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The eSafety Commissioner alleges Telegram failed to detect and remove pro-terrorist and extremist material, including videos of executions and attacks.
There is a risk this study will be leveraged by big tech platforms to exonerate themselves.
Anyone can now build an app by describing an idea to AI. But software that appears to work isn’t always secure, reliable or ready for real-world use.
Nearly four centuries after the Batavia wrecked, a new study about its precious cargo shows that stories can indeed be written in stone.
Boiling scientific truth down to a single number has had bad consequences for our understanding of the world.
How did Australia’s climate fluctuate before the large-scale burning of fossil fuels? Old records can help us find out.
Self-hosting is a general catch-all term for taking control of your own data. It comes in many flavours.
As the Moon starts getting crowded, questions of safety and responsibility are becoming hard to ignore.
Imagine a world where nobody clicks on misleading content online. Media literacy can get us there.
Importantly, even if we don’t believe in free will, our sense of accountability stays intact, according to new research.
Taking small, personal actions doesn’t seem to stop people from seeing the big picture on climate change.
A tiny glowing keyboard may be a harbinger of a much bigger shift in how we interact with AI.
This never-before observed behaviour can tell us a lot about whale intelligence.
OpenAI described the attack as unprecedented.
Chatbots that relieve loneliness have a major downside, and we must safeguard against it.
Snakes lost their limbs millions of years ago to become undulating, scaly tubes of muscles. Scientists are finally figuring out why.
Yet another longstanding mathematical question has been resolved by AI – and it feels a little different from the ones that have come before
A new study shows the cave was only used for very special purposes.
These priorities are mostly old policy initiatives that have until now been de-prioritised for months or even years.
AusAlert is a significant improvement to Australia’s emergency warnings, but the question isn’t just about whether it works.
As Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, Sam Neill portrayed a scientist who was authentic, normal and relatable. For many budding paleontologists, it was life changing.
New video captures what whale sharks do when nobody is watching.
Unlike aircraft or cars, we can’t easily take satellites to a repair workshop.
The Victorian government says the new laws are ‘nation leading’. But there are several points of concern to address.
Telstra is far from alone in its neglect of key pieces of equipment.
























