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The ban begins, AI regulation cuts and choose-your-own-moderation
Plus: Who down detects the down detector?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-ban-begins-ai-regulation-cuts-and-choose-your-own-moderation
Plus: Who down detects the down detector?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-ban-begins-ai-regulation-cuts-and-choose-your-own-moderation
The ban begins, AI regulation cuts and choose-your-own-moderation
Plus: Who down detects the down detector?
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November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The ban begins, AI regulation cuts and choose-your-own-moderation
Plus: Who down detects the down detector?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-ban-begins-ai-regulation-cuts-and-choose-your-own-moderation
Plus: Who down detects the down detector?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-ban-begins-ai-regulation-cuts-and-choose-your-own-moderation
Meta avoids split, Roblox age checking and even Down Detector was down
Plus: Introducing the Meta Ray-Ban 'glasshole' detector
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/meta-avoids-split-roblox-age-checking-and-even-down-detector-was-down
Plus: Introducing the Meta Ray-Ban 'glasshole' detector
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/meta-avoids-split-roblox-age-checking-and-even-down-detector-was-down
Meta avoids split, Roblox age checking and even Down Detector was down
Plus: Introducing the Meta Ray-Ban 'glasshole' detector
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November 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Meta avoids split, Roblox age checking and even Down Detector was down
Plus: Introducing the Meta Ray-Ban 'glasshole' detector
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/meta-avoids-split-roblox-age-checking-and-even-down-detector-was-down
Plus: Introducing the Meta Ray-Ban 'glasshole' detector
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/meta-avoids-split-roblox-age-checking-and-even-down-detector-was-down
NBN eyes AI traffic charge, Samsung preinstalled bloatware and AI critic mistake
Plus: This homemade kiddie synth is TOOOOO CUTEEEEE
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/nbn-eyes-ai-traffic-charge-samsung-preinstalled-bloatware-and-ai-critic-mistake
Plus: This homemade kiddie synth is TOOOOO CUTEEEEE
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/nbn-eyes-ai-traffic-charge-samsung-preinstalled-bloatware-and-ai-critic-mistake
NBN eyes AI traffic charge, Samsung preinstalled bloatware and AI critic mistake
Plus: This homemade kiddie synth is TOOOOO CUTEEEEE
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November 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
NBN eyes AI traffic charge, Samsung preinstalled bloatware and AI critic mistake
Plus: This homemade kiddie synth is TOOOOO CUTEEEEE
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/nbn-eyes-ai-traffic-charge-samsung-preinstalled-bloatware-and-ai-critic-mistake
Plus: This homemade kiddie synth is TOOOOO CUTEEEEE
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/nbn-eyes-ai-traffic-charge-samsung-preinstalled-bloatware-and-ai-critic-mistake
I wrote this edition without the internet (mostly)
But the Sizzle must go on...
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/i-wrote-this-edition-without-the-internet-mostly
But the Sizzle must go on...
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/i-wrote-this-edition-without-the-internet-mostly
I wrote this edition without the internet (mostly)
But the Sizzle must go on...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I wrote this edition without the internet (mostly)
But the Sizzle must go on...
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/i-wrote-this-edition-without-the-internet-mostly
But the Sizzle must go on...
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/i-wrote-this-edition-without-the-internet-mostly
err for a variety of reasons, the Sizzle HQ is offline except for one bar of 5G only accessible on phone.
I hope you enjoy what might be the first ever daily Australia tech newsletter written without the internet ❤️
I hope you enjoy what might be the first ever daily Australia tech newsletter written without the internet ❤️
November 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
err for a variety of reasons, the Sizzle HQ is offline except for one bar of 5G only accessible on phone.
