Zachariah Kelly
Tech nerd. previously @ iTnews, TechRadar AU and Gizmodo AU. Electric cars, video games, etc. He/him
- An amazing amount of work here from David, one of the most incredible folks in the Australian gaming space ❤️
- Tomorrow is my last day on Gamer, and before I leave, I wanted to give everyone a little gift. Below, you’ll find Good Game: The Complete* Collection. All 12 seasons of Good Game, 418 episodes, in one massive playlist. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
- Optus NBN outage in parts of Queensland... www.itnews.com.au/news/optus-n...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyGood day to financially support subscription games and tech websites that do the right thing across the board. CHEERS.
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyReckon a fair few Aussie tech and games content folk might want to pull their heads in if they don't want to end up on the end of a Linton Besser cannon 🤯
- Microsoft struggling to keep up with M365 copilot refunds... www.itnews.com.au/news/m365-po...
- NSW's Office for AI will be staffed by 14 people, including a recently appointed director, but won't receive dedicated funding beyond allocations under the Digital NSW budget www.itnews.com.au/news/nsw-off...
- A switch in payroll software has enabled staff to return from the ATO to ASIC after the Modernising Business Registers program was scrapped www.itnews.com.au/news/asics-p...
- TfNSW has previously been pretty excited about autonomous transport, but has turned its autonomous bus trial into a driver tech-assistance trial - and it may result in retrofits for NSW buses www.itnews.com.au/news/tfnsw-c...
- Reposted by Zachariah Kellykids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school
- I don't think I did a post about it here when I started nearly a month ago, but I've started at iTnews as a Senior Tech Journalist. Learning lots of new things and covering tonnes of cool stuff - here's one from this morning :)
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyScoop: OpenAI has signed its first ever Australia government contract, quietly inking a deal with Treasury amid the ChatGPT-maker's charm offensive on policymakers. This modest contract is an ideal foothold into future, more lucrative deals, according to one firm's analysis. www.crikey.com.au/20...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyI'm not surprised. Just disappointed. www.reviews.org/au/mobile/sa...
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- Yeah, the Hyundai Inster rocks www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyFREAKON IS BACK FOR 2025!!!!!! WEEYAW WEEYAW www.freakon.com.au/blogs/news/f...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyThe age assurance tech trial report has been released. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyTesla FSD turns off more US consumers than it attracts according to an August survey of 8,000 respondents by Slingshot. And about half of those surveyed think FSD should *be illegal* the way its advertised and works now.... www.cnbc.com/2025/08/28/t...
- Double posting to forward sizzle my review: the Hyundai Inster might just be my favourite EV since the MG4, and there's things it definitely does better than that brilliant car. I'm sad to have dropped it off 😭
- Currently have the Hyundai Inster on for review. This tiny car might just be one of my favourite EVs ever, I've really fallen in love with it.
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyWe have a very fun job for all you photo-video genius types. employmenthero.com/jobs/positio...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyI had the chance to do my first interview at SDCC this year with Dante Basco and Zach Tyler Eisen from Avatar: The Last Airbender! ATLA was a big part of my childhood, so it was extra special to interview these two for the show's 20th anniversary. thedirect.com/article/avat...
- The Zeekr X isn't the worst EV I've ever reviewed but it is the most disappointing. Was really hoping this one would impress me more but there's just so many little things wrong with it www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyAustralia's online gambling regulator has ordered internet providers to block crypto-gambling website Polymarket for breaking the law. Polymarket was paying Australian Instagram and TikTok creators in the lead-up to the election to promote their "prediction markets" www.crikey.com.au/20...
- All of brisbane airport is being ordered to rescreen, my entire flight was ordered to disembark after half hour delay
- PA system is reassuring that there's no threat
- Passengers on flights set to fly out soonest being told to screen first now
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View full threadMy flight has reboarded now (think we're waiting on a few people) and awaiting takeoff
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- Reposted by Zachariah Kellytranslation: in case it somehow isn't obvious yet, Tesla hasn't been serious about being a car company for a while now
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyLast week, I got an email from Microsoft. It told me I’d be paying 46% more for my Office subscription, starting next month. But when I tried to cancel, it offered me the same price I was already paying — without the generative AI features I never asked for in the first place.
- Reposted by Zachariah Kellystop 👏 anthropomorphizing 👏 the 👏 chatbot 👏
- This is sick!!!!
- Loved the Kia EV5, but I can't wait for Android Automotive to roll out in Kias from 2026 www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech...
- Reposted by Zachariah Kelly📢📢 FUCKING BANGER www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyHonestly, for me, this feels like the final straw. I get it - Microsoft is there to make money blah blah, but this truly feels like Xbox is over. The Switch 2 already took the spot of the Series X in my setup. I've been using more Linux and MacOS too. www.videogamer.com/news/doom-co...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyGGSP is BACK, baybee, and this year with a deep bench of exciting guest hosts, full of friends new and old. youtube.com/shorts/YmX8k...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyNecessary reminder that literally every digital media expert in the country have been saying exactly this since this whole sorry ordeal started. None of this is a surprise.
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyWith less than 6 months until Australia's teen social media ban kicks in (!) we aren't much closer to knowing how it will work. I wrote what needs to happen before the ban, what people think it'll look like, and why we're going to find out some details in the next 2 weeks. www.crikey.com.au/20...
- I'm really loving the Switch 2. www.techradar.com/gaming/ninte...
