Our weekly news round-up: ApplePay battles big Aussie banks; Google Duo video calls take on FaceTime; Science of urinating in pools; Facebook blocks Adblock Plus; Amazon's safer noise-cancelling headphones; NSA wifi interception software traded on dark web; Google's hard lessons with Fiber; Users incensed with Windows 10 anniversary update.

Aussie taxi industry demands compensation, even as US ride sharing interloper trials driverless cars.

Our weekly news round-up: ApplePay battles big Aussie banks; Google Duo video calls take on FaceTime; Science of urinating in pools; Facebook blocks Adblock Plus; Amazon's safer noise-cancelling headphones; NSA wifi interception software traded on dark web; Google's hard lessons with Fiber; Users incensed with Windows 10 anniversary update.

If current trends continue, the colder climes of countries like Russia and Canada stand to benefit from global warming, as crops improve and arable land increases. But where it's already hot, the story is very different, according to David Karoly. Darwin could become the hottest place on Earth.

Can Australia make any difference to global climate change, unless the rest of the world takes concerted action to curb emissions? More from Melbourne University's Professor David Karoly.

Michael Moore, Victorian Corporate Affairs Manager for the National Broadband Network, on the benefits of faster broadband to homes and businesses. He explains how the transition from ADSL will work, minimum speeds to expect and how the NBN will alleviate congestion resulting from our love affair with video streaming services like Netflix and YouTube.

Can Australia make any difference to global climate change, unless the rest of the world takes concerted action to curb emissions? More from Melbourne University's Professor David Karoly.

Pareidolia is the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not really exist. But try telling that to Nashville "nun bun" merchandisers or chapatti devotees in Bangalore!

The gadget of the week is these great wireless cans from Bose. Very decent sound reproduction, combined with incredible noise cancelling technology.

Eminent climate scientist David Karoly leads a Beyond Infinity panel discussion of mass consumerism, advertising, Earth's ballooning population, contraception and personal philosophy.