I hope you enjoy what might be the first ever daily Australia tech newsletter written without the internet ❤️
I hope you enjoy what might be the first ever daily Australia tech newsletter written without the internet ❤️
Android side-loading walkback, gambling sucks and the Sizzler Say
Plus: Jeffrey Epstein did not like what he saw when he Googled himself
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/android-side-loading-walkback-gambling-sucks-and-the-sizzler-say
Plus: Jeffrey Epstein did not like what he saw when he Googled himself
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/android-side-loading-walkback-gambling-sucks-and-the-sizzler-say
Android side-loading walkback, gambling sucks and the Sizzler Say
Plus: Jeffrey Epstein did not like what he saw when he Googled himself
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November 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Android side-loading walkback, gambling sucks and the Sizzler Say
Plus: Jeffrey Epstein did not like what he saw when he Googled himself
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/android-side-loading-walkback-gambling-sucks-and-the-sizzler-say
Plus: Jeffrey Epstein did not like what he saw when he Googled himself
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/android-side-loading-walkback-gambling-sucks-and-the-sizzler-say
The Sizzle is officially critical infrastructure and deserves government underwriting
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The Sizzle is officially critical infrastructure and deserves government underwriting
only the best for our subscribers
never noticed this in @thesizzle.com.au, but i'm glad to hear it
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
only the best for our subscribers
Public servants to get AI chatbots, Valve console and bug spotting
Plus: A rebuttal to the dead internet theory
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/public-servants-to-get-ai-chatbots-valve-console-and-bug-spotting
Plus: A rebuttal to the dead internet theory
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/public-servants-to-get-ai-chatbots-valve-console-and-bug-spotting
Public servants to get AI chatbots, Valve console and bug spotting
Plus: A rebuttal to the dead internet theory
thesizzle.com.au
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Public servants to get AI chatbots, Valve console and bug spotting
Plus: A rebuttal to the dead internet theory
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/public-servants-to-get-ai-chatbots-valve-console-and-bug-spotting
Plus: A rebuttal to the dead internet theory
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/public-servants-to-get-ai-chatbots-valve-console-and-bug-spotting
Softbank goes all in on OpenAI, shameless game influencers, VIC's "jobs pipeline running under the sea"
Plus: Turn any device with a command line into a file server
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/softbank-sells-nvidia-aussie-journo-flies-too-close-to-influencer-sun-subco-s-smap-cable-will-improv
Plus: Turn any device with a command line into a file server
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/softbank-sells-nvidia-aussie-journo-flies-too-close-to-influencer-sun-subco-s-smap-cable-will-improv
Softbank goes all in on OpenAI, shameless game influencers, VIC's "jobs pipeline running under the sea"
Plus: Turn any device with a command line into a file server
thesizzle.com.au
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Softbank goes all in on OpenAI, shameless game influencers, VIC's "jobs pipeline running under the sea"
Plus: Turn any device with a command line into a file server
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/softbank-sells-nvidia-aussie-journo-flies-too-close-to-influencer-sun-subco-s-smap-cable-will-improv
Plus: Turn any device with a command line into a file server
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/softbank-sells-nvidia-aussie-journo-flies-too-close-to-influencer-sun-subco-s-smap-cable-will-improv
fyi the Sizzle, too, is suspending intelligence sharing with the United States as a matter of principle.
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
fyi the Sizzle, too, is suspending intelligence sharing with the United States as a matter of principle.
Social media posts in court, cops ditch Flock and data centre boom power shift
Plus: I did not know this happens when you take a photo in FaceTime
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/social-media-posts-in-court-cops-ditch-flock-and-data-centre-boom-power-shift
Plus: I did not know this happens when you take a photo in FaceTime
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/social-media-posts-in-court-cops-ditch-flock-and-data-centre-boom-power-shift
Social media posts in court, cops ditch Flock and data centre boom power shift
Plus: I did not know this happens when you take a photo in FaceTime
thesizzle.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Social media posts in court, cops ditch Flock and data centre boom power shift
Plus: I did not know this happens when you take a photo in FaceTime
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/social-media-posts-in-court-cops-ditch-flock-and-data-centre-boom-power-shift
Plus: I did not know this happens when you take a photo in FaceTime
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/social-media-posts-in-court-cops-ditch-flock-and-data-centre-boom-power-shift
Chinese EV bus fears, Disney v YouTube and first ChatGPT warrant
Plus: forget solar — what about powering your house using disposable vapes
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/chinese-ev-bus-fears-disney-v-youtube-and-first-chatgpt-warrant
Plus: forget solar — what about powering your house using disposable vapes
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/chinese-ev-bus-fears-disney-v-youtube-and-first-chatgpt-warrant
Chinese EV bus fears, Disney v YouTube and first ChatGPT warrant
Plus: forget solar — what about powering your house using disposable vapes
thesizzle.com.au
