Ben Grubb 🐛’s Tweets

Sep 2

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Ben Domensino

@Ben_Domensino

· Sep 2

A trio of climate drivers will increase the likelihood of above average rain over the eastern half of Australia this spring.

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The journalism of

has helped deliver record profit for Nine but, while execs rake in big bonuses, we're offered a pay deal below inflation (We agreed to a 0% pay rise in 2020 to get through COVID) Staff & freelancers now standing together to demand a #fairsharenine

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· Aug 31

Despite journalists working harder than ever during the pandemic, cost of living pressures increasing, and recent bumper profits, Nine are still offering a pay deal below inflation, no improvements to career progression and no guaranteed minimums for freelancers. #FairShareNine

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Australian rapid testing startup Ellume enters voluntary administration

Sep 1

The Brisbane-based rapid testing business that made global headlines when it inked a $300 million deal with the Biden administration for its COVID tests in the US has put its Australian arm into voluntary administration |

@MsEmmaK

smh.com.au

Ellume, which made global headlines when it inked a $300 million deal with the Biden administration for its COVID tests last year, has put its Australian arm into voluntary administration.

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It’s not fair that hard working journos get stuck on low grades, or freelancers are lumped with pay rates that haven’t changed in 20 years, at the same time as the CEO takes home a $1.1 million cash bonus #FairShareNine

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· Aug 31

Journalists at @smh, @theage, @financialreview, @watoday and @brisbanetimes agreed to a wage freeze in 2020 while continuing to work in the public good during a pandemic. Now it's time for their #FairShareNine.

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These are some of the hardworking in-house journalists from the

@smh

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@theage

and the

@FinancialReview

who deserve their #FairShareNine. Not pictured but equally deserving are the freelance journalists and those at

@brisbanetimes

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@WAtoday

. meaa.io/3Khpnt0

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Aug 31

Tugs may have fixed the blockage twitter.com/MohamdHassanei

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Aug 31

This never gets old

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Tim Burrowes - Unmade

@timburrowes

Aug 31

I'd hate to take sides in the pay dispute between Nine and its journalists. But here's a piece of data on the company's annual profits over the last five years

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Journalists at

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agreed to a wage freeze in 2020 while continuing to work in the public good during a pandemic. Now it's time for their #FairShareNine.

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Today seems like a good day to announce I’m leaving

@theage

. While my decision is multifaceted, the reasons for our industrial action are in part behind it. We want better guaranteed career progression for young journos, freelance mins, payrise closer to inflation #FairShareNine

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· Aug 30

#MEAAmedia Members at @smh, @theage, @FinancialReview, @brisbanetimes and @WAtoday want a fair deal and respect so they can continue to deliver high quality public interest journalism to readers. #FairShareNine

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Despite journalists working harder than ever during the pandemic, cost of living pressures increasing, and recent bumper profits, Nine are still offering a pay deal below inflation, no improvements to career progression and no guaranteed minimums for freelancers. #FairShareNine

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Journalists

today start protected industrial action. 9 publishing posted 53% earnings jump last wk. We want better guaranteed career progression for young journos, freelance minimums, payrise closer to inflation #FairShareNine

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· Aug 30

#MEAAmedia Members at @smh, @theage, @FinancialReview, @brisbanetimes and @WAtoday want a fair deal and respect so they can continue to deliver high quality public interest journalism to readers. #FairShareNine

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#MEAAmedia Members at

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want a fair deal and respect so they can continue to deliver high quality public interest journalism to readers. #FairShareNine

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Buddle co-accused one of 50 alleged criminals preparing challenge to police sting

Aug 30

More than 50 accused criminals ensnared by the AN0M encrypted messaging app secretly run by the FBI are preparing to challenge its admissibility, lawyers for an alleged co-conspirator in a massive drug import have flagged in a Sydney court

smh.com.au

One of the alleged key players behind the importation of 160 kilograms of cocaine will be part of a mass challenge to a secret FBI operation, a Sydney court has heard.

Nine profits up 35 per cent in record result for TV, publishing

Aug 25

Do not recommend hitting the "Grindr" tag under "What's happening" on

@Twitter

. NSFW.

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Nine Entertainment Co will pay shareholders a record full-year dividend and has also announced plans to buy back shares.

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This is quite an accomplishment. That's 450,000+ paying subscribers to

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· Aug 24

"Total active subscribers grew in the high single digits (%) across the 12 months to more than 450k as at 30 June. Registered users (incremental to subscriptions) exceeded 950k at the same point, 12 months after launching the registration wall for The Herald and The Age."

