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Businesses being held to ransom but more refuse to pay

Businesses being held to ransom but more refuse to pay

Ransomware is on the rise in Australia, with an analysis of data breaches showing more online attacks come with a financial motive.

Economists send open letter opposing nuclear plan

Economists send open letter opposing nuclear plan

Economists send open letter opposing nuclear plan

Economists send open letter opposing nuclear plan

The coalition's nuclear energy plan has been slammed by 60 economists in an open letter, promoting instead the subsidising of household clean energy.

Climate change demands more blood, prevents collection

Climate change demands more blood, prevents collection

Climate change demands more blood, prevents collection

Climate change demands more blood, prevents collection

Extreme weather events caused by climate change are seeing a rising need for blood donations but also making it more difficult than ever to collect them.

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Aussie authors launch bid to close the book on AI theft

Aussie authors launch bid to close the book on AI theft

More than 1700 Australian authors have reported their works were stolen to train AI software but experts say lawsuits may be a gamble and new laws are needed.

AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer

AI and 3D technology weaponised in fight against cancer

Medical researchers will use cutting-edge technology to 'print' cancer cells and test treatments on them rather than patients following a $2 million grant.

Us excludes smartphones and computers from tariffs

Us excludes smartphones and computers from tariffs

The big tech industry can breathe a huge sigh of relief after President Donald Trump's administration exempted smartphones and computers from tariffs.

Deluged by data? This show makes art from the noise

Deluged by data? This show makes art from the noise

Signal to Noise at the National Communication Museum shows it's possible to make art from a flood of technological information - and swim in it.

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More victims revealed in super hack netting $750,000

More superannuation members have had a quarter of a million dollars stolen from their accounts following a mass cyber attack.

Hidden water study raises Antarctic melting alarm

Hidden water study raises Antarctic melting alarm

Hidden water study raises Antarctic melting alarm

Hidden water study raises Antarctic melting alarm

The rate of ice melting in Antarctica could be underestimated by current scientific models, according to research examining the role of subglacial water flows.

Reality check for reviving dead and dying coral reefs

Reality check for reviving dead and dying coral reefs

Reality check for reviving dead and dying coral reefs

Reality check for reviving dead and dying coral reefs

Expensive and up against climate change, experts say restoration is a drop in the ocean when it comes to protecting coral reefs.

Women 'rewriting narrative' in male-dominated industry

Women 'rewriting narrative' in male-dominated industry

Women 'rewriting narrative' in male-dominated industry

Women 'rewriting narrative' in male-dominated industry

Support programs designed to help female business founders to break into the agrifood-tech sector are opening doors for entrepreneurs.

Hearing aids to heart monitors: tech is going healthy

Hearing aids to heart monitors: tech is going healthy

Hearing aids to heart monitors: tech is going healthy

Hearing aids to heart monitors: tech is going healthy

More consumer technology is being approved for medical use in Australia, from earbuds that work as hearing aids to smartwatches that test for heart problems.

App to reveal how much farmers can reap from renewables

App to reveal how much farmers can reap from renewables

App to reveal how much farmers can reap from renewables

App to reveal how much farmers can reap from renewables

Work will be fast-tracked on software that can assess how much landowners could earn from installing renewable energy projects on their properties.

Space mushrooms: Aussie research will test flying fungi

Space mushrooms: Aussie research will test flying fungi

Space mushrooms: Aussie research will test flying fungi

Space mushrooms: Aussie research will test flying fungi

A world-first experiment led by Australians will put mushrooms in space for the first time and determine if they can be a tasty addition to astronauts' diet.

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Aussie invention may cut the cost of self-driving cars

A single camera powered by artificial intelligence software could help drive future autonomous cars, slashing thousands of dollars from their production cost.

Ripple effect fear in US crackdown on research funding

Leading Australian institutions say a US clampdown on research funding risks projects that could yield global benefits in the future.

AI giant helping grow greenhouses in Australian schools

More schools across Australia will have greenhouses to grow their own fruit and veg thanks to a non-profit group and global technology giant.

Are you ready to make friends with an AI-powered robot?

He is shaped like a bin and has the curiosity of a six-year-old but Koobo's creator says the robot has the potential to cure loneliness in young and old alike.

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Dinosaur secret unearthed after hiding in plain sight

A boulder donated by a mine has been kept at a school for decades before researchers discovered it featured a remarkable collection of dinosaur footprints.

Most workers feel overwhelmed by AI but bosses want it

Four out of every five Aussie workers are overwhelmed by changes at work but most executives want to use artificial intelligence to create bigger transitions.

'Like a warm bath': coral reefs rocked by heatwave

Pristine coral reefs off a remote patch of the Australian coastline are under stress from a severe marine heatwave that shows no sign of letting up.

Why the next big AI advance will not just talk but walk

Humanoid robots that can help at home or work are becoming tech firms' next big investment following breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.

Rapid melting of 'sleeping giant' Antarctic glacier

Australia's icebreaker will soon depart on its maiden dedicated scientific voyage to study one of the largest glaciers in Antarctica.

Google, researchers team to teach AI Aboriginal English

More Indigenous Australians may be able to use artificial intelligence and access online services as researchers capture more data about the way they speak.

Aussie AI, clean energy inventions need urgent funding

Changing tax incentives, creating a spending target, and helping businesses work with researchers could help Australia make breakthroughs the world needs.

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