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Chinese EV bus fears, Disney v YouTube and first ChatGPT warrant
Plus: forget solar — what about powering your house using disposable vapes
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/chinese-ev-bus-fears-disney-v-youtube-and-first-chatgpt-warrant
Plus: forget solar — what about powering your house using disposable vapes
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/chinese-ev-bus-fears-disney-v-youtube-and-first-chatgpt-warrant
I’m loud and I’m proud about my consumer protection kink
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I’m loud and I’m proud about my consumer protection kink
Meta's mass scam machine, Microsoft refund mistake and Sizzler Say
Plus: It seems like a Redditor can track secret US at-sea missile strikes
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/meta-s-mass-scam-machine-microsoft-refund-mistake-and-sizzler-say
Plus: It seems like a Redditor can track secret US at-sea missile strikes
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/meta-s-mass-scam-machine-microsoft-refund-mistake-and-sizzler-say
Meta's mass scam machine, Microsoft refund mistake and Sizzler Say
Plus: It seems like a Redditor can track secret US at-sea missile strikes
thesizzle.com.au
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Meta's mass scam machine, Microsoft refund mistake and Sizzler Say
Plus: It seems like a Redditor can track secret US at-sea missile strikes
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/meta-s-mass-scam-machine-microsoft-refund-mistake-and-sizzler-say
Plus: It seems like a Redditor can track secret US at-sea missile strikes
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/meta-s-mass-scam-machine-microsoft-refund-mistake-and-sizzler-say
i said what i said
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
i said what i said
Google surrenders to Epic, Microsoft AI refunds and a Big Short on AI
Plus: OK which one of you was on the phone for five and a half days
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/google-surrenders-to-epic-microsoft-ai-refunds-and-a-big-short-on-ai
Plus: OK which one of you was on the phone for five and a half days
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/google-surrenders-to-epic-microsoft-ai-refunds-and-a-big-short-on-ai
Google surrenders to Epic, Microsoft AI refunds and a Big Short on AI
Plus: OK which one of you was on the phone for five and a half days
thesizzle.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Google surrenders to Epic, Microsoft AI refunds and a Big Short on AI
Plus: OK which one of you was on the phone for five and a half days
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/google-surrenders-to-epic-microsoft-ai-refunds-and-a-big-short-on-ai
Plus: OK which one of you was on the phone for five and a half days
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/google-surrenders-to-epic-microsoft-ai-refunds-and-a-big-short-on-ai
Teen social media ban list, Amazon says no AI agents & local streaming quotas
Plus: A rigorous approach to understanding 50 Cent today
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/teen-social-media-ban-list-amazon-says-no-ai-agents-local-streaming-quotas
Plus: A rigorous approach to understanding 50 Cent today
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/teen-social-media-ban-list-amazon-says-no-ai-agents-local-streaming-quotas
Teen social media ban list, Amazon says no AI agents & local streaming quotas
Plus: A rigorous approach to understanding 50 Cent today
thesizzle.com.au
November 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Teen social media ban list, Amazon says no AI agents & local streaming quotas
Plus: A rigorous approach to understanding 50 Cent today
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/teen-social-media-ban-list-amazon-says-no-ai-agents-local-streaming-quotas
Plus: A rigorous approach to understanding 50 Cent today
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/teen-social-media-ban-list-amazon-says-no-ai-agents-local-streaming-quotas
Apple white-labels Google AI, BYD cashes in and DV alert service launches
Plus: Turns out Microsoft was LYING to your face about this button
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/apple-white-labels-google-ai-byd-cashes-in-and-dv-alert-service-launches
Plus: Turns out Microsoft was LYING to your face about this button
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/apple-white-labels-google-ai-byd-cashes-in-and-dv-alert-service-launches
Apple white-labels Google AI, BYD cashes in and DV alert service launches
Plus: Turns out Microsoft was LYING to your face about this button
thesizzle.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Apple white-labels Google AI, BYD cashes in and DV alert service launches
Plus: Turns out Microsoft was LYING to your face about this button
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/apple-white-labels-google-ai-byd-cashes-in-and-dv-alert-service-launches
Plus: Turns out Microsoft was LYING to your face about this button
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/apple-white-labels-google-ai-byd-cashes-in-and-dv-alert-service-launches
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the sizzle is FULL
of great stories today
the sizzle is FULL
of great stories today
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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the sizzle is FULL
of great stories today
the sizzle is FULL
of great stories today
Linux is coming for Xbox, spreadsheet leak deaths and Aussie crypto casino sued
Teens are leaving social media platforms for... old public radio episodes?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/linux-is-coming-for-xbox-spreadsheet-leak-deaths-and-aussie-crypto-casino-sued
Teens are leaving social media platforms for... old public radio episodes?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/linux-is-coming-for-xbox-spreadsheet-leak-deaths-and-aussie-crypto-casino-sued
Linux is coming for Xbox, spreadsheet leak deaths and Aussie crypto casino sued
Teens are leaving social media platforms for... old public radio episodes?
