A bug in Apple's software is causing headaches for many device users, with apps that use local notifications causing their devices to crash as of Saturday.

The four tech giants provide some of the world's best-loved products and services. Investors love them, too. Yet taken together, they also stand widely accused of the sins associated with corporate bullies: crushing competition, avoiding taxes, undermining democracy and invading privacy.

Social media is too angry. Smart speakers are too creepy. Smartphone addiction? Don't get me started.

 International Women's Day, the Melbourne Cup and our nation's same-sex marriage decision were on the minds of Australian Facebook users in 2017, the social media site reports.

NBN's cable pause has revealed one of the biggest errors in judgment the company has made under a Turnbull-Abbott led government.