate in more employee like ways, contrary to the argument that these platforms are all about freedom and flexibility for workers. Deliveroo says it will appeal the decision. https://www.innovationaus.com/deliveroo-loses-test-case-as-rider-ruled-an-employee/Microsoft has officially given up on launching a dedicated lightweight version of Windows known as Windows 10X, instead opting to incorporate the ideas developed as part of the project into future updates to the core Windows 10 operating system. The original idea was to build a dual-screen optimised version of Windows, which then refocused on being a competitor to Google's Chrome OS that has been a big hit in education markets. Microsoft says some features from its development work on Windows 10X is already making its way to the core OS, including optimised on-screen keyboard designs and enhanced voice typing.https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-officially-acknowledges-windows-10x-isnt-happening/With all the attention on the energy usage of cryptocurrency transaction processing, the world's second biggest crypto by market cap, Ethereum, has announced plans to change the way it operates in order to reduce power consumption by 99.95%. The concept shifts the security process from a "Proof-of-Work" system to a "Proof-of-Stake", a technical shift that Ethereum claims testing shows will generate the massive reduction in power consumption – and that consumption will not rise when the value of Ethereum does, as has been the case in the past. In one comparison, they suggest that if Bitcoin power usage today was the equivalent of the height of the Burj Khalifa, then current Ethereum usage is the height of the Tower of Pisa, and the new power consumption for Ethereum after the... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Tuesday, May 18, I'm Seamus Byrne.Leading today's bulletin is esports, with an amazing result in the wee hours this morning as Perth's Pentanet defeated one of the world's biggest brands in esports, Cloud9. Cloud9 was the North American champion team at the Mid-Season Invitational event we've been covering in recent weeks, and while Pentanet had already lost its 7th game and could not progress in the tournament the team played with the same flair and meme-filled attitude they've brought to the whole tournament that has won them fans around the world. Think Perth Wildcats beating the LA Lakers and we're in the right ballpark. A joyful moment for the local League of Legends scene. The European hosts of the MSI 2021 broadcast celebrated Pentanet's win with a Red Bull shoey. They bow out but take many hearts back to WA from this event.https://liquipedia.net/leagueoflegends/Mid-Season_Invitational/2021/Rumble_StageNBN Co has once again had to push back the timing on selling new hybrid-fibre coaxial connections, but now it's not due to shortages in termination equipment. This time it's due to NBN's system for assigning work to contractors is having major problems. NBN contractors have held protests across the country in recent weeks due to the new work scheduling system causing major delays in jobs, which has reduced how many jobs they can complete in a day or causing delays to starting jobs for customers. More widely, internet service providers have also been complaining about the issues, which is also impacting on fault rectification appointments as well as new connections. For HFC, no new date for resumption of connections has been offered by NBN.https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nbn-co-pushes-back-hfc-sales-restart-as-workforce-system-bugs-bite-564658In NSW, the state government has announced a trial to make it easier to find a parking spot on Sydney streets. The smart kerbsides trial will run in Liverpool for 12 months, giving app-based visibility of where parking spots are available in real time. The app can also manage "park now, pay later" services to only charge drivers for the time they actually spend at a parking spot. Further, Liverpool Council Mayor Wendy Waller says the data related to the trial will help in planning for pedestrian and cycling flows and other aspects of road safety and parking availability.https://www.zdnet.com/article/nsw-to-undergo-trial-of-smart-kerbsides/In music news, Apple has announced it is launching a new lossless audio quality tier as a free upgrade for its entire music catalogue. Starting in June, people can choose to stream music at up to 24-bit 192 kHz lossless audio quality, with support for Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos for musicians who choose to support such listening formats. Apple's AirPods and most wireless earphones do not support lossless formats because they use Bluetooth connectivity that requires compression, but AirPods will support the new Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos features. At the same time, Amazon has also updated its services to now deliver Amazon Music HD service to all Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers for free. The HD version of its music service was previous $5 more per month.https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/17/airpods-apple-music-lossless-audio/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9573513/amazon-music-hd-unlimited-hi-fi-price-streamingMicrosoft has today launched a personal edition of its Teams collaboration software, which has evolved rapidly during the pandemic as a workplace collaboration platform. Think of it as a Slack competitor, letting you share documents, make digital video and audio calls, and generally chat with friends and family under this new product option. If you use a lot of Microsoft products, this is worth checking... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Monday, May 17, I'm Seamus Byrne.The Australian Signals Directorate, in response to Senate Estimates questions, has told parliament that it knows who was behind an attack on parliamentary email servers in March, but it is not saying who that was publicly as it feels that is a matter for the government. ASD said it was an unsophisticated attack, but that due to a lack of two-factor authentication on access it was more successful than it should have been. Users were forced to implement 2FA when they were allowed back into the system.https://www.zdnet.com/article/asd-knows-who-attacked-the-aph-email-system-but-isnt-revealing-who/eBay has announced it is closing its "adults only" section of the website in what it calls a move to enhance "safety" on the platform. The site maintained a dedicated section of the site as a home for such items, but this will end in one month's time. However, some exceptions are being carved out for sex toys and collectible magazines. The move continues a trend that makes it harder for sex-related content and services to find a place in legitimate marketplaces.https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kvb7z/ebay-is-banning-hentai-and-other-adult-contentRumours of Twitter launching a subscription service have been around for a long time, but now more details have been revealed by hidden feature hunter Jane Manchun Wong. The service is set to be called Twitter Blue, with a suggested price of US$2.99 per month. The paid service will offer features like Bookmark Collections, an Undo Send timer on tweets, and improved news reading experience. No word on timings or what other features may be included, but there's certainly no mention of that edit button many users crave.https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/15/twitter-blue-subscription-service/A report by US non-profit organisation Center for Countering Hate has found that the vast majority of disinformation about vaccines and COVID on social media were distributed by just 12 people. An analysis of activity between the start of February and mid-March showed that 65% of anti-vaccine content on Twitter and 73% on Facebook originated with the same 12 people across a network of accounts they control. Despite repeated violations of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter rules, nine of the twelve remain active on the platforms.https://www.npr.org/2021/05/13/996570855/disinformation-dozen-test-facebooks-twitters-ability-to-curb-vaccine-hoaxesFrom the serious to the more entertaining, a security researcher has published proof of concept code for a major security flaw in a computer system that, thankfully, no one should be worried about. The flaw allows for arbitrary code to be executed on a 1967 design for a Universal Turing machine designed by the late Marvin Minsky. While the conceptual hack has the air of entertainment, researcher Pontus Johnson suggests it speaks to a fundamental question of security design – where in the design process does security enter the picture?https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/11/turing_machine_0day_no_patch_available/In videogames, the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival over the weekend offered a surprise for local fans, with news that an Oceanic data centre is set to open later this year. Launching seven years into the life of the game, such a server will see much improved latency and a potentially improved sense of local community for players from this region. No specific date was announced, but it is expected to launch ahead of the game's new expansion, Endwalker, which was given its launch date of November 23 this year.https://www.shacknews.com/article/124389/final-fantasy-14-adding-new-oceania-online-data-centerIn esports news, Pentanet.gg has struggled in the Rumble stage of the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, with an 0-6 record over the weekend. Four games remain to be played and while it's still mathematically... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Friday, May 14, I'm Seamus Byrne.The federal parliament has been asked by a parliamentary committee to trial a ban on smartphones during question time to improve the perception of how business is conducted in the House and the attentiveness of parliamentarians. The House Standing Committee on Procedure called for public submissions and a survey on improving Question time that started in 2019 , with respondents feeling conduct was poor and real questions were not being answered or even asked, and that parliament was setting a bad example for society, especially children, about how debate should be conducted. Mobile phones were first allowed into the Chamber in 2015, and after many public responses mentioned phones being a 'bad look' the committee has proposed a trial to restrict their use. Whether the trial will even take place remains to be seen.https://www.itnews.com.au/news/parliament-asked-to-trial-a-mobile-phone-ban-in-question-time-564503Eftpos is aiming to roll out a network of QR codes to create new opportunities to pay for goods and services through the payment platform, with its recent acquisition of Beem It providing the basis for the new move. Beem It was previously owned by Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, and Westpac. Eftpos has lost a lot of ground in digital payments, with most tap and go payments associated with Visa and Mastercard instead of the traditional Cheque or Savings options that used Eftpos to perform the transaction, so providing new avenues to grow its share of transaction opportunities is a big deal. As people have become more comfortable with QR codes over the past year, Eftpos thinks Beem It could become useful in both physical and online payment processing.https://www.zdnet.com/article/eftpos-uses-beem-it-acquisition-to-build-out-qr-payment-system/SpaceX has signed a deal with Google to provide its Starlink satellite broadband services to Google's Cloud data centres. The deal will see Google's cloud services get the added assurance of an additional connectivity option that is fast and gives a boost to redundancy, while Starlink will sell Google Cloud services to its customers through its channels. Starlink made a similar deal with Microsoft Azure last year.https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/13/22433982/elon-musk-spacex-internet-connectivity-deal-google-cloudIn Europe, Google has been fined over €100M for abusing its competitive advantage to control the Android Auto interface. An EV charging station app called JuicePass was barred from being available on the Android Auto interface, effectively stunting the app's ability to grow its audience and utility in the market. The app had been blocked for two years and the court has ordered Google allows the app to be available through Android Auto. Google says it disagrees with the finding and is considering its options.https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/13/google-hit-with-123m-antitrust-fine-in-italy-over-android-auto/Elsewhere at Alphabet, CNET has reported that YouTube recently banned dozens of channels that were posting videos related to the QAnon delusion after they were brought to the company's attention. The channels had been evading detection by deleting their own videos within days of posting, using YouTube more like an ephemeral video platform. In all, 40 channels were removed after CNET's Rich Nieva had shown the evidence to the YouTube while questions are raised about the tricks channels are deploying in their effort to spread disinformation while generating views to earn ad revenue.https://www.cnet.com/features/qanon-channels-are-deleting-their-own-youtube-videos-to-evade-punishment/For Final Fantasy fans, this weekend sees a virtual fan festival taking place to celebrate the massively multiplayer Final Fantasy XIV. The game's next major expansion, Endwalker, is arriving in coming months and the event will reveal more details while... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Thursday, May 13, I'm Seamus Byrne.Tesla has announced it is changing its stance on trading Bitcoin for its cars, announcing it will no longer accept payments in the cryptocurrency. Tesla CEO Elon Musk cited concerns over the environmental impact of the mining process used by the world's most prominent and highest valued cryptocurrency. The change comes just seven weeks after Tesla began accepting Bitcoin and even saw its first quarter profits boosted by an increase in the value of its Bitcoin holdings, worth $1.5 billion. Musk said the company will not sell any of its holding and is looking for alternate cryptocurrencies that have lower energy requirements for their use.https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/12/22433153/tesla-suspend-bitcoin-vehicle-purchase-cryptocurrency-elon-muskA wireless security researcher has published a paper that finds a wealth of security vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi at both a design and implementation level, dating back to the origins of Wi-Fi in 1997 through to the latest versions on the market today. The flaw is only exploitable at close range, but enables an attacker to trick the security protocols into allowing data to be decrypted and read. 75 devices were tested across all major operating systems and all were affected by at least one of the flaws. The good news is that the flaws were disclosed to the industry and patches have been rolling out over recent months. Yet again, make sure you check your computers, smartphones and your router are updated to the latest versions to stay safe out there.https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/12/krack_hack_wifi/The Epic vs Apple battle continues, and not just in the courtroom. Apple has emphasised that its tight control of the App Store ensures safety standards are well managed, but revelations in the case have suggested the company has at times allowed malicious apps to slip through the net. For example, in 2015, internal emails showed Apple had found 2,500 apps were downloaded 203 million times by 128 million users. As a form of rebuttal to these concerns, Apple has announced via its newsroom blog that while some things may slip through a lot has been caught along the way. The post says that in 2020 alone, $1.5 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions were stopped in the App Store, with 3 million stolen credit cards blocked from making purchases. Over 200,000 apps were rejected for privacy violations, 48,000+ were rejected for having hidden features and over 470,000 developer accounts were banned permanently.https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/05/app-store-stopped-over-1-5-billion-in-suspect-transactions-in-2020/In more exciting Apple news, benchmarks are beginning to flow through as people get a chance to test the new M1-based iMac. Geekbench test scores suggest the entry-level M1 iMac is performing around 56% better than the previous top of line 21.5-inch Intel models. These were last specced in 2019 so they're running older 8th Generation Intel Core processors. For the high-end 27-inch Intel iMac, the new M1 iMac runs faster in single core tasks but not for multicore, so users with those models should stay where they are until any potential iMac Pro appears in future.https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/12/m1-imac-benchmarks/In science, a new study published in Nature this week has showed that brain-computer interfaces are making it possible for humans to type words into a computer by just thinking about writing the words in handwriting. The study worked with subjects whose hands were paralysed due to spinal injuries, and they achieved typing speeds of 90 characters per minute at an accuracy of 94% or 99% with autocorrect switched on. This is considered a big improvement over systems that focus on controlling a cursor or other typing mechanism.https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/neural-implant-lets-paralyzed-person-type-by-imagining-writing/In games, an... