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5 technologies you'll get sick of hearing about in 2019

Here's our list of technology storylines that'll resurface repeatedly in 2019. Expect some of these themes to rev up the hype-o-meter as soon as the calendar turns. ...
Tech giants appear compliant with Australia's anti-avoidance tax law

First corporate tax transparency report reflecting Australia's Multinational Anti-Avoidance Law shows tech giants coughing up to the ATO.
Twitter says it receives half a million of spam reports per month

Twitter's latest Transparency Report also shows a rise in government requests for user data.

She'd just had a stillborn child. Tech companies wouldn't let her forget it

A woman pleads with tech companies like Facebook and Twitter to stop serving her ads to intensify her grief.
Amazon delivery thieves beware: Cops plant GPS trackers in fake parcels

New Jersey police team up with Amazon to deliver fake parcels containing GPS-tracking devices.
Opera for Android becomes an Ethereum 'blockchain browser'

Opera hopes to make cryptocurrency more than just a speculative asset.

Accenture intends to acquire Adaptly in social media marketing push

Adaptly focuses on ad content delivery based on social contexts.
Brave browser moves to Chromium codebase, now supports Chrome extensions

Brave replaces ambitious Muon interface and goes full Chromium. Gets 22 percent speed boost in the process.
Sick and disgusted: The worst tech failures of 2018

It was a rough year for the technology industry: From anxiety-inducing social networks and buggy mobile devices to glitchy operating systems and killer driverless cars, we had it ...

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