Every car maker is rushing to build a compact SUV – the hottest new cars on sale right now – but is Kia’s version any good? We find out. Not so long ago, when hatchbacks ruled in small-car world, your choices were few if you...
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Australia’s daring move against China
Beijing is becoming increasingly belligerent with tensions rising each day. Now Australia has united with the world in a pushback against China. Australia will join its new Quad allies in a French naval exercise next month as the region steps up its co-operation in the...
Trump is banned, but can a revamp save Twitter from itself?
In January, Twitter committed what was at first glance a massive act of self-sabotage: it gave its star attraction, Donald Trump, a lifetime ban. This brought to an end a five-year faustian relationship between the two; some observers wondered if the platform would wither without...
Is online advertising about to crash, just like the property market did in 2008? | John Naughton
Here’s a disturbing thought for those of us who are critics of the tech industry: are we unduly credulous about the capabilities of the technology as extolled by the companies and their paid evangelists? Did clever exploitation of social media really lead to the election...
‘People are optimistic’: Businesses look forward after 12 months of Covid
Philip Jansen, chief executive, BT Early in the pandemic Philip Jansen gave investors a financial fright by scrapping BT’s multibillion-pound dividend. Now, nearly a year on, he is handing out Covid bonuses to tens of thousands of frontline staff before a vote on a potential...
Couple separated by flood on wedding day
A devastated couple have been unable to get married after floodwaters trapped the bride in their country farmhouse venue. A bride has been left devastated after floodwaters trapped her at a riverside farmhouse, separating her from her fiance on their wedding day. Taree nurse Anya...
Australia’s daring move against China
Australia will join its new Quad allies in a French naval exercise next month as the region steps up its co-operation in the face of an increasingly belligerent Beijing. The French-led “La Perouse” war game will be conducted in the Bay of Bengal between April...
‘Virtual meetings aren’t going anywhere soon’: how to put your best Zoom face forward
Thought we were a nation of narcissists pre-Covid? Well, a global pandemic has taken things to a whole new level. It’s safe to say nobody planned to spend quite so much of the past year staring at their own grainy reflection, but with everything from...
Secret behind JB Hi-Fi’s ‘most stolen’ item
Facebook trolling and viral YouTube videos made one product in particular fly off the shelves of JB Hi-Fi, and into dacks. Go into your nearest JB Hi-Fi and you can find one of the biggest collections of music still available on “compact discs”, but albums...
iPhone calculator mistake everyone makes
iPhones are known to be incredibly intuitive devices, that’s what I love them for. However, even though most people find iPhone’s really natural to use and navigate, there are tonnes of useful in-built features that can be easily overlooked. Here’s my latest list of handy...