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Wednesday, May 12, I'm Seamus Byrne.The federal budget happened last night, and over the past week the government pre-announced many aspects that are important to technology and digital culture industries, including the tax offset scheme for videogames and the new AI centre at the CSIRO. Unfortunately the university sector continues to be treated with disdain by the government, with almost 10% of further cuts that will see yet more jobs lost in the sector. And never forget the government's continued negligence on climate change.https://www.innovationaus.com/local-tech-gets-overlooked-by-govt-again/Intel has unveiled its 11th-generation H-Series Core processors for high-end mobile performance overnight. Codenamed Tiger Lake, the new hardware is aimed at people who want to take serious gaming or graphics processing on the go. Alongside the news, NVIDIA also unveiled its mobile edition RTX 30 Series GPUs alongside Intel's announcements, with Dell, HP, Lenovo, Gigabyte, MSI and Razer all having new high-end laptops ready to roll based on the new hardware combination.https://www.anandtech.com/show/16668/intel-launches-11th-generation-core-tiger-lakeh-eight-core-10nm-mobile-processorshttps://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2021/05/11/geforce-rtx-studio-laptops-3050-ti/To go with your shiny new gaming laptop why not grab a shiny new VR headset? HTC is holding its ViveCon virtual event this week and revealed the new Vive Pro 2 and Vive Focus 3 headsets. The Vive Pro 2 is a big upgrade over the previous generation, with a 120-degree field of view, 120Hz refresh rate and 2448x2448 pixel resolution for each eye. The Focus 3 features similar specs but is a wireless all-in-one VR system that requires no PC and no sensors and is targeted toward business users.https://uploadvr.com/vive-pro-2-vive-focus-3/Good news for smart home technology today, with a leading interconnectivity standard getting a brand overhaul ahead of full rollout to the market. The tech is now called Matter, with a logo that will appear on supporting hardware. Matter is being supported by Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, and Google Assistant standards and can run over Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, or Thread networking technologies.Matter is run by an industry alliance, formerly known as Zigbee and now the Connectivity Standards Alliance, that is sponsored by Apple, Google and Amazon, the project is open source and royalty free, and market leaders like Philips are saying they can send software updates to existing products to support Matter.https://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/amazon-google-apple-back-alliance-to-certify-smart-home-devices-that-work-together/Ebay has announced it will allow the sale of NFTs on its platform, adding yet more legitimacy to selling all manner of digital things as collectible tokens on blockchains. NFTs are typically bought and sold using cryptocurrencies, but that doesn't have to be the case, so eBay may lead to a mainstreaming of the concept. eBay has also recently said it is looking at the possibility of accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment in future.https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/ebay-taps-into-nft-frenzy-allows-sale-platform-2021-05-11/The little space probe that could, Voyager 1, keeps on delivering fascinating new insights into the great beyond, with a new report in Nature Astronomy looking at how its instruments are now detecting the constant drone of interstellar plasma waves. This is valuable insight into the nature of particles and plasma in the very-nearly-full-vacuum beyond our solar system. Launched in 1977, it is now over 22 billion kms from home and sends data back at a rate of 160-bits-per-second from its 70 kilobytes of memory.https://phys.org/news/2021-05-space-voyager-plasma.htmlIn games news, for those lucky enough to have gotten their hands on a PlayStation 5... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Tuesday, May 11, I'm Seamus Byrne.In the local side of the battle between Epic Games and Apple, the ACCC has asked the court to allow it to weigh in on the matter. The Australian case was paused by Justice Perram until the US proceedings that are now underway have concluded, though Epic appealed the decision. The ACCC has applied to participate in this appeal process, asking to make a submission regarding public policy on whether the case here in Australia is different to the case in the US.https://www.zdnet.com/article/accc-wants-to-appear-in-epic-apple-lawsuit-to-provide-its-public-policy-views/A major malware attack on a US oil pipeline has caused big concerns over recent days, but the hacking group behind the attack has apologised and claimed it will do more to vet companies it targets in future. The group, known as DarkSide, says it is apolitical and just wants to make money, not to cause problems for society. The organisation says it has a code of ethics that say it will not attack healthcare and other critical infrastructure targets. This pipeline situation still returns to the fact many organisations still desperately need to improve their security hygiene to stay safe from attack.https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkside-ransomware-will-now-vet-targets-after-pipeline-cyberattack/Facebook has announced it is testing a notification to ask users if they'd like to actually read an article before they share it. The company says the test will run with a small percentage of users on Android phones. The move comes roughly one year after Twitter started doing the same thing, and Twitter has reported improvements in how people engage with content and sharing by giving them a nudge in this way. An improvement, but not a panacea.https://www.vox.com/2021/5/10/22429240/facebook-prompt-users-read-articles-before-sharingIn AI research, you might remember Google's DeepMind project from when it became a god of games like Chess and Go, and then shifted gears and learned how to beat the world's best at StarCraft. Well now the AI project has partnered with football club Liverpool to see if it can apply its digital brainpower to improving strategy and tactics on the soccer pitch. With the sensor data and detailed video footage now deployed on players and around the game, Liverpool provided DeepMind with three seasons of granular player data. The research paper looked at AI 'ghosting' techniques to make predictions and see if the predictions were replicated in what happened in the real world. Let's keep an eye out for any new tricks Liverpool throws at the game next season.https://www.wired.co.uk/article/deepmind-football-liverpool-aiIn science, astronomers recently announced the observation of a star that was trapped by a supermassive black hole and has slowly been ripped apart at its edge. It is officially known as tidal disruption but more lovingly called "spaghettification". Previously such events were mostly noticed via fast radio bursts but this research is the first time the filaments of a star being wrapped around a black hole have been more directly observed.https://www.space.com/spaghettified-star-observed-near-black-holeIn video games, if you've been hoping to get your hands on a PlayStation 5 when demand slows down, Sony suggests you're not going to be casually walking into a store to grab one until sometime in 2022. Silicon supplies remain constrained, and while the company has increased production since launch, Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki said they do not expect to be able to drastically increase supply until well into 2022. So far the company has sold 7.8 million PS5 consoles and expects to sell another 15 million this financial year.https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/sony-says-ps5-could-be-difficult-to-find-into-2022/Also in games, those eager to scratch the nostalgia itch for the... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Monday, May 10, I'm Seamus Byrne.A big moment for Australian esports overnight, with Perth's Pentanet.gg becoming the first local team to make it out of the group stage of an international League of Legends competition. Pentanet split its victories with main group rival Unicorns of Love, 2-2, resulting in a play-off match to decide who would progress. Pentanet secured the victory and made history for the Oceanic region. At the end of 2020 League of Legends closed down the local region's official league, with top Australian talent largely moving to the USA to continue their careers. A new association formed to create a new local competition and to see Pentanet succeed on the world stage after such uncertainty and change is a spectacular moment for the local esports scene.https://liquipedia.net/leagueoflegends/Mid-Season_Invitational/2021The federal budget takes place tomorrow, and a pre-announcement late last week saw the government reveal it aims to establish a new National AI Centre to coordinate AI expertise and help drive adoption of AI opportunities across Australian businesses. The centre will sit within CSIRO's Data61. A number of additional initiatives were also announced, including encouragement for more AI-related graduate programs as well as programs to encourage the use of AI in regional Australia to solve both local and regional problems.https://www.innovationaus.com/govt-to-establish-50m-national-ai-centre/In a submission to a parliamentary enquiry into digital surveillance, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has argued there is no legitimate reason for using encrypted communications and that such tools are used almost exclusively by criminals. In a submission that seemed to ignore Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Signal, and other everyday encrypted communication tools used by millions of Australians, the ACIC in no way made a distinction between other dedicated forms of criminal communication. In a statement to iTnews, however, ACIC did clarify it was focused on very specific tools in its argument. Hopefully it explains that to parliament better next time too.https://www.itnews.com.au/news/crims-using-encrypted-platforms-almost-exclusively-acic-claims-564255Social audio service Clubhouse has now launched on Android after a year of exclusive access for iOS users. After a lot of attention at the start of 2021 which slowed in recent months as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and Discord have all launched similar services, the Android launch maintains the platform's invite-only focus. Whether it's too little, too late will be seen in coming weeks.https://www.joinclubhouse.com/blog/welcome-android-usersIn what sounds like a meme but is apparently very real, SpaceX has announced it will launch a lunar mission in 2022 named DOGE-1, which the Elon Musk led space company says is being funded entirely by Dogecoin. The mission will send a cubesat payload into lunar orbit, but details on why remain vague. The press release says Geometric Energy Corporation is the organisation funding the mission.https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spacex-to-launch-doge-1-to-the-moon-301287016.htmlIn more substantial science, researchers at the US National Institute for Standards and Technology have observed the effects of quantum entanglement at a macroscopic level. A pair of tiny aluminium drums, one-fifth the width of a human hair – positively gargantuan in quantum terms – were seen to move in a highly correlated fashion that could only be explained by entanglement. The research has long-term potential in continued development of quantum network and communication technology.https://www.sciencealert.com/quantum-entanglement-has-now-been-directly-observed-at-a-larger-macroscopic-scaleFinally, in other esports results, ESL crowned the Season 12 ANZ Champs winners for CS:GO, with Order defeating Dire Wolves for... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Friday, May 7, I'm Seamus Byrne.IBM has today revealed the first 2nm microchips have been produced as part of the ongoing race to shrink chips ever smaller. Using the Extreme Ultra Violet production technique has enabled the continued scaling down beyond 7nm sizes, which TSMC has dominated in recent years as it has pushed to 5nm and 3nm processes. IBM says it expects the 2nm chip to give 45% more performance at the same power level as a 7nm chip, or use 75% of the energy at the same performance levels.https://www.anandtech.com/show/16656/ibm-creates-first-2nm-chipThe Tokyo Olympics has announced it will have a Twitch channel for this year's games. In an extension of its partnership with US broadcaster NBC, a channel will run on Amazon-owned Twitch during the games, including live broadcasts, highlight shows, and Olympic-themed games and competitions featuring other Twitch creators. It doesn't seem so long ago the Olympics wanted to ban every form of streaming possible, so this effort to reach a younger audience that doesn't care about linear TV will be an interesting experiment.https://www.adweek.com/media/nbc-olympics-twitch-team-up-on-150-hours-of-content-from-tokyo-2020/Twitter is trialling a new Tip Jar feature for users to be able to add a tipping payment option to let followers to drop them some fiscal encouragement. Tip Jar supports Bandcamp, Cash App, Patreon, PayPal and Venmo, and Twitter takes no cut of the tip. The tipping option is inside a user profile view, but Twitter says it will also be available directly from within a Twitter Spaces session. Right now it's limited to certain users to switch it on but anyone will be able to send tips to those lucky folks starting today.https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/introducing-tip-jar.htmlLots of space news lately, and this latest is a big one, with news NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab is funding a phase two of research into creating a Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the far side of the moon. As part of NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, the concept is exploring sending robots to the moon to build a telescope out of wire mesh suspended across a giant crater, which would be shielded from Earth's radiation and potentially reach back into the darkest history of the universe.https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-thinks-that-giant-moon-crater-telescope-idea-might-work/In videogames, the Epic vs Apple court case has revealed some future plans at Epic Games for its Rocket League franchise that will see the full game head to mobile. We already know about Sideswipe after its recent announcement, which is a 2D version of the game designed just for mobile play. But a 2021 planning presentation revealed in the court fight suggests a rebuild of the core game will see the main Rocket League become a full cross-play experience – Epic pulled it off with Fortnite, so it makes sense it can make it happen for Rocket League too.https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rocket-league-could-be-coming-to-mobile-in-addition-to-spin-off-game-leaked-epic-games-doc-shows/1100-6491100/In tabletop games, Magic The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons have teamed up more than once already – they're owned by the same company, of course – but we'll soon hear more about the first full D&D themed Magic set. Instead of a Core set for the collectible card game this year the game will get 'Adventures in the Forgotten Realms' in its place. We've also now heard there will be four new Commander decks designed around the new set, so there will be a LOT of ways to explore the crossover. More details are expected in late June.https://dotesports.com/mtg/news/mtg-adventures-in-the-forgotten-realms-releases-with-4-new-commander-preconshttps://wpn.wizards.com/en/products/adventures-forgotten-realmsAnd in esports, Pentanet's start to its MSI run in Iceland got off to a shaky... