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Apple, OpenAI try to dethrone the phone, Trump boycott apps and Australia helps UK teen ban plan
Plus: one good reason not to trust AI to plan your holiday
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/apple-openai-try-to-dethrone-the-phone-trump-boycott-apps-and-australia-helps-uk-teen-ban-plan
Plus: one good reason not to trust AI to plan your holiday
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/apple-openai-try-to-dethrone-the-phone-trump-boycott-apps-and-australia-helps-uk-teen-ban-plan
Apple, OpenAI try to dethrone the phone, Trump boycott apps and Australia helps UK teen ban plan
Plus: one good reason not to trust AI to plan your holiday
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January 22, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Apple, OpenAI try to dethrone the phone, Trump boycott apps and Australia helps UK teen ban plan
Plus: one good reason not to trust AI to plan your holiday
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/apple-openai-try-to-dethrone-the-phone-trump-boycott-apps-and-australia-helps-uk-teen-ban-plan
Plus: one good reason not to trust AI to plan your holiday
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/apple-openai-try-to-dethrone-the-phone-trump-boycott-apps-and-australia-helps-uk-teen-ban-plan
BREAKING: Elon Musk
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 AM
BREAKING: Elon Musk
We learned nothing from Robodebt, Sony getting out of TVs and hiding your likes
Plus: What if you could add a turbocharger to a wood burn barrell?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/we-learned-nothing-from-robodebt-sony-getting-out-of-tvs-and-hiding-your-likes
Plus: What if you could add a turbocharger to a wood burn barrell?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/we-learned-nothing-from-robodebt-sony-getting-out-of-tvs-and-hiding-your-likes
We learned nothing from Robodebt, Sony getting out of TVs and hiding your likes
Plus: What if you could add a turbocharger to a wood burn barrell?
thesizzle.com.au
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 AM
We learned nothing from Robodebt, Sony getting out of TVs and hiding your likes
Plus: What if you could add a turbocharger to a wood burn barrell?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/we-learned-nothing-from-robodebt-sony-getting-out-of-tvs-and-hiding-your-likes
Plus: What if you could add a turbocharger to a wood burn barrell?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/we-learned-nothing-from-robodebt-sony-getting-out-of-tvs-and-hiding-your-likes
from now on i will only read robovacuum reviews from people with MINIMUM "two hairy girls". anything else is just PR
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 AM
from now on i will only read robovacuum reviews from people with MINIMUM "two hairy girls". anything else is just PR
babe wake up, new season of utopia is on:
January 21, 2026 at 1:05 AM
babe wake up, new season of utopia is on:
"oh that seems reasonable," - guy who doesn't get subtext
January 21, 2026 at 12:41 AM
"oh that seems reasonable," - guy who doesn't get subtext
Researcher tech ties, Aussie rocket unicorn and even Apple doesn't get the Vision Pro
Plus: Your group chat messages are not legally binding contracts
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/researcher-tech-ties-aussie-rocket-unicorn-and-even-apple-doesn-t-get-the-vision-pro
Plus: Your group chat messages are not legally binding contracts
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/researcher-tech-ties-aussie-rocket-unicorn-and-even-apple-doesn-t-get-the-vision-pro
Researcher tech ties, Aussie rocket unicorn and even Apple doesn't get the Vision Pro
Plus: Your group chat messages are not legally binding contracts
thesizzle.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Researcher tech ties, Aussie rocket unicorn and even Apple doesn't get the Vision Pro
Plus: Your group chat messages are not legally binding contracts
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/researcher-tech-ties-aussie-rocket-unicorn-and-even-apple-doesn-t-get-the-vision-pro
Plus: Your group chat messages are not legally binding contracts
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/researcher-tech-ties-aussie-rocket-unicorn-and-even-apple-doesn-t-get-the-vision-pro
same energy:
January 19, 2026 at 11:53 PM
same energy:
only true REDheads will get this
January 19, 2026 at 11:47 PM
only true REDheads will get this
ahhh it's always the little things that give you away
January 19, 2026 at 11:47 PM
ahhh it's always the little things that give you away
In today's edition: Elon Musk's Starlink has added some lobbying firepower 👀
January 19, 2026 at 3:41 AM
In today's edition: Elon Musk's Starlink has added some lobbying firepower 👀
ChatGPT ads, our 'forgotten' data right and is crypto buttoning up or doubling down?
