Is your home ready for 45 connected devices? This family has over 120

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 12, 2026

From work calls and gaming, to smart lights and security cameras, the average home is getting busier online. Here’s how to keep up without becoming the household IT expert.

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Apple announces “Welcome Home” event on 13 October in New York

Oct 11, 2026

Apple announces “Welcome Home” event on 13 October in New York

The event will show just how serious Apple is about making a push into the smart home market.

Apple’s big question: will customers rush to buy its $3500 foldable phone?

Oct 11, 2026

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The answer to the question on everyone’s lips is hugely important to Apple, now and in the future.

Korea Post to issue Faker commemorative stamps

Oct 10, 2026

Korea Post to issue Faker commemorative stamps

The Korea Post will issue commemorative stamps honoring esports player Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as Faker, on Oct. 23, celebrating his career and contributions to Korean esports. The state-run postal service under the Ministry of Science and ICT said on Saturday it will release 140,000 stamp sheets alongside stamp albums and other commemorative products. The stamps depict milestones in Lee’s career, including portraits of him celebrating at award ceremonies. Lee, who debuted in 2013, has won six League of Legends World Championships, 10 League of Legends Champions Korea titles and two Mid-Season Invitational titles, according to the authority. He also won gold at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, defending the title he won at the 2023 Hangzhou Games. In 2024, he became the first player inducted into the game's Hall of Legends. In January, Lee became the first esports player to receive the Cheongryong Medal, the highest honor of Korea’s Order of Sport Merit. To mark the release, Korea Post opened a special exhibition dedicated to Faker at its stamp museum inside Seoul Central Post

Fast food fulfills dreams in aging society

Oct 10, 2026

Fast food fulfills dreams in aging society

One thing Shin Jeong-ok, a team leader at a McDonald’s restaurant in Seoul’s Seongbuk District, enjoys about her job is being looked up to by friends and acquaintances in their 60s and older. In Korea, where the population is rapidly aging, seniors face increasingly fierce competition for employment as they outnumber younger job seekers. As of this year, more than 11 million people in Korea, or 21.6 percent of the population, are aged 60 or older. Many are baby boomers born between 1955 and 1963, a generation larger than those that came before them. Now entering retirement, they are increasingly seeking jobs, but age-related health issues and physical limitations restrict their employment options. Fortunately for Shin, her current job title is a hard-earned position she began in her early 50s. Now, the 63-year-old says she cannot imagine a life without working five times a week at McDonald’s Jongam SK branch in northern Seoul. “When I tell my neighbors or friends that I work at McDonald’s, I see the envy in their eyes. Being able to say that I have a job and seeing their admira

‘I never gave consent’: The Australians being replaced with copies of themselves

Oct 10, 2026

‘I never gave consent’: The Australians being replaced with copies of themselves

High-flying executives from across the world jetted in to the AI inquiry but the most startling revelations came from ordinary Australians.

The F1 Exhibition opens in Singapore with F1 cars, racing sims and an SG-centred gallery

Oct 10, 2026

The F1 Exhibition opens in Singapore with F1 cars, racing sims and an SG-centred gallery

The F1 exhibition will run until 18 October.

Kurt Campbell on US’ China focus, the Indo-Pacific Quad, risks of AI

Oct 10, 2026

Kurt Campbell on US’ China focus, the Indo-Pacific Quad, risks of AI

Kurt Campbell is a veteran US diplomat and strategist who has played a leading role in shaping Washington’s approach to China and the Indo-Pacific for more than a decade. He served as the White House coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs from 2021 to 2024 and as US deputy secretary of state from 2024 to 2025. Previously, he served as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs from 2009 to 2013 and was a key architect of the Obama administration’s “pivot to Asia”. Often...

Toyota boosts its electric lineup with the Cat A Urban Cruiser

Oct 9, 2026

Toyota boosts its electric lineup with the Cat A Urban Cruiser

The new Urban Cruiser is smaller, not just in size, but also in price.

Turns out, Jeff Beck was lying to me. How did I miss the vital clue?

Oct 9, 2026

Turns out, Jeff Beck was lying to me. How did I miss the vital clue?

AI fakery made a fool of me but soon I’ll be too mad to notice.

How it all went right, and then so wrong, for Australia’s big AI hope

Oct 9, 2026

How it all went right, and then so wrong, for Australia’s big AI hope

Firmus’ bankers claimed it had a “slowly, then suddenly” growth story. Instead, that was how its public listing unravelled.

China state funds double down on Hua Hong in legacy chip push

Oct 9, 2026

China state funds double down on Hua Hong in legacy chip push

Chinese state funds are ramping up support for the country’s second-largest contract chipmaker, pouring billions of yuan into the parent of Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor and a new manufacturing facility to fuel Beijing’s drive for self-reliance in mature-node chips. The capital blitz, spanning Hua Hong’s Shanghai-based parent company and a fabrication plant in Wuxi, highlights how government-coordinated financing is doubling down on domestic foundries, as Washington tightens technology...

Sales of winter products surge at convenience stores amid chilly weather

Oct 9, 2026

Sales of winter products surge at convenience stores amid chilly weather

Sales of winter products surged at South Korean convenience stores as temperatures fell sharply this month, industry sources said Friday. According to retailers, sales of disposable hand warmers at GS25 convenience stores, operated by GS Retail Co., rose more than elevenfold in the first seven days of this month compared with the previous week. Sales of tights, worn to keep warm, increased by a similar margin. Demand for popular winter snacks and beverages, such as instant fish cakes, baked sweet potatoes and traditional tea, climbed 653 percent, 132 percent and 50.2 percent, respectively, over the period. CU convenience stores, operated by BGF Retail Co., reported a 400 percent increase in sales of disposable hand warmers over the same period. "As cold weather sets in, sales of winter snacks and cold-weather gear are rising sharply," an industry official said.

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