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Thursday, May 6, I'm Seamus Byrne.Digital Economy Minister Jane Hume has announced that the upcoming federal budget will include a tax offset for videogame development in Australia for the first time. The support will take the form of a 30% refundable offset, in line with the wider screen industry offset for film and television production. The games industry has long asked for equal positioning with the wider screen industries, and with this announcement industry body IGEA has recognised the offset makes it one of the most attractive in the world and will encourage greater investment in the local industry. A very good day for the Australian videogames sector.https://www.screenhub.com.au/news-article/news/digital/jini-maxwell/30percent-federal-tax-offset-for-videogame-development-announced-262507https://igea.net/2021/05/igeas-response-to-the-australian-governments-landmark-announcement-of-video-game-development-funding/A partnership between Dementia Australia and Deakin University has today led to the launch of an AI bot that presents itself as having dementia. The new AI bot, named Ted, was created as a tool to train carers to better manage interactions with individuals who have dementia in a more comfortable environment, with full speech-to-text interaction and a motion captured performance for Ted that makes the interactions feel as much like a real world situation as possible.https://www.byteside.com/2021/05/dementia-australia-ai-bot-aims-to-help-us-better-understand-dementia/Overseas, the Facebook Oversight Board, an independent body created by Facebook to try to take some of the heat off its more controversial moderation decisions, has upheld the suspension of former President Trump from the social network. But the Board also took the time to demand Facebook make a real decision about his future on the platform, arguing the company's indefinite ban does not sit within its own rules and it must either put a time limit on the ban or declare it permanent. A decision that suggests the board does not want to be a scapegoat for Facebook making firm decisions in its own right.https://oversightboard.com/news/226612455899839-oversight-board-upholds-former-president-trump-s-suspension-finds-facebook-failed-to-impose-proper-penalty/SpaceX has this morning achieved its first successful landing of its Starship prototype, SN15. After a series of explosive failures, SN15 launched and flew ten kilometres into the sky before a freefall back to Earth followed by a manoeuvre to flip the vehicle and gently touchdown in an upright position. The Starship design aims to be a fully reusable rocket that can carry 100 tons of cargo and passengers to the Moon and Mars.https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-sn15-launch-landing-successMicrosoft is currently in the process of deciding on a new default font for Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel, offering up five new typefaces to the world while it considers which will be the new default. Since 2007 the default has been Calibri, arriving in the time of Windows Vista. Calibri's designer, Lucas de Groot, told Wired he feels it is a relief to see Microsoft move on. All five of the new font options are available to anyone using Microsoft products connected to its cloud service.https://www.wired.com/story/calibri-default-font-microsoft-moving-on/In video games, Nintendo has announced an exciting new game making tool for Nintendo Switch called Game Builder Garage. The software aims to give easy, accessible game programming education and experience to anyone who wants it, and make these games shareable too. Guided lessons eventually lead to a free programming mode and then you can share your creations online or download games made by others. I'm getting Scratch programming vibes with the flair of Nintendo. That sounds amazing and it goes on sale June 11 for... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Wednesday, May 5, I'm Seamus Byrne.Officeworks has removed Apple AirTags from store shelves over child safety concerns. After initially going on sale, the products have been removed from shelves and from the online store, including AirTags accessory products. The ACCC confirmed to Gizmodo Australia that it is aware of concerns over accessibility to the button battery inside AirTags, but did not say it was involved with the decision. AirTags are still available from most other major Apple retailers.https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2021/05/officeworks-has-pulled-apples-airtags-from-sale-over-safety-concerns/Telstra has been hit with a $1.5M fine after it stopped porting phone numbers in March last year due to the impact of COVID-19 on its offshore operations. The Australian Communications and Media Authority issued the fine after finding Telstra unilaterally cancelled transfer requests for months, and once it resumed transfer processing in July it was still dealing with a backlog of requests until October. ACMA says it took into consideration the pandemic when deciding on the size of the fine, which could have been as much as $250,000 per infringement.https://www.zdnet.com/article/telstra-pays-au1-5m-fine-after-preventing-number-porting-due-to-covid-hitting-offshore/Privacy-focused encrypted messaging service Signal has had its advertising account blocked by Facebook after running ads on Instagram that showed users just how much information it could access about them through Facebook's ad platform. Using Facebook's ad targeting systems, it displayed text like "You got this ad because you're a newlywed pilates instructor and you're cartoon crazy, you're into parenting blogs and you're thinking about LGBTQ adoption." Heaven forbid users are told directly how they've been targeted like that...https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-shut-down-signals-ads-because-they-exposed-too-much-04671574/In better news at the same company, Instagram has added a new caption feature to make videos more accessible with no sound. Rolling out today, you can now choose a Caption Sticker option from the Sticker tray and Instagram will run a speech-to-text conversion and apply it to your video. The feature will be available for Stories first and will head to Reels at a later date.https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/04/instagram-adds-a-captions-option-for-stories-and-soon-reels/If you haven't gotten around to performing a final farewell to Adobe Flash, Microsoft has announced it will shift the update that removes it from Windows 10 systems from optional to integrated with the standard cumulative patch cycle in June and July. Adobe officially discontinued Flash on December 31, 2020 and while it brought the early web to life with amazing interactive features far before HTML could handle it, Flash became a hotbed for malicious activity in its twilight years.https://www.zdnet.com/article/adobe-flash-microsoft-lays-out-plans-to-remove-it-from-windows-10-pcs-for-good/In space, the NASA Parker Space Probe has now reached speeds faster than any human made vehicle in history. Late last week the probe made its closest approach yet to the Sun at a distance of 10 million kilometres and was travelling at a speed of 150km per second. New Scientist pegs that speed at around 0.05 percent of the speed of light. Over a series of fly bys over the next four years, and using a slingshot manoeuvre around Venus on each loop, it is expected to top out at around 200km per second.https://www.newscientist.com/article/2276358-nasas-parker-solar-probe-has-gone-faster-than-any-spacecraft-ever/Disney did indeed make some reveals overnight for Star Wars Day, with a range of art releases and a new Bad Batch series on Disney Plus. But the most exciting reveal is a 'real' lightsaber that will appear as part of special performances at the Star Wars Galactic Cruiser resort set... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Bits, your daily tech news bulletin, for Tuesday, May the 4th be with you, I'm Seamus Byrne.A new partnership between the CSIRO and venture capital group Main Sequence is launching a new space industry startup, Quasar Satellite Technologies. The technology aims to enabled ground stations to communicate with hundreds of satellites at a time, with the potential to sell 'ground stations as a service' for the growing satellite market. The Australian technology set to underpin the new company comes from the development of Phased Array Feed technology used to in the Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder project – which was developed by the CSIRO team that invented Wi-Fi.https://www.innovationaus.com/quasar-is-csiros-latest-venture-science-bet/After its recent decision to end talks for a sale to Microsoft for over $10B, Discord has announced today it has taken investment from Sony Entertainment and will make Discord available within the PlayStation Network by next year. Today, Discord includes basic integration with Xbox – you can see what someone is playing, but not communicate with them. The PlayStation integration will go beyond that and allow communication as well, including from PlayStation consoles to Discord users on PC or mobile. The companies did not disclose the investment amount.https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/03/playstation-invests-in-discord-and-plans-integrating-with-psn-in-2022/Facebook is using some concerning language to try to convince its iPhone users to let it keep tracking users across other apps and websites. The prompt is slowly rolling out for users who have upgraded to iOS 14.5, with Facebook making its pitch for both Facebook and Instagram users to say Yes to tracking. Alongside its argument that user tracking helps deliver more personalised ads and supports businesses that rely on showing you ads, it has also included a statement that it helps keep its services free of charge – a surprising suggestion given it has never explored a paid business model before. If this forced it to offer a paid, ad-free version of Instagram, sign me up.https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/02/facebook-instagram-att-prompt-free-of-charge/Yahoo and AOL are on the move once again, with news owner Verizon is selling the two venerable internet companies. Verizon announced it is selling the pair to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for US$5 billion, and together they will rebranded as "Yahoo". No exclamation point. Verizon will keep a 10% stake under the terms of the deal. Verizon originally paid $4.5B for AOL in 2015 and $4.4B for Yahoo in 2017.https://www.cnet.com/news/verizon-is-selling-aol-yahoo-rest-of-media-group-for-5-billion/Twitter has announced it is opening access to its Spaces audio-room system to all Twitter accounts with over 600 followers. The company also pointed to new features it is aiming to add to Spaces, including ticketed events, co-hosting options, scheduling and reminders, and accessibility improvements. While we're mentioning Spaces, today at 2.00pm Sydney time, Byteside will be hosting a Space chat while we record an episode of the High Resolution podcast as we discuss last night's 4 Corners episode about monetisation problems in the videogames industry.https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2021/spaces-is-here.htmlIt's being reported that an internal audit at Amazon reveals the company warned its leadership in 2015 that thousands of its staff had unauthorised access to third-party seller data, and that at least one employee had definitely used this access to improve sales of its own products. News outlet Politico reported that it had seen the audit, which warned some of the most senior figures at Amazon over lax IT access policies and that a similar report from 2010 had also issued warnings of these issues. In November last year, the EU charged Amazon with using third-party seller data to improve its own retail... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Australia's online vaccination booking system has failed to launch this week with the government accused of rushing its rollout. Along with problems accessing the site, the system was also largely directing people to call local GPs instead of offering online bookings. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners argued the government had given unrealistic expectations to people trying to get vaccination bookings. The contract to build the vaccination booking system was awarded to HealthEngine, a company that in August 2020 was ordered to pay $2.9M by the Federal Court after it was found to have shared patient information to health insurance brokers without due disclosure.The latest Google Chrome update has added a Live Caption feature to the software that can be unlocked via the application's accessibility controls. The feature, which has been on Android phones for some time, allows the software to overlay real-time captions for any audio playing through your browser. Relaunching Chrome should ensure you are on the latest version of the app, and then you'll find the Live Caption option under Settings > Advanced > Accessibility, and once enabled it offers a toggle in your Chrome toolbar.Intel has launched its 11th-generation Core desktop processors this week. The new 'Rocket Lake S' series of CPUs claim to be up to 19% faster than the previous generation. Intel has struggled to vs rival AMD, with its chips stuck at a 14nm scale, but this year's chips have reduced the number of cores from 10 to 8 while increasing speed across the remaining cores which Intel claims has also boosted on-board graphics performance by as much as 50%.In science, new research into organic solar cell technology has found transparent cells could be placed on greenhouses without reducing the light needed by the plants inside to grow. The North Carolina State University study found that lettuce continued to grow under the transparent cells as normal, and adjustments to the wavelengths being filtered made no impact on their growth. Testing is set to move to other crop types in future.Facebook has revealed it is working on a neural wristband technology that can interpret the signals from your brain to your hands to deliver a refined interface for augmented reality. The device allows for even the smallest hand gestures to trigger interface choices in an AR environment, as well as offering the utility of full keyboard typing anywhere, anytime. The technology came to Facebook through its acquisition of neural interface startup CTRL-Labs.From AR to VR, Sony has unveiled new virtual reality controllers for the PlayStation 5. Until now, PlayStation VR technology has used the ten year old PlayStation Move controller technology which uses large light balls on the ends of wands. The new controllers can track your finger movements and the whole controller and its triggers also give haptic feedback to the user. The PS5 VR 2.0 controller reveal is part of a slow boil of information as the company has not yet revealed the PS5 VR headset.Turning to Xbox, the EA Play service officially joins Xbox Game Pass for PC today. EA's library service was added to the console version of Xbox late last year and this new release brings 60 additional games to the PC version of Game Pass from across the EA range.And in esports, Melbourne esports organisation Order has joined Rainbow Six Siege ahead of the opening weekend of competition in the Oceanic Nationals. Order purchased the roster of existing Siege team Okami LFO to gain its slot in the competition. The team also gains a position in the Asia Pacific South tier of regional competition.That's your Bits bulletin for Friday, March 19, I'm Seamus Byrne from Byteside, thanks for joining me for this first week of the podcast. Please review the podcast and share it with your friends... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Were there any winners in the battle between Facebook and the Australian Government? Was Disney+'s Star Hub worth the wait? Guests @findercomau editor-in-chief Angus Kidman (@gusworldau), @Byteside editor Seamus Byrne (@seamus) and @TVBlackbox viewer advocate @SteveMolk. Vertical Hold is brought to you by Aussie Broadband – changing the game with their award-winning network and Australian based support. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalhold.com.au facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

