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June 24, 2025 | Read online
# YouTube ban, Tesla self-driving cars and bring your own device sucks Plus: explore Wikipedia with your ears
Edition 2359
Flickr: dospaceomaha
# The News
### The Sizzle goes to Canberra! (And teen social media ban changes + p*rn age checks)
You might be wondering why you’re getting such an early serve of the Sizzle! I’m driving down to Canberra this morning to go see eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant deliver a speech ‘Swimming between the digital flags: helping young Australians navigate social media’s dangerous currents’ (Speech excerpts on Bluesky).
The news that’s getting attention is that Inman Grant will call for YouTube to be included under the teen social media ban (Guardian Australia) and that the new communications minister Anika Wells will agree (AFR, $). It was frankly puzzling that it was exempted but, even still, just remember the ban is only on teens having accounts so they’ll still have access to YouTube. The bit that’s getting less attention is that Inman Grant will “move to establish” internet regulations about handling adult content for hosting providers, search engines and even telcos (The Australian, $). Age checks for p*rn are coming.
I (might) get a chance to ask the eSafety Commissioner a question after her speech. What would you ask? Let me know!
I will be wearing a suit but full disclosure this isn’t a photo of me today because I haven’t got dressed yet
Discuss in the Sizzle Slack or forum.
### Watch out pedestrians, Tesla’s autonomous cars are on the road
Tesla’s long-awaited ““““unsupervised robotaxi rides”””” have hit the roads in Austin, Texas (TechCrunch). Unlike its further-along rival Waymo’s cars which are equipped with the LIDAR sensor, Musk’s carmaker has delivered on its promise to do autonomous driving using only cameras by the end of the month. Technically. The service isn’t open to the public, it’s heavily limited to a small area and, while technically there’s no one driver, every ride has a Tesla “safety monitor” sitting in the front seat (The Verge). One video of a early ride showed it driving into the opposite lane (YouTube) but, hey, nobody’s perfect.
First Tesla Robotaxi Ride [Full Drive]
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### I hate bring your own device to work policies
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies are supposedly becoming more popular at work (TechRadar) and, honestly, I think it’s a nightmare for everyone involved. For workers, you’ve gotta cede some access to your phone or laptop which makes things messy — if you ever get in a fight with HR, how you use that device could be used against you — and it makes it harder to have that separation between home and work. Employers might save some money but then you’ve got the nightmare of having to manage this fleet of random devices. As I was chatting with Sizzler Kagenzo, same goes for school BYOD policies. What do you think? Prefer to work using something other than a 4 year old Chromebook? Or are you a stickler for work giving you the equipment you need to get the job done? Email me!
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#### Leftovers
Expert resigns from teen social media ban tech trial advisory board over concerns (Crikey, $) MEAA, News Corp staff concerned with company’s new AI news generator (Cyber Daily AU) ACCC warns of competition risks from AI, cloud giants (Information Age) Apple's second developer betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 have arrived (Apple Insider) Apple keeps pulling its own ads (The Verge) Apple locked in last-minute App Store negotiations to avoid Brussels fines (FT, $) macOS Tahoe beta 2 swaps Finder icon colors back after historic design fumble (Apple Insider) Fairphone 6 is switching to a new design that's even more sustainable (Android Central) US Homeland Security warns of escalating Iranian cyberattack risks (Bleeping Computer) US House reportedly bans WhatsApp on government devices (Engadget) “Microsoft Teams, Wickr, Signal… iMessage and FaceTime were reportedly cited as acceptable alternatives” Elon Musk's Lawyers Claim He 'Does Not Use a Computer' (WIRED, $) The AI lifestyle subsidy is going to end (Digital Seams) Cognitive offshoring and the decline of personal thought (Sizzler Joan Westenberg)
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# Oh, Also
### Explore Wikipedia with your ears
I come bearing gifts for those of you who used to — or still do! — love being sucked into a vortex of knowledge after clicking the “random article” Wikipedia button. Firstly, experience the many different sounds on Wikimedia with Wiki Radio, which randomly serves up audio from Wikimedia like a New Welsh folk music or the call of the hippolais polyglotta. Or, if you want to sink your teeth into something a bit more substantial, Wiki pedia Radio will find random spoken word articles to share with you. Enjoy!
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# Bargains
Electrical and electronics
Spend $10 and get $10 off, $150 and get $15 off, $200 and get $20 off at JB Hi-Fi SITTBRUNN 60W USB-C 1m Cable - $4 at IKEA 1More Q10 TWS Earbuds (BT 5.3, 26H Playtime, IPX4 Waterproof) - $22.77 at 1MoreAU Amazon AU Anker USB C (Nano II 65W) 3-Port GaN Charger - $35.99 at Ankerdirect AU via Amazon AU Thor Alpha7 Outlet Powerboard with Surge Protection - $48 at Harvey Norman / Domayne Lenovo C140 140W GaN USB-C Charger - $48 at Lenovo Online Store AliExpress UGREEN 100W USB-C Fast Laptop Gan II Nexode 4 Ports Charging Station - $59.77 at UGREEN Amazon AU Huawei Sound Joy Portable Bluetooth Speaker (Green) - $78.84 at Sydney Mobiles eBay Monster Boombox Portable Bluetooth Speaker MT-BBS04 - $129 at ALDI OM System OM-3 Mirrorless Camera Body - $2525 at digiDirect
Computing
A year Perplexity Pro with Samsung Device SOYO M4 PRO Mini PC (Intel N150, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, 2x USB-C, Win11 Pro) - $185 at SOYO Global AliExpress Toshiba 16TB 3.5" HDD Enterprise MG08ACA16TE - $440 at Amazon UK via AU IdeaPad Slim 5 15.1" GEN 10 AMD 7735 1TB SSD 32GB DDR5 165hz OLED with 70wh Battery Upgrade - $1244 at Lenovo Store Samsung Odyssey G91SD 49" DQHD 144hz OLED Curved Gaming Monitor - $1399 at JB Hi-Fi MacBook Pro 14 M3 Max, 14" (2023) 1TB 36GB at Perfect Preowned Good grade for $2549 Excellent grade for $2749
Mobile
Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plan 365 Days 200GB - $139 at Kogan
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