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Cam Wilson
Aussies want the NBN's good stuff, don't apologise for not reading this email and the Sizzler Say

Feb 13, 2026

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11 min read

Aussies want the NBN's good stuff, don't apologise for not reading this email and the Sizzler Say

Plus: An open source project maintainer says an AI agent wrote a hit piece about him

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Google's kidnapping footage, the end of Blu-ray creeps closer and AI drama

Feb 12, 2026

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14 min read

Google's kidnapping footage, the end of Blu-ray creeps closer and AI drama

Plus: You'd think a spyware maker would be a bit more clandestine than this

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Why does no one like Bitcoin any more, Telstra's 'AI' cuts and the Trump Phone exists

Feb 11, 2026

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14 min read

Why does no one like Bitcoin any more, Telstra's 'AI' cuts and the Trump Phone exists

Plus: The US government launched a AI chatbot that recommends the best food to put up your bum

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Discord wants everyone to prove their age, Ferrari's Apple Car and the teen social media ban's mystery number

Feb 10, 2026

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14 min read

Discord wants everyone to prove their age, Ferrari's Apple Car and the teen social media ban's mystery number

Plus: Why does Microsoft Teams have an Oreo emoji?

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Social media youth mental health trials, Super Bowl tech ads and Australia's nuclear testing detector

Feb 9, 2026

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13 min read

Social media youth mental health trials, Super Bowl tech ads and Australia's nuclear testing detector

Plus: A cool tool to automate smart home automations

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Aussie kids could use your tech, Ikea's smart home problems and the Sizzler Say

Feb 6, 2026

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11 min read

Aussie kids could use your tech, Ikea's smart home problems and the Sizzler Say

Plus: Let's go on a Telnet adventure together!

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Facial recognition retail ban appealed, feds can't crack iPhone and an uncomfortable Bill Gates interview

Feb 5, 2026

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11 min read

Facial recognition retail ban appealed, feds can't crack iPhone and an uncomfortable Bill Gates interview

Plus: What the pdfs tell us about the Epstein Files

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Nintendo is still selling A LOT of Switch 1s, tech political donations and more gizmos

Feb 4, 2026

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12 min read

Nintendo is still selling A LOT of Switch 1s, tech political donations and more gizmos

Plus: You have to see this incredible Windows 7 anime commercial

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Elon Musk creates SpaceXai, Notepad++ hacked and Raspberry Pi AI price spikes

Feb 3, 2026

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12 min read

Elon Musk creates SpaceXai, Notepad++ hacked and Raspberry Pi AI price spikes

Plus: A web browser extension for all of us who can't get enough ads

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Rent sites expose millions of Australian documents, Musk v Bezos in space and Nvidia's AI deal backdown
LockSimple

Feb 2, 2026

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13 min read

Rent sites expose millions of Australian documents, Musk v Bezos in space and Nvidia's AI deal backdown

Plus: Running a server off a floppy disk works about as well as you might suspect

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
On AI, the industry and the technology

Jan 30, 2026

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17 min read

On AI, the industry and the technology

Plus: An app to make cat cards for your Apple Wallet :)

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Tech tastes AI spend scrutiny, iOS update giveth & taketh away, TikTok US censorship

Jan 29, 2026

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11 min read

Tech tastes AI spend scrutiny, iOS update giveth & taketh away, TikTok US censorship

Plus: Remote. Controlled. Lawnmower.

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Trump's ICE army is powered by Big Tech, myGov code FOI battle and Pornhub pulls out

Jan 28, 2026

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11 min read

Trump's ICE army is powered by Big Tech, myGov code FOI battle and Pornhub pulls out

Plus: Using your phone for atomic clock radio transmissions

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
TikTok US has a rough start, Google loves DrBeast and Clawdbot oopsies

Jan 27, 2026

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13 min read

TikTok US has a rough start, Google loves DrBeast and Clawdbot oopsies

Plus: Pauline Hanson song is #1 on "music loved by people who don't know how to stream music"

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Canva quietly shifted billions of shares ahead of expected US public offering

Jan 25, 2026

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6 min read

Canva quietly shifted billions of shares ahead of expected US public offering

Australia's largest private tech company filed paperwork of the change just days before Christmas

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Airwallex child abuse funding claims, custom Android ROMs & the Sizzler Say

Jan 23, 2026

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13 min read

Airwallex child abuse funding claims, custom Android ROMs & the Sizzler Say

Plus: one good reason not to trust AI to plan your holiday

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Apple, OpenAI try to dethrone the phone, Trump boycott apps and Australia helps UK teen ban plan

Jan 22, 2026

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12 min read

Apple, OpenAI try to dethrone the phone, Trump boycott apps and Australia helps UK teen ban plan

Plus: one good reason not to trust AI to plan your holiday

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
We learned nothing from Robodebt, Sony getting out of TVs and hiding your likes

Jan 21, 2026

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10 min read

We learned nothing from Robodebt, Sony getting out of TVs and hiding your likes

Plus: What if you could add a turbocharger to a wood burn barrell?

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Researcher tech ties, Aussie rocket unicorn and even Apple doesn't get the Vision Pro

Jan 20, 2026

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13 min read

Researcher tech ties, Aussie rocket unicorn and even Apple doesn't get the Vision Pro

Plus: Your group chat messages are not legally binding contracts

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
ChatGPT ads, our 'forgotten' data right and is crypto buttoning up or doubling down?

Jan 19, 2026

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11 min read

ChatGPT ads, our 'forgotten' data right and is crypto buttoning up or doubling down?

Plus: Who does the online bushfire mapping?

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Wikipedia's AI-themed 25th birthday, teen social media ban data and the Sizzler Say

Jan 16, 2026

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10 min read

Wikipedia's AI-themed 25th birthday, teen social media ban data and the Sizzler Say

Plus: can you tell if this is an antidepressant or a Tolkien character?

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Waymo speeding towards 2026 trial, renewables are cooking and Victorian student hack

Jan 15, 2026

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13 min read

Waymo speeding towards 2026 trial, renewables are cooking and Victorian student hack

Plus: If I had a nickel for every time someone had sent me a tip about this Melbourne robot...

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Waymo plans to test self-driving cars in Australia this year, documents reveal

Jan 15, 2026

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6 min read

Waymo plans to test self-driving cars in Australia this year, documents reveal

Google's autonomous driving company has been working with high-level federal public servants and even briefed the transport minister on its "2026 plans in Australia" — but one big road bump remains.

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
I got slopped, Iran protestors finding ways to break web blackout and Apple takes on Adobe

Jan 14, 2026

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13 min read

I got slopped, Iran protestors finding ways to break web blackout and Apple takes on Adobe

Plus: Hacker used malware to open port, but not the one you'd assume

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
iPhone is the smartphone king, proof of life app and vibecoding away from big tech
LockSimple

Jan 13, 2026

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12 min read

iPhone is the smartphone king, proof of life app and vibecoding away from big tech

Plus: Letting your kids watch TV but only with a catch

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
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