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Mass shooting threat posted online warns people not to watch the Joker at a Sydney cinema 

The threat was posted to 4Chan warning people to stay away from the Ritz Cinema in Randwick, in Sydney's east during screenings of the Warner Bros. film Joker.




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Reddit will now BAN users for bullyingt: Social site gets serious about inappropriate behavior

Reddit has become infamous for its abusive and toxic users. The site has revised its policies on bullying and harassment in an attempt to combat the anti-social behavior of many of its users.




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People are posting photos of their genitals on Reddit to get STIs diagnosed by other users

Researchers led by the University of California, San Diego, trawled through almost 17,000 posts on the r/STD Reddit community and found almost two thirds were after a 'crowd-diagnosis'.




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Eclipse Foods debuts the 'Impossible Burger of ice cream' - a plant-based non-dairy ice cream

A new plant-based dairy replacement company backed by Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian is being hailed for creating the 'Impossible Burger of ice cream.'




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'Anonymous' taunts Trump, warns president 'will hear from me, in my own name' before 2020 election

The Anonymous author of 'A Warning' continued the charade with an 'ask me anything' post on Reddit that revealed the writer will directly confront Donald Trump before the 2020 elections.




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Furious pedestrian leaves scathing note slamming driver for their parking - but others defend them

A furious Melbourne pedestrian left a handwritten note on a motorist's car slamming their parking job before it was shared online.




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Woman says her fiancé REFUSES to get her an engagement ring, no matter the price

A Redditor said she and her boyfriend of 3.5 years are planning to get engaged. He refuses to get her an engagement ring, saying his parents just wore wedding bands.




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Dad wears a t-shirt saying 'I am not Scott Morrison' to stop him getting abused by angry voters

The tourist, who strongly resembles the Prime Minister, was pictured on holiday in the Gold Coast wearing the custom made clothing.




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Save me, not the baby: Pregnant mother sparks Reddit debate

The unnamed mother, thought to be from Mexico, took to Reddit to explain that she asked her husband to save her life instead of that of their baby if something went wrong during child birth.




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'Pure evil son' pranks his dad by taping his possessions to the ceiling every day until he noticed

The UK-based prankster chronicled his efforts on Reddit and by the final day he had taped and Blu Tacked a shoe, mobile phone clip, the television remote and even his father's reading glasses.




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Woman spotted her best-friend's husband in an antenatal ward with another woman

The anonymous British woman took to Mumsnet, and explained that the man's behaviour indicated that he's 'definitely' romantically involved with the other woman, and asked what she should do.




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Creative bibliophiles design magical 'book nooks'

Book lovers from around the world shared their creations to the BookNooks sub-Reddit, include miniature replicas of locations from Harry Potter, Les Miserables and Star Wars.




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Immunocompromised woman hospitalized with coronavirus after her mother 'refused to let her isolate'

Reddit user racingbarakarts shared photos of herself in the hospital, her official diagnosis, and her text message exchange with her mom on Wednesday.




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SALLY HAMILTON: Buy land - they're not making it any more!

There is another asset class worth considering - Real Estate Investment Trusts. Known as Reits, they can provide you with a stream of steady income through investing in various types of property.




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SALLY HAMILTON: Goodbye PPI, now it's time to cash in on cost of loyalty

The industry may well be breathing a collective sigh of relief that PPI will soon be a thing of the past. But they cannot relax for long. There are plenty of new concerns, top of the list 'loyalty charges'.




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Should you remortgage now? Election worries could be alleviated by taking a five-year mortgage

Mortgage borrowers anxious about the political turmoil ahead - whoever wins the General Election - should consider taking control of their biggest financial outgoing while the going is good.




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PETER HITCHENS: There IS a way to make our police safer - but it's NOT 50,000-volt Tasers

PETER HITCHENS: Richard, who has in the past mocked abuse of Tasers by police, has now changed his mind and concluded from this that all officers should be armed with these devices.




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PETER HITCHENS: This Great Panic is foolish, yet our freedom is still broken and economy crippled

PETER HITCHENS: As I watched the Prime Minister order mass house arrest on Monday night, I felt revulsion, anger and grief - as anyone brought up when this was a free and well-governed...




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Super Bowl: How Australian Mitch Wishnowsky could become second Australian to win a ring

Perth-born Mitch Wishnowsky, 27, will become the second Australian to win a Super Bowl ring if the San Francisco 49ers win the match.




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NICKY MORGAN explains her plan to decriminalise nonpayment of TV levy

NICKY MORGAN: Decriminalisation of TV licence evasion was previously looked at by David Perry QC. It has now been five years since the Perry Review.




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The illegal tip that is visible from space: 'Dumping ground' in north London

The 'dumping ground' in Edgware, north London, (pictured) has been piled so high it can be spotted on Google Maps' satellite view.




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Melbourne lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson sues Google to unmask an anonymous reviewer

Barrister and solicitor Zarah Garde-Wilson, 42, believes the review was written by an a competitor and filed a lawsuit against Google in the Federal Court on Monday.




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Novel privacy tool erases humans from live video feeds in real-time to hide you from webcam spies

A YouTube video posted by Jason Mayes, a Google Web Engineer, shows off an algorithm that eliminates humans from a webcam feed in real-time, leaving only the background in tact.




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Police issue warrant for innocent man's Google information

Zachary McCoy, 30, learned that he was a suspect in a burglary case when authorities in Gainesville, Florida, requested all his Google account information in March 2019.




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Google is NOT building the COVID-19 testing website Trump promised

A website that is very different to the one described at Trump's Friday press conference at the White House is being built by Verily, a healthcare tech company also owned by Alphabet.