Small Biz Matters – #195 Providing the small business community with educational content and advocacy since 2014 with Alexi Boyd, broadcaster, advocate and small business owner. Date: 9 February 2021 So the Australian Government in defence of one industry, has decided to take on the giants of the tech world and this may affect that proportion of small businesses that rely on those giants for marketing, sales, data storage, functionality, admin, our processes.... Pretty much everything. I know what you’re thinking - that’s basically all of us. It’s like a David and Goliath battle with small business playing Piggy in the Middle. So, how concerned should small business be that this currently slightly worrying news story may implode our businesses? Is the threat real or just grandstanding? Will it turn our online worlds upside down or are we just going to pivot to a new search engine? There’s no one else who’s better positioned to allay our fears (or perhaps make them worse) than Seamus Byrne. With decades of experience as an Award-winning journalist and broadcaster covering the future of technology, videogames and digital culture he’s going to explain the current situation and what you, as a small business, need to know. What is the fight between google and the gov about? Is the google threat real? Or just a bit of grandstanding to help get their view out? What’s the most likely outcome here? Is there a middle ground? Or is it all or nothing on both sides. Worst case scenario and google leaves ... are we screwed? Or could we adjust to a life of Bing or Duck duck go? How should we prepare as small business? Or is it wait and see what happens? To find out more go to their website: https://byteside.com/category/shows/byteside/ For many small businesses the thought of digital solutions encompasses a long list of To Dos which can quite frankly, be overwhelming. Between website, social media, admin, maintaining data, compliance and learning all the above, getting a foothold in the digital space is almost as challenging as starting the actual business itself! So how do you prioritise which digital solution to use for which problem? What aspects are important when getting your business started, ramping it up or growing quickly? And what client behaviours in all of these aspects should influence your decisions? Dinesh De Silva is the founder of netStripes,  a leading authority on digital innovation and has helped over 7000 businesses to understand and implement digital solutions. He’s joining me in conversation today to help you prioritise the MUST DOs above the nice to have and help you overcome those hurdles of overwhelm to nail all the digital spaces. Behaviour of Consumer/customers have changed dramatically with the pandemic, how can business owners understand and then cater to these changes successfully ? In this new year, what are the top 3 things Small and Medium business must do to keep their businesses progressing despite the pandemic Are there success stories of businesses who have taken these steps in the most affected industries, and what have they done differently? What is stopping a business owners taking this action despite the transformation of results they can achieve To find out more go to their website: https://www.netstripes.com/ About our Guest: Dinesh De Silva – Founder of NetStripes Dinesh is a leading authority on Small and Medium Business Digital Innovation. His current passion is to empower 1 Million SMEs to accelerate their business growth through Digital Innovation, which he believes can change the course of small businesses in this country, whilst creating millions of jobs across the world. Having worked with over 7,000 business owners in recent years, he is regularly called upon to share these deep insights as a thought leader. Media appearances include ABC News, ABC Radio, Sky Business, Sky News, AFR, and CIO.

