Briefly: NBN Chief Quits, Radeon RX 480 Pricing, Future Earth

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: 11 ways the future could pan out for humanity, Radeon RX 480 Australian pricing revealed, get a 1TB Xbox One bundle for $328.

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  • Business Insider spoke to the Chinese students making up to $3000 a week selling Australian vitamins and baby formula back to China. Here’s their story.
  • The Australian Greens party wants to invest $158 million into the local video games industry. Kotaku has the story.
  • The National Broadband Network’s chief architect Tony Cross has announced his resignation; just days before the Federal Election. Gizmodo reports.
  • Nobody really knows what the future will hold — but it will probably be different to what you expect. Gizmodo counts down 11 possible futures that people rarely talk about.
  • The Radeon RX 480 graphics card will reportedly cost $440 in Australia. Head to Kotaku for more details.
  • EB Games is currently selling two great Xbox One bundles: you can get the Xbox One 1TB, plus Halo 5: Guardians, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Ori and the Blind Forest, and Rare Replay for $328, or the Xbox One Elite (1TB SSHD) with the Xbox One Elite Controller and Halo 5: Guardians for $398. For more online bargains, head to our Hump Day Deal page.

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