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Aug 24

"Total active subscribers grew in the high single digits (%) across the 12 months to more than 450k as at 30 June. Registered users (incremental to subscriptions) exceeded 950k at the same point, 12 months after launching the registration wall for The Herald and The Age."

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"This growth in digital more than offset print subscription and retail sales which declined by around 6%, largely in line with longer term trend[s]." stocknessmonster.com/announcements/

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Nine financial year results are out: "Digital subscription and licensing revenue increased 66% across the year, driven by double-digit growth in subscription revenue as well as revenue from the digital platforms."

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Idea: A bot that scrapes Uber to tell you when the price has come down (or would said bot just drive up the price?)

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Aug 24

All of the articles in Prying Eyes are available here: crikey.com.au/prying-eyes/ A fun project I worked on with

@stilgherrian

. Was very eye-opening for me.

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Since

is the flavour of the week at the moment I thought I'd dig out this old article I wrote for them. It, along with a number of other articles I wrote in a series called Prying Eyes, is now unlocked! crikey.com.au/author/bengrub

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· Jul 10, 2018

‘It made me feel sick’: how Optus is monetising its customers’ web browsing histories crikey.com.au/2018/07/09/how

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Interesting morning TV discussion

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Owen Jones

@OwenJones84

· Aug 18

I am so, so bored of young people being blamed for having been screwed over.

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Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs

Highly recommend updating your iPhone now. A security flaw in iPhones allows attackers to take complete control of these devices.

apnews.com

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices. Apple released two...

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Perhaps don't use the in-app browser in TikTok for now.

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Felix Krause

@KrauseFx

· Aug 18

New Post: Announcing InAppBrowser - see what JavaScript commands get injected through an in-app browser

TikTok, when opening any website in their app, injects tracking code that can monitor all keystrokes, including passwords, and all taps. krausefx.com/blog/announcin

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"Accenture told an estimated 60 contract employees for Facebook working out of its Austin office that they would soon take away their work" When a worker asked how people were chosen, "the Accenture representatives said 'an algorithm' helped choose people at random." The future?

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Rosalie Chan (曾奕寧)

@rosaliechan17

· Aug 18

Scoop from @HaysKali: More Facebook contractors in Austin lost their work. Workers say they were told an "algorithm" chose people at random to be cut. Other contractors have already lost work earlier this month: businessinsider.com/facebook-contr via @businessinsider $META

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I was at a bar this afternoon when the BeReal notification went off and it was cringe. Most of the people on the other table over all took photos of each other at the same time and I took one too. They then preached about the app to the non-user. And thus it continues to grow.

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Aug 17

A significant loss come next year. A great legacy left behind with the Service NSW app, being first to digital driver's licences, getting rid of as much paper as possible, making a COVID tracing app that actually worked, doing right thing and notifying people when data breached

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Victor Dominello MP

@VictorDominello

· Aug 16

To our Twitter community

I have made the difficult decision to retire from politics. A family health issue emerged in mid-2019 which has since deteriorated. Accordingly, I will not contest the next election in March 2023. linkedin.com/posts/victordo #digital #nsw

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Aug 16

Sad. Wet girl spring

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Weatherzone

@weatherzone

· Aug 16

New data reveals that a negative IOD is gaining strength in the Indian Ocean and La Niña is re-emerging in the Pacific Ocean, boosting the likelihood of heavy rain and flooding across Australia during the months ahead. bit.ly/3JWl461 Image via: NOAA

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Aug 10

Very meta smh.com.au/politics/nsw/t

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Jul 29

It’s time to ⚠️overload BeReal’s servers⚠️

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Jul 26

The best thing about this video for me was that I learned you can snooze recommended videos in your feed for up to 30 days hitc.com/en-gb/2022/07/

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Adam Mosseri

@mosseri

· Jul 26

There’s a lot happening on Instagram right now. I wanted to address a few things we’re working on to make Instagram a better experience. Please let me know what you think

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Jul 25

🔥 tip: if you have AirPod Pros that were manufactured prior to October 2020 and they have crackling or static sound, get them replaced for free! I just did it myself. Bonus: Two years’ extra warranty + new batteries support.apple.com/en-au/airpods-

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It appears

have a moving billboard in Sydney’s CBD for an upcoming show called “your ABC EXPOSED”

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Jul 25

How long before Meta acquires BeReal?

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Jul 15

La sad

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Ben Domensino

@Ben_Domensino

· Jul 15

New data released overnight by the U.S. @NWSCPC and @climatesociety has increased the likelihood of La Niña later this year. They give La Niña a 65 to 66% chance of occurring in the Southern Hemisphere's late spring and early summer. Full story here > weatherzone.com.au/news/odds-incr

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