- Checking in on Facebook, pleased to announce I can now visit the metaverse with my avatar in Toxic Bunny 's Revenge
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyNice hat, loser aftermath.site/splitgate-2-ha...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyAI is not inevitable. When tech is forced down our throats by companies desperate to find the "the next big thing", it usually falls on its ass. 3DTVs Metaverse AR glasses If something is giving you the ick, it's probably giving EVERYONE the ick.
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyHey all! Please see below for some big changes!! From today, my games coverage will be home at screenhub.com.au/games !! Very glad to be continuing my work alongside the talented and hard-working folks of SH.
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyPosting it everywhere else, but your girl is the Editor at Blunt Magazine! I’ve got old issues in my garage after growing up with Blunt as my music bible so it’s pretty surreal. There’s also a gaming vertical 🫶 Yippee Freelancers, hit me up with your alt/heavy music pitches! Let’s make cool shit.
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyNew: Got some details on X's latest action against Australia's eSafety Commissioner, which centres around social media platforms being told to comply with a new eSafety standard. X's lawyers said such platforms had been unfairly caught up in the regulation because they allow users to DM each other.
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[Not loaded yet] - Just completely embarrassing to have the end of Andor, a showcase of real talent, creativity and effort, and then have ILM wheel this out.
- this is so so embarrassing I can't believe they showed this in public as if it's a good example of what generative AI can do www.404media.co/star-wars-sh...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyPeople say they want ethical tech media reviews -- which is EXACTLY what I'm trying to at ART. But I can't do so without reader/viewer support. Which is where you come in. Here's how you can support ethical proper tech journalism and reviews: alexreviewstech.com/support-alex...
- Doing a Copilot+PC taste test
- Reposted by Zachariah Kelly📢 In March, after a steep decline in Tesla’s share price, Elon Musk told employees, “Hang on to your stock.” The chair of Tesla’s board, Robyn Denholm, has not heeded his advice.
- Ive really been loving Kia's boxy design with the EV3/EV5/EV9 - the EV5 in particular (pictured) drives wonderfully and is actually a lot smaller than it looks in photos. Its no surprise why this car is already as popular as it is in AU
- Weakest thing about Kia/Hyundai cars remains the OS (it's fine, but not exceptional or really that intuitive) but that's changing next year when they get an android-based system.
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- Reposted by Zachariah KellyZac drove me home from work in this one afternoon and can confirm it was sick as hell
- My review of the MG Cyberster! This EV rocks so hard, dude. I want to own it one day
- Reposted by Zachariah Kellyhellllllllllllll yeah
- Really enjoyed taking the Xpeng G6 for a spin the other week. This is a worthy Model Y alt, it does a bunch of stuff way better than Tesla and feels a lot nicer inside of. Range is great (slightly beaten by the Y's long range model) and charges super fast, especially for the price
- Cool instrument screen too!
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- Reposted by Zachariah KellyPlease support worker-owned media. Doesn't have to be us, just...someone. Anyone. We started aftermath because we felt it was the only way to make this work going forward, as did everyone else at all these sites, and the more people paying for our/their work, the bigger and better we'll get.
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyOn days like this I obviously appreciate the calls to support independent media, especially bc it's so important to me that our sites aren't just pulling the rope up after us. But the gulf between what we can do and a real ecosystem that gives everyone jobs is... so frighteningly wide
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyTikTok and Instagram creators are being paid to promote Australian election betting on Polymarket, an illegal crypto 'prediction markets' platform. I was able to set up an account with a VPN, and it appears many other Australians have too, betting $10,000s at a time. www.crikey.com.au/20...
- very interested in this, would love to see if other brands start to cut down on infotainment in cheaper models
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyMy goodness, reality has detached from Tesla stock, hasn't it? Any other company that drops 70% profit gets absolutely spanked, usually way more than necessary. Tesla, however, always go up. Baffling.
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyMicrosoft’s much maligned Quake II AI demo has raised concerns about the future of game development. So, I spoke with those whose livelihoods are on the line and asked whether generative AI could actually help make a game. www.gadgetguy.com.au/game-develop...
- Reposted by Zachariah Kellyit is less than 2 weeks until the election and i am still humbly asking you for tips/leaks/story ideas! let me know if you see anything sketchy onlien you can email me securely on cmwlsn @ protonmail.com or message me on signal @ cmw.69 confidentality guaranteed!
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyThis is a wild story about one of Australia’s biggest radio networks inventing their only non-white host (it has since been confirmed this ‘broadcaster’ is AI).
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyYou all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
- Oh no I love it
- The 2025 Hyundai Inster has been priced for Australia. From $39k + ORC. www.drive.com.au/news/2025-hy...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyDe-extinction is the carbon removal of biodiversity world Promises to magically undo the harm that in reality can only be prevented before it occurs.
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyGood gear from @homelyfans.bsky.social here (and not just because he asked me for a comment). I hope PTV lets him write many more yarns like this. www.pedestrian.tv/tech-gaming/...
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyAfter Trump was elected the first time, there was also a lot of talk about making iPhones in the US. At the time, I co-edited the sci-fi outlet Terraform, and asked @timmaughan.bsky.social to imagine what such a future might really look like. With his permission, I'm republishing the story in full:
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyMedia call-out: would any ANZ game devs like to chat about Microsoft’s latest gen AI demo for a story?
- Reposted by Zachariah KellyMicrosoft is the real offender here, but anyone who writes even a news post about the copilot "AI" Quake 'tech demo' without describing how it actually functions (or fails to) it is is doing unpaid PR work.
- My review of the Polestar 4! It feels like a great next step above the 2, one of my favourite EVs. In use I didn't actually mind not having the rear window, but I'd still rather see out the back than rely on a camera and software.
