Facebook has lost 1.8m Aussie users since the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandalFacebook has lost 1.8m Aussie users since the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal

Since it was revealed that upwards of 87 million Facebook users worldwide had their data collected by Cambridge Analytica, the social media behemoth has come under considerable scrutiny over concerns of user privacy and the security of the personal information which it keeps.

Research conducted by Pureprofile has concluded that, since the scandal,

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Firefox will soon alert you if your online accounts have been hacked

Despite data breaches occurring practically every other day, most people are unaware if their personal information has been leaked online or not. To help combat this, Troy Hunt, the creator of Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), has joined forces with Mozilla to add his massive database to future versions of Firefox.

The new feature, called Firefox Monitor,

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Apple launched iOS 12 public beta today to speed up your iPhone and iPad

Apple's iOS 12 public beta is now available to everyone with a willingness to test the new software on their iPhone and iPad.

Its big highlight is that it'll make your older devices faster, according to Apple. The iPhone 6 Plus, for example, is 40% faster at launching apps, 70% faster at launching the camera app, and 50% faster at displaying the

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NES Classic Mini returns to stores this week - herehow to get oneNES Classic Mini returns to stores this week - here’s how to get one

Scalpers used the limited release of the NES Classic Mini to sell systems for two, three or even four times as much as its recommended retail price. To put the kibosh on those deals, Nintendo made an announcement earlier this year that it would re-release the console in greater quantity at some point in 2018.

That day has finally come … well, a

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This startup wants to kill the CPU and GPU in one goThis startup wants to kill the CPU and GPU in one go

Just over a month ago, Tachyum, a small tech startup, announced a new processor family, Prodigy, which it calls the world's first universal processor platform. Beyond that new label though are a number of hard-to-believe claims that the company has put forward including the fact that it delivers a 10x performance improvement on conventional

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Microsoft's Surface USB-C dongle lands June 29 & for businessesMicrosoft's Surface USB-C dongle lands June 29 & for businesses

The long, excruciating wait to get USB-C support on your Surface Pro or Surface Laptop is about to end at long last – well, at least for your office. Microsoft has told The Verge that it will begin selling its long-awaited Surface USB-C dongle on June 29 for $79 (about £59, AU$109) in the US.

However, according to Microsoft’s statement, the device w

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