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Cam Wilson
We're going back to the moon, SpaceX IPO to make Musk a trillionaire, councils oppose data centres

Apr 2, 2026

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12 min read

We're going back to the moon, SpaceX IPO to make Musk a trillionaire, councils oppose data centres

Plus: Microsoft seriously, actually, really, says Copilot is a joke

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Australia's Anthropic deal, Axios supply chain attack and Google gives Bitcoin encryption until 2029

Apr 1, 2026

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10 min read

Australia's Anthropic deal, Axios supply chain attack and Google gives Bitcoin encryption until 2029

Plus: Actually, Paul McCartney wasn't banned from Reddit for posting his own pictures

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
New privacy protections for kids, Apple turns 50 and Microslop's Copilot pull request ads
LockSimple

Mar 31, 2026

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11 min read

New privacy protections for kids, Apple turns 50 and Microslop's Copilot pull request ads

Plus: Counterfeit SSDs are getting pretty good

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Major IT firm workers strike, electrifying freight trucks and sexy fruit AI slop

Mar 30, 2026

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11 min read

Major IT firm workers strike, electrifying freight trucks and sexy fruit AI slop

Plus: This ISP's chatbot is telling customers to file complaints against them to the ombudsman

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Wikipedia bans AI slop, Trump's Anthropic blacklisting stopped and farewell Trifold!

Mar 27, 2026

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11 min read

Wikipedia bans AI slop, Trump's Anthropic blacklisting stopped and farewell Trifold!

Plus: I think this is the unintentionally funniest subreddit

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Meta, YouTube landmark legal losses, QLD cyber L and using AI to fight being sacked for overusing AI

Mar 26, 2026

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12 min read

Meta, YouTube landmark legal losses, QLD cyber L and using AI to fight being sacked for overusing AI

Plus: The economics of installing a giant anime statue in your town

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Telstra hikes prices again, Uber price discrimination and OpenAI ditches video

Mar 25, 2026

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12 min read

Telstra hikes prices again, Uber price discrimination and OpenAI ditches video

Plus: Mozilla is now giving away its free 50GB/month VPN plan with Firefox

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Reddit wants to fight bots with your face, Apple Maps ads and flabby websites

Mar 24, 2026

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13 min read

Reddit wants to fight bots with your face, Apple Maps ads and flabby websites

Plus: An art historian on desktop wallpapers

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Data centre approval sped up for patriots, Android sideloading and a new (alleged) fraud AI company

Mar 23, 2026

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12 min read

Data centre approval sped up for patriots, Android sideloading and a new (alleged) fraud AI company

Plus: Surf YouTube like it's TV

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
(Some) self-driving cars are safe, OpenAI's plans going awry and The Sizzler Say

Mar 20, 2026

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12 min read

(Some) self-driving cars are safe, OpenAI's plans going awry and The Sizzler Say

Plus: A simple, cheap and no-brainer way to protect yourself from facial recognition

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
UK ditches AI copyright reform, FBI using data brokers to track Americans and CYBER COCKROACHES

Mar 19, 2026

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12 min read

UK ditches AI copyright reform, FBI using data brokers to track Americans and CYBER COCKROACHES

Plus: What if Wikipedia were a trading card game?

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Meta's Metaverse is dead, Western Sydney city council hacked and satellite image providers pressured

Mar 18, 2026

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12 min read

Meta's Metaverse is dead, Western Sydney city council hacked and satellite image providers pressured

Plus: Kagi will translate LinkedIn speak, or Australian, or, really, anything

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
A plan to make Australia make gadgets again, Nvidia's doing everything and Atlassian's 'rich jerk' sacking

Mar 17, 2026

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12 min read

A plan to make Australia make gadgets again, Nvidia's doing everything and Atlassian's 'rich jerk' sacking

Plus: How about a trip to the small web?

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Musk and Zuckerberg can't buy AI success, anti-encryption powers and did AI cure a dog's cancer?

Mar 16, 2026

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13 min read

Musk and Zuckerberg can't buy AI success, anti-encryption powers and did AI cure a dog's cancer?

Plus: How to figure out which LLMs you can run locally

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Rich people's emails, DOGE's damage and the Sizzler Say

Mar 13, 2026

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12 min read

Rich people's emails, DOGE's damage and the Sizzler Say

Plus: Turn the tables and take AI’s job!

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Atlassian joins AI layoffs, Pro-Iran hack and Victorian fuel price caps app

Mar 12, 2026

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13 min read

Atlassian joins AI layoffs, Pro-Iran hack and Victorian fuel price caps app

Plus: I made a situation monitor for the biggest conflict in the world (Kyle & Jackie-O)

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
70% of kids getting around social media ban, what is mobile phone 'coverage' and Anthropic v Trump

Mar 10, 2026

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12 min read

70% of kids getting around social media ban, what is mobile phone 'coverage' and Anthropic v Trump

Plus: I can't use the new Apple emojis in this title because it will break the newsletter

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
AI rewrite fight, data centres attacked and are most silicone phone cases too grippy?

Mar 9, 2026

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14 min read

AI rewrite fight, data centres attacked and are most silicone phone cases too grippy?

Plus: A M&M-based programming language

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
VPN downloads surge as Pornhub and porn websites restrict Australians over age check rules

Mar 9, 2026

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5 min read

VPN downloads surge as Pornhub and porn websites restrict Australians over age check rules

While many major porn websites still don't yet check ages, the eSafety Commissioner says that Pornhub's parent company is complying with the law.

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Pornhub blocks Australia, government buys surveillance data and hacking tools and the Sizzler Say

Mar 6, 2026

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11 min read

Pornhub blocks Australia, government buys surveillance data and hacking tools and the Sizzler Say

Plus: It's a Fish Tank, not a fish tank

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
.au turns 40, Google Play Store fees slashed and Apple's Chromebook killer

Mar 5, 2026

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12 min read

.au turns 40, Google Play Store fees slashed and Apple's Chromebook killer

Plus: A novel way to beat tech surveillance with decoy browsing

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Are you 'monitoring the situation' or information-gooning? Apple's zoomy new laptops and DownDetector sold

Mar 4, 2026

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14 min read

Are you 'monitoring the situation' or information-gooning? Apple's zoomy new laptops and DownDetector sold

Plus: Calling all citizen scientists! We need your help finding numbers

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Apple's new iPhone & iPad, Starlink 2.0 and YouTuber's movie tops Aussie box office

Mar 3, 2026

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13 min read

Apple's new iPhone & iPad, Starlink 2.0 and YouTuber's movie tops Aussie box office

Plus: Paying your tax late is an OPSEC issue

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
Trump's AI surveillance/killing demand, AI-washing and eSafety deadline

Mar 2, 2026

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14 min read

Trump's AI surveillance/killing demand, AI-washing and eSafety deadline

Plus: No thoughts, only Doom

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
⚠️ THIS IS AN EMERGENCY AUSALERT ⚠️, Google's Gemini API mess and the Sizzler Say

Feb 27, 2026

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12 min read

⚠️ THIS IS AN EMERGENCY AUSALERT ⚠️, Google's Gemini API mess and the Sizzler Say

Plus: Woolworth's voice AI assistant will no longer ramble about its mother

Cam Wilson
Cam Wilson
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