New research shows a range of fossil fuel industries tweeting together for “climate obstruction”.

Researchers have developed an AI-powered translation model capable of real-time speech-to-speech translation.

Legal action accuses a social media giant of training AI on users’ data without their consent.

Home Affairs has signed a new $165 million contract with IBM to modernise its mainframe systems.

Commonwealth Bank has partnered with Services Australia to test a new identity verification system ...

Logan City Council's AI-driven CCTV network is reshaping public safety monitoring.

A cat that is both alive and dead might save computers from their own mistakes.

Amazon’s relentless pursuit of speed is leaving its warehouse workers injured at alarming rates.

An Australian betting empire faces court over alleged money-laundering blind spots.

Meta Platforms has reached a $50 million settlement over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

The Albanese Government has unveiled a new initiative aimed at making Australia a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI).

ASIC is taking Binance Australia to court for allegedly leaving investors unprotected.

An Australian consortium has been chosen to deliver the nation’s first lunar rover.

Millions in funding has been provided for research projects that link Australian scientists with international peers.

Australia and Singapore have signed a potentially pivotal agreement to advance safe and ethical AI.

Australia’s climate research capabilities have taken a leap forward.

A proposed tax will target big tech companies to fund Australian journalism.

Telstra has been fined over $3 million for its Triple Zero network failure.

The Federal Government is boosting digital connectivity for remote First Nations communities across Australia.

Moral outrage significantly contributes to the spread of misinformation on social media.

Starting January 1, 2025, Australian Government websites will be built to meet three new standards.

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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