Helen Mark looks at some of the highlights from the last twelve months of Open Country. This includes contributions from Olympic rower Helen Glover and her husband Steve Backshall in their garden in Buckinghamshire, and Dame Julie Walters talking about her attachment to Warley Woods in Smethwick. Helen heads up into the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse on the most Westerly tip of Scotland with light keeper, Davie Ferguson, and from her family farm in Binevenagh she and Seamus Byrne share their passion for the huge flocks of Whooper Swans which make that part of Northern Ireland their home from September until March. Brett Westwood brings us bird song from the woods close to his home in Stourbridge, and Sybil Ruscoe is on top of Cleeve Common gazing out at the view. Artist Frances Anderson reflects on the experience of cross-channel swimming, and beneath the water Jack Greenhalgh and Tom Fisher are capturing the sounds of insects and plants. Back in Scotland the mountain of Ben Shieldaig is where we find artist Lisa Fenton O'Brien as she explores the mountain's unique temperate rainforest habitat, and singer-songwriter Kitty Macfarlane serenades the wildfowl from the banks at RSPB Hamwall. With the United Kingdom back in lockdown let Open Country bring the outdoors into your home. Producer: Toby Field

Wonder Woman 1984, Dune, The Matrix 4, Godzilla v Kong were slated to be the blockbusters of 2021, but they won’t be played in US cinemas. What does it mean for movie lovers in Australia?  Is this hastening the end of the big screen experience? Plus, the high-profile AI ethics expert who has left Google and why her departure is so controversial. And the major company that’s pulled the plug on self-driving cars. Guests: Jessie Hughes, VR expert and creative technologist + Seamus Byrne, editor & host of Byteside @byteside @seamus  

