Apps
Generation Lonely: Two in five young adults are flying solo
People aged 18 to 24 are the most lonesome generation, followed by those aged 45 to 54. They are also the most likely to report social media addiction.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Latest
15 must-have travel apps that will help you save a fortune
There’s an army of free apps out there dedicated to saving you money at every stage of the travel experience. Here are some of the best.
- by Rob McFarland
Exclusive
Start-ups
‘Based on trends, not dreams’: Food app me&u boss promises profitability in months
Ordering and payment platform me&u’s chief Katrina Barry laid off 20 employees before raising $30 million, and says the business will break even in the 2024 financial year.
- by Jessica Yun
Phone-free families: The parents keeping their kids off social media
The Heads Up Alliance is a group of Australian parents committed to delaying their children’s access to social media and smartphones until the age of 14.
- by Mary Ward
Opinion
Uber
When Airbnb crack dens get five stars, ratings have become Uber-meaningless
A five-star rating stretches the gamut from adequate to amazing while four stars translates as terrible.
- by Cara Waters
Opinion
TikTok
It’s not xenophobic to call time on TikTok, it’s vital
Most major social media apps, regardless of their country of origin, pose risks of data harvesting and content manipulation. But TikTok is different.
- by Fergus Ryan
Opinion
Conspiracy theories
I’m addicted to the affirmation of my fitness watch, and it’s a society-wide problem
In a digital world that feeds back to us only what we want to hear, we can no longer handle the truth. So how can governments hope to make mature choices, about superannuation, or anything?
- by Jacqueline Maley
‘We don’t have any privacy anymore’, says inventor of the mobile phone
Martin Cooper frets like everybody else about his invention’s impacts on society — from the loss of privacy to the risk of internet addiction to the rapid spread of harmful content, especially among kids.
- by Kelvin Chan
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Start-ups
‘Wouldn’t launch if we weren’t confident’: DoorDash set on conquering grocery delivery
A raft of local start-ups with a similar plan have failed this year while gig economy giant Deliveroo pulled out of Australia.
- by Jessica Yun and Nick Bonyhady