AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer
16 April
Australian researchers will ‘print’ cancer cells in 3D and use artificial intelligence software to analyse them after receiving a $2 million grant to invest in the technology.
Macquarie University and the Australian Cancer Research Foundation...[Read More]
OpenAI working on X-like social media platform: report
16 April
OpenAI is working on its own X-like social media network, the Verge reports, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter.
The project is still in early stages and there is an internal prototype focused on ChatGPT’s image generation that...[Read More]
Social media and free speech: where the legal boundaries are being tested
10 April
Social media has revolutionised how we communicate, offering a global platform for individuals to share opinions, challenge authority, and connect with others instantly.
However, while platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and...[Read More]
Turning 50, Microsoft dials up AI game
9 April
Thousands of people swooned in a dark conference hall that felt more like a rock concert when a Microsoft product manager demonstrated the company’s latest feature: how to sum numbers in Excel, with the click of a button.
“It was literally like...[Read More]
Hearing aids to heart monitors: tech is going healthy
9 April
Wearable gadgets did little more than count steps when they first appeared, promising to assess a user’s health depending on whether they hit 10,000 a day.
But the technology, which now ranges from smartwatches and fitness trackers to smart rings...[Read More]
Devastating cost of fraudsters, scammers revealed
9 April
Sylvia Chou clicked a link on Facebook and three months later, she had lost $2.6 million to scammers.
The advertisement for a currency trading platform was a sophisticated scam that wiped out her savings, and led to her borrowing money and...[Read More]
China hit brakes on TikTok deal after Trump’s tariffs
9 April
A deal to spin off the US assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated it would not approve the deal following President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement this week, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Trump on Friday...[Read More]
Fears history is being rewritten with AI technology
2 April
Images generated by artificial intelligence have the potential to rewrite history, experts are warning.
Free online tools can create fake depictions of events such as the Holocaust and 9/11 within seconds.
Experts say the results blur the line...[Read More]
No evidence smartphone bans help children: academics
2 April
Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for the healthy use of technology in the future, a group of international experts argue.
Writing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the collection of academics argued there...[Read More]
Astronaut Katy Perry to shoot for the stars in April
2 April
Katy Perry will go into space in April.
The Teenage Dream singer revealed in February that she would be part of an all-female crew – which also includes presenters Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez – to travel on the next launch of Jeff Bezos’...[Read More]
Qantas answers wi-fi call from business customers
26 March
Free wi-fi on some international Qantas flights is music to the ears of Australian business travellers, a survey shows, but competition in the sector remains stiff.
Last week, Qantas joined a host of international carriers including JetBlue, China...[Read More]
Space mushrooms: Aussie research will test flying fungi
26 March
When Hollywood put a man on Mars, he grew potatoes but when the aerospace industry experiments with agriculture, mushrooms might be on the menu instead.
Australian researchers plan to test that option on March 31 in a human spaceflight that will...[Read More]
Meta to mark AI, deepfakes to shield election integrity
19 March
Major social media platforms will work to combat voting interference during the Australian election as voters face misinformation during the political campaign.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, will require posts...[Read More]
Are you ready to make friends with an AI-powered robot?
19 March
A bin-shaped robot with glowing eyes and the curiosity of a school-aged child could be the answer to Australia’s loneliness epidemic.
Koobo is shaped like a black box, with eyes that appear from beneath a lid and a personality powered by...[Read More]
TikTok has changed the music industry, says Will.i.am
19 March
Will.i.am believes TikTok has transformed the music industry.
The 50-year-old star – who is best known as the frontman of the Black Eyed Peas – believes the video-sharing app has had a much bigger impact on the music business than AI.
Speaking...[Read More]