Wonder Woman 1984, Dune, The Matrix 4, Godzilla v Kong were slated to be the blockbusters of 2021, but they won’t be played in US cinemas. What does it mean for movie lovers in Australia?  Is this hastening the end of the big screen experience? Plus, the high-profile AI ethics expert who has left Google and why her departure is so controversial. And the major company that’s pulled the plug on self-driving cars. Guests: Jessie Hughes, VR expert and creative technologist + Seamus Byrne, editor & host of Byteside @byteside @seamus  

We've got a special double episode of Byteside to share over the next two days. In the last show, Seamus Byrne and Alice Clarke looked at the Xbox Series X (and Series S), with both having review units over recent weeks. This time it's the PlayStation 5's turn! What's the future of PlayStation look like? How is the new DualSense controller? And we wrap things up by looking at the 'Xbox vs PlayStation' question and how the console market looks for the new generation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got a special double episode of Byteside to share over the next two days. In the last show, Seamus Byrne and Alice Clarke looked at the Xbox Series X (and Series S), with both having review units over recent weeks. This time it's the PlayStation 5's turn! What's the future of PlayStation look like? How is the new DualSense controller? And we wrap things up by looking at the 'Xbox vs PlayStation' question and how the console market looks for the new generation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got a special double episode of Byteside to share over the next two days. In the last show, Seamus Byrne and Alice Clarke looked at the Xbox Series X (and Series S), with both having review units over recent weeks. This time it's the PlayStation 5's turn! What's the future of PlayStation look like? How is the new DualSense controller? And we wrap things up by looking at the 'Xbox vs PlayStation' question and how the console market looks for the new generation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Seamus Byrne and Alice Clarke discuss and debate the merits of the new Xbox Series X, with both having review units over recent weeks. What does the future of Xbox look like? And what about the new controllers? Should you be running out the door to knock people over to find one? Or is it OK to wait? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got a special double episode of Byteside to share over the next two days. Seamus Byrne and Alice Clarke discuss and debate the merits of the new Xbox Series X, with both having review units over recent weeks. What does the future of Xbox look like? And what about the new controllers? Should you be running out the door to knock people over to find one? Or is it OK to wait? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got a special double episode of Byteside to share over the next two days. Seamus Byrne and Alice Clarke discuss and debate the merits of the new Xbox Series X, with both having review units over recent weeks. What does the future of Xbox look like? And what about the new controllers? Should you be running out the door to knock people over to find one? Or is it OK to wait? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why has Twitter declared war on QAnon conspiracies? Can we trust free VPN providers to keep our secrets? Special guest @byteside editor Seamus Byrne @seamus - Vertical Hold is brought to you by Aussie Broadband. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalholdauaudio.libsyn.com facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

