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Tech firms want to put a smart ring on your finger

Tech firms want to put a smart ring on your finger

A smart ring could track Your workouts and sleep in the future, but experts warn the technology may not replace smartwatches for everyone.

Why your next smartphone will be powered by AI tools

Why your next smartphone will be powered by AI tools

Why your next smartphone will be powered by AI tools

Why your next smartphone will be powered by AI tools

With all major brands betting big on AI features, experts say your next phone will have advanced software whether you’re looking for it or not.

Small folding smartphone could attract galaxy of users

Small folding smartphone could attract galaxy of users

Small folding smartphone could attract galaxy of users

Small folding smartphone could attract galaxy of users

Samsung has revealed its sixth generation of folding smartphones but experts say it is the company’s smallest device that could challenge its biggest rival.

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Smart meters to keep the lights on, one home at a time

Smart meters to keep the lights on, one home at a time

Some $50 million for the latest home energy tech aims to help consumers save money by controlling car charging, solar panels, batteries, hot water and aircon.

Gas before nuclear 'thought bubble' as coal reign ends

Gas before nuclear 'thought bubble' as coal reign ends

Gas will keep the lights on in Australia's most populous state, the NSW energy minister says, while dismissing a proposed nuclear power option.

Airport rail link deadlock broken yet long wait remains

Airport rail link deadlock broken yet long wait remains

A proposed airport rail link will not be ready any sooner than 2033 despite the operator relenting in its push for an underground station.

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

Women wanted for cybersecurity course, no men allowed

One of Australia's largest cybersecurity organisations is launching a training course just for women as research shows they make up only one in five workers.

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Old apartment blocks struggling to support EV take-up

Old apartment blocks struggling to support EV take-up

Old apartment blocks struggling to support EV take-up

Old apartment blocks struggling to support EV take-up

More Australians are buying electric cars but experts warn millions of apartment dwellers may delay making purchases if they can't charge the vehicles at home.

Old matter, new purpose in quest for net-zero car build

Old matter, new purpose in quest for net-zero car build

Old matter, new purpose in quest for net-zero car build

Old matter, new purpose in quest for net-zero car build

From building steel to sawdust, students are exploring new ways to repurpose old materials in a partnership with electric automaker Polestar.

Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool

Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool

Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool

Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool

Child safety advocates have called for greater online privacy protections after Human Rights Watch identified photos of young Australians in an AI dataset.

Car sales hit speed bump as buyers step on the brake

Car sales hit speed bump as buyers step on the brake

Car sales hit speed bump as buyers step on the brake

Car sales hit speed bump as buyers step on the brake

Vehicle sales, including popular SUVs and utes, have hit a speed bump in Australia after more than a year of cruising through records.

Watchdog warning ends Google deal with Telstra, Optus

Watchdog warning ends Google deal with Telstra, Optus

Watchdog warning ends Google deal with Telstra, Optus

Watchdog warning ends Google deal with Telstra, Optus

Telstra and Optus have agreed to stop accepting payments from Google under deals to pre-install the tech giant's search software as default on their phones.

Would you show Facebook your ID? The govt wants to know

Would you show Facebook your ID? The govt wants to know

Would you show Facebook your ID? The govt wants to know

Would you show Facebook your ID? The govt wants to know

A $6.5 million age-assurance technology trial will test whether it can prevent teens accessing social networks and whether adults are willing to use it.

Wanted: 200,000 Aussies to design, deploy and sell AI

Wanted: 200,000 Aussies to design, deploy and sell AI

Wanted: 200,000 Aussies to design, deploy and sell AI

Wanted: 200,000 Aussies to design, deploy and sell AI

Artificial intelligence technology will create 200,000 jobs in Australia by the end of the decade, a report has found, amid calls for greater training.

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Community batteries to help power thousands of homes

More than 400 shared batteries will join the national electricity grid after investments in 21 projects across all states and one territory.

A Trump win could cost Australian exports, report warns

Critical minerals from Australia needed to fuel electric vehicles and renewable energy technology could fall in popularity depending on the US election outcome.

Volcano might provide geothermal blueprint: researchers

UK researchers are digging around a Caribbean volcano to recover minerals found in geofluids, which have the potential to become a renewable energy source.

Audacious Aussies chase lithium in the Canadian outback

As allies seek to end China's market power, intrepid Aussie lithium explorers could fast-track Canada's efforts to build a North American battery minerals hub.

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Quebec's electric avenue lures Australian mining talent

Aussies can bring expertise to Canada's critical minerals industry as it forges an electric avenue to battery manufacturers and car makers, the government says.

Why Australian news could be banned from Facebook again

Banishing Australian news content from Facebook could devastate media outlets and disadvantage audiences, an inquiry into social media has heard.

Open door for lenders on climate risks at 11m homes

A data-rich tool will gauge the energy efficiency and climate profile of the nation's 11 million homes, with some already risky for mortgage lenders.

Concerns 'first electric vehicle could be your last'

Insurers are opting to write off electric cars, rather than repair them, as fewer spare parts and a shortage of mechanics add to barriers to EV take-up.

Two in three Australian workers 'using AI to save time'

Survey results showing rapid AI uptake in Australian workplaces come with a warning that the time-saving trend could be putting sensitive business data at risk.

Any power cost reductions must flow to households: ACCC

Aussies are using less power and producing more rooftop solar to cope with energy costs, the consumer watchdog finds, urging retailers to share cost reductions.

Virtual reality tech, batteries named in safety probe

Battery-powered products and new kinds of consumer gadgets will be closely examined by Australia's consumer watchdog as a top priority.

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