Top stories BEN GRUBB 11:32am | The sails of one of the world's most iconic buildings, the Sydney Opera House, were lit up with images for the glitzy launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4. | 7:31am | Hackers took control of the AP Twitter account and sent a false tweet of two explosions in the White House, briefly shaking financial markets. | 12:39pm | Australia was first settled by between 1000 and 3000 humans about 50,000 years ago, according to a study. | Ariadne Zanella | When a strange man in a cafe dared to suggest Rae Johnston knew nothing of gaming, she had the last laugh. | James Dominguez 8:27am | Many of the most popular games played today depict white heroes killing hordes of dark-skinned enemies. | DAN OAKES | Caught on camera in the dead of night, with an item of washing draped over his head, the man managed to look both menacing and ridiculous. | LARISSA NICHOLSON | Police could soon use DNA from a single stray hair from a crime scene to determine whether a suspect is bald, has a cleft chin, or skin covered in moles. | 12:01am | It's easy to take earth for granted, since we see it every day. It becomes - it is - part of life's background. | 9:09am | Using voice to send text messages while driving is just as dangerous as texting with fingers, a study shows. | ADRIAN LOWE 12:28pm | The Syrian Electronic Army is a real online threat, as media organisations and universities across the world are discovering. | Stuart Corner | Australian companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on big data, up there with the leaders. | 12:27pm | Apple has reported its quarterly profit dipped for the first time in nearly a decade. | Trevor Clarke | Mobility and the BYO device craze have ceased to be the top priority for Australia's university technology chiefs. | 10:02pm | Monash University is urging IT workers to take voluntary redundancies but the tertiary education union has warned of further cuts. | | | Advertisement  Advertisement  Compare & Save | Find the best mobile phone plan | | |  | |