What does SpaceX's first astronaut launch mean for the future of space exploration? What are humanity's plans for returning to The Moon and reaching for Mars? Special Guest @byteside editor Seamus Byrne @seamus Vertical Hold is brought to you by Aussie Broadband. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalholdauaudio.libsyn.com facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

This week on DTS, exams in the age of isolation and why students are up in arms about privacy. Plus, the Australian government will compel Google and Facebook to pay local media outlets for content, but exactly what will that look like? And how social media giants are stopping illegal gatherings. Guests: Ariel Bogle, online technology reporter, ABC Science @arielbogle + Seamus Byrne, writer and broadcaster of tech, future, gaming, and digital culture @seamus

This week on DTS, exams in the age of isolation and why students are up in arms about privacy. Plus, the Australian government will compel Google and Facebook to pay local media outlets for content, but exactly what will that look like? And how social media giants are stopping illegal gatherings. Guests: Ariel Bogle, online technology reporter, ABC Science @arielbogle + Seamus Byrne, writer and broadcaster of tech, future, gaming, and digital culture @seamus

With more folks stuck at home, we dig into your best gaming options to help you stay sane. Meanwhile, Netflix and other streaming services are scrambling to drop quality to ensure that folks stay subscribing, but which ones are worth it? And will eSports really take the place of regular sports during our enforced lockdown?" Special guest @byteside editor Seamus Byrne @seamus Vertical Hold is brought to you by Aussie Broadband. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalholdauaudio.libsyn.com facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