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Google Maps app puts restaurants with delivery upfront so people know where to eat during lockdown

According to 9to5Google, when users open up their Maps app they will now see shortcuts on the home screen that help them find restaurants that are relevant from a delivery standpoint.




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Google will notify people when it thinks their search results may not be a good match with a query

Google will still allow users to scroll through the results and will sometimes provide 'alternative' searches that could not better results by re-tailoring language or using different terms.




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Apple will release COVID-19 tracking technology to governments weeks before previously planned

France's Les Echos also reports that Breton also pressed Apple to guarantee that the technology would be built with privacy in mind as well as being voluntary and transparent.




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Apple iPad now has up to 20% off in Amazon's Last Minute Christmas Deals

Looking for the best iPad deals this Christmas? You won't want to miss out on Amazon's current offer. The retail giant has slashed up to 20% off the Apple device. Here are the best iPad deals.




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Elyse Knowles forgets her helmet and clutches her iPhone while riding a bicycle in Byron Bay

She's the Myer ambassador who divides her time between Melbourne and Byron Bay.




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Phone repair man paid £40 cash NOT to fix customer's mobile

Oli Pickles, 28, was handed the smashed up iPhone 8 plus by a mystery man who refused to leave either his name or any contact details when he came into the workshop in Sheffield.




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Osher Gunsberg says coal-powered stations are like using an old Nokia 3210 instead of an iPhone

The Bachelor host, who has become a vocal environmental activist, criticised the push by some MPs to increase Australia's coal capacity.




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Hiking photographer captures stunning 'angel in the sky' phenomenon

Lee Howdle was hiking through in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, central England where he encountered 'an angel in the sky' or brocken specter.




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Reserve Bank of Australia expects coronavirus to weaken the economy, be worse than SARS

The Reserve Bank fears the coronavirus will hit Australia's already fragile economy and be much worse than the 2003 SARS outbreak in China. Apple is also expecting a global iPhone shortage.




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Police will use high-tech scanners to 'frisk' suspects without them knowing from up to 20 yards away

Police will soon be using a new high-tech scanner that can 'frisk' suspects without them knowing. The device can detect concealed weapons through a suspect's clothing 20 yards away.




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HENRY DEEDES: Michael Gove did one of his 'there's nothing to see here' turns

Jeremy Corbyn had come to raise an Urgent Question concerning last week's resignation of Home Office mandarin Sir Philip Rutnam. But he might as well have taken the afternoon off.




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Apple patents system to stop people from snooping on your iPhone

Apple filed a patent for a system that determines between the device's owner and unauthorized eyes, and blurs the screen the latter is determined in order to keep people from snooping.




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iPhone maker Foxconn says it has hired enough workers to meet seasonal demand following shutdown

Apple's largest iPhone maker Foxconn reveals it has hired enough staff to meet the seasonal demand of the iPhone 12 after only 10% of the staff returned to work following the shutdown last month.




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David Hockney shares exclusive artwork depicting awakening of spring drawn from lockdown in Normandy

David Hockney, a celebrated 82-year-old artist, has unveiled 10 vibrant images created on his iPad during isolation at his Normandy home, capturing the turn of the season in all its glory.




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England wing Jack Nowell's diary of a player in lockdown

In his third week in isolation, the England and Exeter wing hears from Eddie Jones and his dog, buys a bbq, wins at FIFA, orders some monkfish and is running pain free for the first time in a while...




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Leaked iPhone 12 schematics suggest phones will have much smaller camera 'notch' and almost no bezel

Pictures, from frequent phone leaker Jon Prosser, show what appear to be official Apple schematics for its next flagship iPhone - specifically a reduced 'notch' that stores camera components.




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BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Can Christopher Nolan's new picture top the Box Office when cinemas re-open?

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: The plot focuses on Washington, an intelligence operative who can anticipate events that haven't occurred yet. His number one task is to prevent World War III.




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Robust trusts at a knockdown price could give hope to investors 

What a week, what a month. Enough to turn many investors' hair grey (mine included) - with some no doubt wishing that commercial travel to the moon was a) available now; and b) affordable.




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NORTH AMERICAN INCOME: The fund that Trump needs to succeed 

Not even the somewhat conservative portfolio underpinning investment trust North American Income has protected shareholders from the sharp market correction.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Banks not covering themselves in glory as we all struggle for survival

Holding businesses to ransom through the imposition of onerous interest charges on emergency loans is despicable. As is leaving customers hanging on the phone for hours.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Coronavirus no excuse for axeing banks

The trend towards greater online banking and less reliance on hard cash is irrevocable. Indeed, Covid-19 has helped the banks in pursuing these dual goals.




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Couple have no regrets trading home for 32ft boat with no hot water

David and Pippa bought the small sailboat in Bristol Harbour and moved on board in March. They say their cut in rent is worth the downsides which include no hot water, a lack of space and a seasick cat.




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Bone collector, 49, pleads guilty to illegally selling endangered rhino skulls

Michael Tang, from Cardiff, became the subject of a police investigation after listing a monkey skull for sale on online market place eBay, under the name 'Zoskiapare.'




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eBay shopper spends $5600 on a 'haunted doll with paranormal powers'

Sellers have made a windfall on the popular website selling spooky objects they have lying around the house




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Unbranded smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors sold on eBay are 'putting lives at risk'

The probe by the consumer watchdog found hundreds of examples of unbranded devices (pictured) on the online auction site that failed to detect CO gas or smoke reliably.