Plus: Who does the online bushfire mapping?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/chatgpt-ads-our-forgotten-data-right-and-is-crypto-buttoning-up-or-doubling-down
Plus: Who does the online bushfire mapping?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/chatgpt-ads-our-forgotten-data-right-and-is-crypto-buttoning-up-or-doubling-down
ChatGPT ads, our 'forgotten' data right and is crypto buttoning up or doubling down?
Plus: Who does the online bushfire mapping?
thesizzle.com.au
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
ChatGPT ads, our 'forgotten' data right and is crypto buttoning up or doubling down?
Plus: Who does the online bushfire mapping?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/chatgpt-ads-our-forgotten-data-right-and-is-crypto-buttoning-up-or-doubling-down
Plus: Who does the online bushfire mapping?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/chatgpt-ads-our-forgotten-data-right-and-is-crypto-buttoning-up-or-doubling-down
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After reading about Digg 2.0 in The Sizzle (thank you for the blast from the past) went to register, and now it seems it’s gone full public, and got to re-join. Cheers. 👊🏻
January 15, 2026 at 10:18 AM
After reading about Digg 2.0 in The Sizzle (thank you for the blast from the past) went to register, and now it seems it’s gone full public, and got to re-join. Cheers. 👊🏻
coming into 2026 with this energy
January 18, 2026 at 11:47 PM
coming into 2026 with this energy
Wikipedia's AI-themed 25th birthday, teen social media ban data and the Sizzler Say
Plus: can you tell if this is an antidepressant or a Tolkien character?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/wikipedia-s-ai-themed-25th-birthday-teen-social-media-ban-data-and-the-sizzler-say
Plus: can you tell if this is an antidepressant or a Tolkien character?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/wikipedia-s-ai-themed-25th-birthday-teen-social-media-ban-data-and-the-sizzler-say
Wikipedia's AI-themed 25th birthday, teen social media ban data and the Sizzler Say
Plus: can you tell if this is an antidepressant or a Tolkien character?
thesizzle.com.au
January 16, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Wikipedia's AI-themed 25th birthday, teen social media ban data and the Sizzler Say
Plus: can you tell if this is an antidepressant or a Tolkien character?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/wikipedia-s-ai-themed-25th-birthday-teen-social-media-ban-data-and-the-sizzler-say
Plus: can you tell if this is an antidepressant or a Tolkien character?
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/wikipedia-s-ai-themed-25th-birthday-teen-social-media-ban-data-and-the-sizzler-say
Waymo speeding towards 2026 trial, renewables are cooking and Victorian student hack
Plus: If I had a nickel for every time someone had sent me a tip about this Melbourne robot...
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/waymo-speeding-towards-2026-trial-renewables-are-cooking-and-victorian-student-hack
Plus: If I had a nickel for every time someone had sent me a tip about this Melbourne robot...
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/waymo-speeding-towards-2026-trial-renewables-are-cooking-and-victorian-student-hack
Waymo speeding towards 2026 trial, renewables are cooking and Victorian student hack
Plus: If I had a nickel for every time someone had sent me a tip about this Melbourne robot...
thesizzle.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Waymo speeding towards 2026 trial, renewables are cooking and Victorian student hack
Plus: If I had a nickel for every time someone had sent me a tip about this Melbourne robot...
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/waymo-speeding-towards-2026-trial-renewables-are-cooking-and-victorian-student-hack
Plus: If I had a nickel for every time someone had sent me a tip about this Melbourne robot...
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/waymo-speeding-towards-2026-trial-renewables-are-cooking-and-victorian-student-hack
unfortunately the Sizzle was ruled not compliant 😩
January 15, 2026 at 12:28 AM
unfortunately the Sizzle was ruled not compliant 😩
Waymo plans to test self-driving cars in Australia this year, documents reveal
Google's autonomous driving company has been working with high-level federal public servants and even briefed the transport minister on its "2026 plans in Australia" — but one big road bump remains.
Google's autonomous driving company has been working with high-level federal public servants and even briefed the transport minister on its "2026 plans in Australia" — but one big road bump remains.
January 14, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Waymo plans to test self-driving cars in Australia this year, documents reveal
Google's autonomous driving company has been working with high-level federal public servants and even briefed the transport minister on its "2026 plans in Australia" — but one big road bump remains.
Google's autonomous driving company has been working with high-level federal public servants and even briefed the transport minister on its "2026 plans in Australia" — but one big road bump remains.