thesizzle.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Linux is coming for Xbox, spreadsheet leak deaths and Aussie crypto casino sued
Teens are leaving social media platforms for... old public radio episodes?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/linux-is-coming-for-xbox-spreadsheet-leak-deaths-and-aussie-crypto-casino-sued
Teens are leaving social media platforms for... old public radio episodes?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/linux-is-coming-for-xbox-spreadsheet-leak-deaths-and-aussie-crypto-casino-sued
The Hague is going open source, shortcuts-pilled and the Sizzler Say
Meta was caught downloading p***. But it has a, err, explanation
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-hague-is-going-open-source-shortcuts-pilled-and-the-sizzler-say
Meta was caught downloading p***. But it has a, err, explanation
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-hague-is-going-open-source-shortcuts-pilled-and-the-sizzler-say
The Hague is going open source, shortcuts-pilled and the Sizzler Say
Meta was caught downloading p***. But it has a, err, explanation
thesizzle.com.au
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The Hague is going open source, shortcuts-pilled and the Sizzler Say
Meta was caught downloading p***. But it has a, err, explanation
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-hague-is-going-open-source-shortcuts-pilled-and-the-sizzler-say
Meta was caught downloading p***. But it has a, err, explanation
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-hague-is-going-open-source-shortcuts-pilled-and-the-sizzler-say
From the edition today: a sizzle for all, no matter their means!
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October 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
From the edition today: a sizzle for all, no matter their means!
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(If you want to sign up: https://www.thesizzle.com.au/subscribe )
AI chatbot platform bans kids, earnings szn and Aussie ex-spook sold secrets to Russians
Plus: Want to see police's desktop wallpaper?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/ai-chatbot-platform-bans-kids-earnings-szn-and-aussie-ex-spook-sold-secrets-to-russians
Plus: Want to see police's desktop wallpaper?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/ai-chatbot-platform-bans-kids-earnings-szn-and-aussie-ex-spook-sold-secrets-to-russians
AI chatbot platform bans kids, earnings szn and Aussie ex-spook sold secrets to Russians
Plus: Want to see what desktop backgrounds are used by police?
thesizzle.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
AI chatbot platform bans kids, earnings szn and Aussie ex-spook sold secrets to Russians
Plus: Want to see police's desktop wallpaper?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/ai-chatbot-platform-bans-kids-earnings-szn-and-aussie-ex-spook-sold-secrets-to-russians
Plus: Want to see police's desktop wallpaper?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/ai-chatbot-platform-bans-kids-earnings-szn-and-aussie-ex-spook-sold-secrets-to-russians
The 'robot guy' era begins, police target COM and OpenAI gets what it wanted
Plus: Don't ask. Just click play.
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-robot-guy-era-begins-police-target-com-and-openai-gets-what-it-wanted
Plus: Don't ask. Just click play.
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-robot-guy-era-begins-police-target-com-and-openai-gets-what-it-wanted
The 'robot guy' era begins, police target COM and OpenAI gets what it wanted
Plus: Don't ask. Just click play.
thesizzle.com.au
October 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The 'robot guy' era begins, police target COM and OpenAI gets what it wanted
Plus: Don't ask. Just click play.
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-robot-guy-era-begins-police-target-com-and-openai-gets-what-it-wanted
Plus: Don't ask. Just click play.
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/the-robot-guy-era-begins-police-target-com-and-openai-gets-what-it-wanted