There are too many video conferencing apps. So this week on Download This Show, which is the least worst? Plus, how well is Australian internet holding up to our socially isolated future? And, how are streaming services responding to us all being stuck in the house? Guests: Tegan Jones, Editor, Gizmodo @Tegan_Writes and Seamus Byrne, writer, broadcaster of tech, future, gaming and digital culture @seamus This is an updated version of our episode

There are too many video conferencing apps. So this week on Download This Show, which is the least worst? Plus, how well is Australian internet holding up to our socially isolated future? And, how are streaming services responding to us all being stuck in the house? Guests: Tegan Jones, Editor, Gizmodo @Tegan_Writes and Seamus Byrne, writer, broadcaster of tech, future, gaming and digital culture @seamus This is an updated version of our episode

The mystery 5 letter acronym that saved billionaire Elon Musk from being sued and what this test case means for social media and terrible jokes. The founder of Twitter decides to make Africa fight over him, and the biggest technology stories of 2019. Guests: Rae Johnston, Science & Technology Editor NITV @raejohnston and Seamus Byrne writer & broadcaster @seamus

Seamus Byrne and Nic Healey deliver the first ever Byteside podcast (because the Byteside from 10 years ago was never actually a podcast!) They talk about criminal trials in Fallout 76, D&D, Vampire, esports corruption, that amazingly nasty Goose Game and more.Tell us what you think about the topics, the show, and whatever else you like via ask@byteside.com.Byteside is on Twitter: @bytesideByteside is on Instagram: @thebytesideSeamus is on Twitter: @seamusNic is on Twitter: @dr_nic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What do eSIMs mean for Aussie smartphone owners? Can laptops finally deliver an *all* day all day battery life? Which tech deserves a place in your travel bag? Special guests @Byteside editor Seamus Byrne @seamus and @NZTechPodcast host Paul Spain @paulspain - Vertical Hold is brought to you by Casa Systems. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalholdauaudio.libsyn.com facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

LawTap is the online booking engine for lawyers. It seamlessly integrates with all popular calendar systems and can book appointment types like phone calls, in person meetings at the lawyer’s office or client’s locations. LawTap also includes the ability to manage the conflict check process for new clients, collect customizable client intake information, and send automated email and SMS reminders. Tune in to find out more about developing technologies in the legal tech industry! For the latest topics, trends and tech in the legal industry, subscribe to the Evolve the Law Podcast: A Catalyst for Legal Innovation. Listen as legal experts and leaders share insights about the legal industry. For more information, questions, or suggestions about our podcast feel free to email us at evolve@abovethelaw.com   Links and Resources from this Episode For additional information go to https://abovethelaw.com/legal-innovation-center https://www.linkedin.com/in/seamusbyrne/ https://lawtap.com/us/ Review and Subscribe If you like what you hear please leave a review by clicking here Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite player to get the latest episodes. Subscribe with Apple Podcasts Follow on Spotify Subscribe with Stitcher    

The death of iTunes, the birth of a new Mac Pro, the dawn of iPadOS, the rise of Sign In with Apple and the fall of 32-bit apps at #WWDC19. Guest @Byteside editor Seamus Byrne @seamus direct from San Jose. Vertical Hold is brought to you by NetComm. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalholdauaudio.libsyn.com facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

Fortnite's dance revolution: from the floss to the Charleston - Fortnite kids get physical. Plus strikes at Google and "My phone is spying on me, so I decided to spy on it" - Simon Elvery's #DataLife project. Guests: Ariel Bogle, Ariel Bogle, ABC RN online technology reporter, Seamus Byrne, Managing Editor, Innovation Aus.com

Aussie researchers get closer to scalable quantum computing, Sony goes old school with the PlayStation Classic, Australia's pirate hunters set their sights on Google. Special guest InnovationAus managing editor Seamus Byrne. Vertical Hold is brought to you by Belkin. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalholdauaudio.libsyn.com facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

Seamus Byrne speaks with Chris Charla, Director of the ID@Xbox program, that helps independent game developers sell their games on Xbox One. Plus some elevator pitches from some of the indie devs we spotted at PAX Australia.Find Chris Charla on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iocatOr contact Seamus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/seamusGot any thoughts on the show you want to share? Send to jetpacks@byteside.comCheck out another show, 'The Scrapyard', about all things Blizzard games. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Journalist Seamus Byrne and decluttering queen and stylist Anita Birges discuss the crazy things kids do that end up with big consequences for parents, managing work and family life, Keira Knightley versus the Duchess of Cambridge, and how we can celebrate and encourage our girls to be strong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China is looking to cut back the amount of screen time young people spend online to reduce myopia. Facebook is pulling a swathe of Myanmar cultural leaders off the platform and Google Chrome turns ten. Guests: Ariel Bogle, online technology reporter ABC RN science, and Seamus Byrne, freelance writer on technology, games, futurism, design.

Seamus Byrne of Science Alert and Amy Taylor-Kabbaz, founder of Happy Mama jump behind the mic to lay out the week that was for parents across the country. In this episode they join host Shevonne Hunt in discussing; My Health Record - should parents be opting out, should you discipline other people's children on play dates, how do you deal with the sheer amount of kids' toys overtaking your home, and when has your well-intentioned cooking turned into a complete disaster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seamus Byrne from Science Alert and Fairfax's Georgina Dent take on the news with their infinite and hilarious parenting wisdom. From Barnaby Joyce airing his dirty laundry on national television, the Malian (soon to be French!) real life Spiderman saving a child in danger, explaining why you have to go to work to your children, and why birthday parties are suddenly "tear free."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you've never heard of esports don't worry, Seamus Byrne from ScienceAlert is here to explain them all. He recently attended an international tournament in Poland. He explains why some are predicting it's the way sport will be played in the future.

Ronan talks to Seamus about what Graphics Mint does, how they started and Agile UX.

Will Nintendo's Mini NES be an instant classic, what are Amazon's plans for Australia and how can Facebook tackle fake news? Special guest: CNET Australia & Asia editor Seamus Byrne. Vertical Hold is brought to you by Alcatel Vertical Hold - Australian technology journalists Alex Kidman and Adam Turner channel-surf through the headlines in search of the big picture. Follow us on Twitter: @verticalholdau, @adam_turner, @alexkidman Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU Subscribe: YouTube: youtube.com/VerticalHoldAU/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/vertical-hold-audio/id971993513?ls=1 RSS: http://verticalholdauaudio.libsyn.com/

Seamus Byrne from Gibraltar Cultural Services joins us for an EXCLUSIVE interview to tell us all about the May Day Celebrations on May 1st down at Casemates Square.

Seamus Byrne, Bernard Kirby, & Veronica O Reilly, who belong to a mixed community of Irish Catholic monks, bring our listeners into their healthy world of healing music and a body mind and spirit approach of maintaining optimum health. This episode was produced with the support of Sound & Vision, a BCI initiative, and was broadcasted on Wednesday August 26 on Dublin City FM.