Businesses will soon be able to sell their original content and creations to tens of millions of the game's players for the first time.

Potentially boosting fibre to the home speeds 100-fold, NBN's latest fibre trials also promise a backend overhaul to ease traffic jams across the entire network.

Optus is systematically pulling the plug on its "Optus TV features Foxtel" service, ignoring the NBN's 18-month switchover commitment as it races to shut down its HFC cable network.

Researchers have identified genetic clues which could reveal a person's risk of going blind.

Researchers posit teenagers are using drugs less because they are constantly stimulated by their computers and phones.