### Issue 2211 - Thursday 7th November, 2024

## In Today's Issue

- US tech industry seems happy about Trump returning to White House
- PM confirms that kids under 16 will be banned from social media
- Scams Prevention Framework legislation hits Parliament
- Nintendo says Switch games will be playable on the Switch 2
- Cheap Adobe Creative Cloud, Boost Mobile SIM, HP 27" monitor, Sony earbuds, Sound Burger, HP SSD

## The News

### US tech industry seems happy about Trump returning to White House

Trump will be US President again after defeating Kamala Harris in the election and the US tech industry seems delighted with the result. The Verge collected a bunch of boot licking "Congratulations Mr. Trump, you're so big and powerful!" messages from all the big tech CEOs posting on X (except for Zuck who posted on Threads). Bitcoin had a healthy spike as all the crypto bros are excited they have a bloke who hates regulation in their pocket again. The AI bros are also pumped that the NIST's "woke" AI safety standards are likely to be repealed, along with Biden's US AI Safety Institute. All those attempts by the DoJ, FTC and FCC to reign in big tech companies (Google in particular) are likely to stop too, as Trump removes their mandates and replaces their bosses.

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### PM confirms that kids under 16 will be banned from social media

The Prime Minister has confirmed that 16 years old is the age they deem appropriate for Australian kids to start using social media. Albanese will take the plan to a national cabinet meeting tomorrow with the state premiers to see what they think about it. The justification for the upcoming legislation is because the PM wants parents to be able to say, I'm quoting him here - "sorry mate, it's against the law for me to let you do this" when their kids have a sook about not being allowed to use social media. Josh Taylor was at the press conference and said on X that the PM & comms minister "brushed off questions about how it will work because of the trial of the tech that has yet to commence. So if I am reading it right, the legislation may pass before we know how/if it will work". Full transcript of the press conference is on the comms minister's website.

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### Scams Prevention Framework legislation hits Parliament

The government also introduced "landmark legislation" establishing the Scams Prevention Framework into Parliament today. The core of this framework is to place more responsibility on "banks, social media platforms and telecommunications companies" to stop scammers reaching customers and users. The Minister can "establish sector‑specific codes" that'll "impose mandatory obligations" to stop scammers, as well as setup "internal dispute resolution mechanisms that are clear, accessible and transparent for consumers". I'm looking forward to social media companies copping some legal heat for allowing so many very obvious scams proliferate on their platforms.

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## Something I Saw On The Internet

### Nintendo says Switch games will be playable on the Switch 2

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa posted on X that "At today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well. Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date". Still no date or any other info about the Switch 2. Oh and also in gaming news, the PlayStation 5 Pro goes on sale today in Australia.

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## Bargains

- 50% off Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps subscription - $43.97/m for 12 months
- Boost Mobile pre-paid SIM with 170GB data, unlimited calls & SMS - $180 from Lucky Mobile
- HP OMEN 27q 27" IPS 2560x1440 165Hz monitor - $278.40 from HP's eBay store
- Sony WF-1000XM5 Wireless Noise Cancelling Earbuds - $315.17 from Amazon
- Audio-Technica Sound Burger Turntable - $199 at JB Hi-Fi
- HP FX900 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD - $137 + shipping from Storm Computers

## Image Of The Day

Mr. Musk threw his hands in the air at a rally for Donald Trump — and the internet went wild. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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