I got slopped, Iran protestors finding ways to break web blackout and Apple takes on Adobe
Plus: Hacker used malware to open port, but not the one you'd assume
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/i-got-slopped-iran-protestors-finding-ways-to-break-web-blackout-and-apple-takes-on-adobe
Plus: Hacker used malware to open port, but not the one you'd assume
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/i-got-slopped-iran-protestors-finding-ways-to-break-web-blackout-and-apple-takes-on-adobe
I got slopped, Iran protestors finding ways to break web blackout and Apple takes on Adobe
Plus: Hacker used malware to open port, but not the one you'd assume
thesizzle.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I got slopped, Iran protestors finding ways to break web blackout and Apple takes on Adobe
Plus: Hacker used malware to open port, but not the one you'd assume
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/i-got-slopped-iran-protestors-finding-ways-to-break-web-blackout-and-apple-takes-on-adobe
Plus: Hacker used malware to open port, but not the one you'd assume
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/i-got-slopped-iran-protestors-finding-ways-to-break-web-blackout-and-apple-takes-on-adobe
iPhone is the smartphone king, proof of life app and vibecoding away from big tech
Plus: Letting your kids watch TV but only with a floppy disk-related catch
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/iphone-is-the-smartphone-king-proof-of-life-app-and-vibecoding-away-from-big-tech
Plus: Letting your kids watch TV but only with a floppy disk-related catch
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/iphone-is-the-smartphone-king-proof-of-life-app-and-vibecoding-away-from-big-tech
iPhone is the smartphone king, proof of life app and vibecoding away from big tech
Plus: Letting your kids watch TV but only with a catch
thesizzle.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 2:58 AM
iPhone is the smartphone king, proof of life app and vibecoding away from big tech
Plus: Letting your kids watch TV but only with a floppy disk-related catch
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/iphone-is-the-smartphone-king-proof-of-life-app-and-vibecoding-away-from-big-tech
Plus: Letting your kids watch TV but only with a floppy disk-related catch
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/iphone-is-the-smartphone-king-proof-of-life-app-and-vibecoding-away-from-big-tech
the Sizzle also offers this functionality to subscribers
January 13, 2026 at 12:16 AM
the Sizzle also offers this functionality to subscribers
X and Grok bans, Instagram's 17.5m user 'breach', Sendle goes under
Plus: **The surprising history of Markdown**
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/x-and-grok-bans-instagram-s-17-5m-user-breach-sendle-goes-under-ba4d
Plus: **The surprising history of Markdown**
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/x-and-grok-bans-instagram-s-17-5m-user-breach-sendle-goes-under-ba4d
The Sizzle
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thesizzle.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM
X and Grok bans, Instagram's 17.5m user 'breach', Sendle goes under
Plus: **The surprising history of Markdown**
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/x-and-grok-bans-instagram-s-17-5m-user-breach-sendle-goes-under-ba4d
Plus: **The surprising history of Markdown**
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/x-and-grok-bans-instagram-s-17-5m-user-breach-sendle-goes-under-ba4d
X and Grok bans, Instagram's 17.5m user 'breach', Sendle goes under
Plus: **The surprising history of Markdown**
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/x-and-grok-bans-instagram-s-17-5m-user-breach-sendle-goes-under
Plus: **The surprising history of Markdown**
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/x-and-grok-bans-instagram-s-17-5m-user-breach-sendle-goes-under
X and Grok bans, Instagram's 17.5m user 'breach', Sendle goes under
Plus: **The surprising history of Markdown**
thesizzle.com.au
January 12, 2026 at 3:10 AM
X and Grok bans, Instagram's 17.5m user 'breach', Sendle goes under
Plus: **The surprising history of Markdown**
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/x-and-grok-bans-instagram-s-17-5m-user-breach-sendle-goes-under
Plus: **The surprising history of Markdown**
READ: https://thesizzle.com.au/p/x-and-grok-bans-instagram-s-17-5m-user-breach-sendle-goes-under
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love that BYD calls its self-driving system God's Eye. bring back theological technology naming conventions. the sizzle is hereby renamed "The Epistle to the Sizzlers"
January 11, 2026 at 11:58 PM
love that BYD calls its self-driving system God's Eye. bring back theological technology naming conventions. the sizzle is hereby renamed "The Epistle to the Sizzlers"