Things

Google Translate https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/01/the-shallowness-of-google-translate/551570/

Audio that sounds like one thing to a human and can fool neural networks into being something completely different https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.01944

Adani https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/adani-group-accused-of-lying-before-the-australian-court

Also... http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/the-minister-the-money-and-the-mine-how-a-rotten-deal-was-hatched-20180202-p4yzbm.html

Power in SA https://electrek.co/2018/02/04/tesla-powerwall-solar-virtual-power-plant/

Journalism (that isn't a criminal act) (RIP) https://theconversation.com/new-bill-would-make-australia-worst-in-the-free-world-for-criminalising-journalism-90840

also ... https://securitybrief.com.au/story/au-govt-warned-take-hard-look-mirror-after-uk-snoopers-charter-ruled-illegal/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/30/uk-mass-digital-surveillance-regime-ruled-unlawful-appeal-ruling-snoopers-charter https://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/news/press-releases-and-statements/court-appeal-rules-government-surveillance-regime-unlawful

also (Corporate Content? WTAF???) https://influencing.com/au/story/three-new-categories-added-to-this-year-s-acs-it-journalism-awards

International

Syria

Yemen

Berlin Wall (rest in pieces)

Social Credit in China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Credit_System

Speaking of China ... https://www.bitcoinisle.com/2018/02/05/bitcoin-tumbles-below-8000-as-china-launches-new-crypto-crackdown/

Sport

The Clock