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We Were Told We’d All Be Riding in Self-Driving Cars by Now. Where Are They?
According to predictions made nearly a decade ago, we should be riding around in self-driving vehicles today. It’s now clear the autonomous vehicle revolution was overhyped. Proponents woefully...
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The Best Mobile Plans With Unlimited International Calls
It’s now easy to get a mobile plan with international calls, but you still need to make sure you’re getting the right one for you. Plenty of plans come with international inclusions, it’s just a...
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Popular Fertility Apps Are Engaging in Widespread Misuse of Data, UNSW...
New research reveals serious privacy flaws in fertility apps used by Australian consumers – emphasising the need for urgent reform of the Privacy Act. Fertility apps provide a number of features. For...
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The Great Southern Reef Is in More Trouble Than the Great Barrier Reef
Marine heatwaves are damaging reef ecosystems around Australia, but while the tropical north has received the lion’s share of the attention to date, we equally need to worry about the temperate south....
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The Safeguard Mechanism Aims to Curb Emissions, but What Does It All Mean?
Labor and the Greens have reached a compromise on the safeguard mechanism after months of tense negotiations, giving the government the numbers it needs to pass the bill into law. Greens leader Adam...
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Optus is Giving the Pixel 7 Range a Tasty Discount
It’s easy to find a good price for the Google Pixel 7 these days, but Optus has the mobile deal that’ll let you save the most. If you pick up the Google Pixel 7 on either a 24 or 36-month postpaid plan...
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Room-Temperature Superconductors Could Revolutionise Electronics
Superconductors make highly efficient electronics, but the ultralow temperatures and ultrahigh pressures required to make them work are costly and difficult to implement. Room-temperature...
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Like Me When I’m Lazy, Wombats Fuck Sideways
If you look at where wombats deposit their poo, you realise they must be able to perform some surprising acrobatics. It has always amazed me to see wombat scats on top of grass tussocks or logs,...
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Forget Elon’s Neuralink, These Companies Are Also Connecting Brains to Computers
Since it was founded in 2016, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink has had its moments in biotech news. Whether it was the time Musk promised his “link” would let people...
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When Did Eggs Go From Chicken to Chocolate?
A lot of Easter traditions – including hot cross buns and lamb on Sunday – stem from medieval Christian or even earlier pagan beliefs. The chocolate Easter egg, however, is a more modern twist on...
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How Do You Even Begin to Regulate Something Like AI?
Earlier this month, artificial intelligence pioneers and experts urged major AI labs to immediately pause the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months. An open letter...
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The Best NBN Plans That’ll Cost You Less Than $60 a Month
Not everyone wants or needs an expensive NBN plan. Sometimes, all you’re after is basic connectivity at a bargain. If a few dollars saved matters more to you than a faster upload speed, the easiest way...
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What Are Passkeys and How Can I Use Them?
Passwords could soon become passé. Effective passwords are cumbersome, all the more so when reinforced by two-factor authentication. But the need for authentication and secure access to websites is as...
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4 Ways AI Can Actually Help Students
As artificial intelligence systems play a bigger role in everyday life, they’re changing the world of education, too. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Bing and Google’s Bard all come with both risks and...
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When to See the ‘Hybrid’ Solar Eclipse in Australia
On April 20, the Ningaloo region of Western Australia will experience a total solar eclipse. Eclipse chasers from around the world are converging on the town of Exmouth in hopes of experiencing the...
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Want to Spend Less Than $10 a Month on Mobile Coverage? Try One of These...
Most people try to set and forget when it comes to their mobile plan. That laid-back approach may offer more peace of mind, but it can also mean missing out on opportunities to save on your monthly...
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The Electric Vehicle Revolution Gives Australia a Chance to Revive an Industry
Electric vehicle sales are surging. Australian sales doubled in 2022 to 3.8% of all new vehicle purchases, and were up 780% in the first two months of 2023 compared to a year ago. In the United States,...
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Here’s How Smart Plugs Can Bring Your Home Into the Future
Name an electronic device and there’s a good chance there’s a smart version of it now. If you’re someone who lives in a smart household where you can control almost everything with your voice, or...
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Here’s What 500 Days Alone in a Cave Will Do to You
A year and half alone in a cave might sound like a nightmare to a lot of people, but Spanish athlete Beatriz Flamini emerged with a cheerful grin and said she thought she had more time to finish her...
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Australia’s Copyright Law Can’t Handle ChatGPT
ChatGPT and other generative AI tools which draw on large language models (LLMs) are a hot topic. Released in November 2022 by OpenAI, ChatGPT is a chatbot – it generates text output refined through...
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