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Dil-don't share your data with an online sex toy server

Dil-don't share your data with an online sex toy server

A pitfall of hi-tech sex toys has been exposed as hackers use them to gain sensitive personal data or even potentially take over devices.

Aussie firms want clear AI laws to meet tech challenge

Aussie firms want clear AI laws to meet tech challenge

Aussie firms want clear AI laws to meet tech challenge

Aussie firms want clear AI laws to meet tech challenge

Australian businesses are adopting artificial intelligence technology but a lack of skilled workers and clear guidelines is holding others back.

One in five young jobseekers are fudging AI skills

One in five young jobseekers are fudging AI skills

One in five young jobseekers are fudging AI skills

One in five young jobseekers are fudging AI skills

The pressure to understand and use artificial intelligence tools is getting to gen Z and millennial workers, with many admitting to exaggerating their talents.

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Solar cars head into the outback under the Top End sun

Solar cars head into the outback under the Top End sun

Cars in the the World Solar Challenge race have been flagged away with 34 teams hoping to cross Australia from north to south under the blazing sun.

Why Australian AI regulation could be a legal patchwork

Why Australian AI regulation could be a legal patchwork

Artificial intelligence may not be governed by a single, dedicated law in Australia but experts say changes to several existing laws could offer protection.

Fresh plea to curb e-bike injuries amid safety fears

Fresh plea to curb e-bike injuries amid safety fears

Laws relating to e-bikes must be urgently tightened to avoid further deaths and injuries, the bicycle industry says, amid fears around riders' non-compliance.

Google cops $55m fine for search engine deals on phones

Google cops $55m fine for search engine deals on phones

Google engaged in anti-competitive behaviour when it asked telcos to install only its search engine on phones, Australia's competition watchdog says.

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Workers call for support, training as AI 'irresistible'

Workers call for support, training as AI 'irresistible'

Workers call for support, training as AI 'irresistible'

Workers call for support, training as AI 'irresistible'

Most workers at the coalface of the AI revolution say they have not been consulted or trained amid concern the technology's benefits will be concentrated.

AI training pilot to upskill more than 30,000 teachers

AI training pilot to upskill more than 30,000 teachers

AI training pilot to upskill more than 30,000 teachers

AI training pilot to upskill more than 30,000 teachers

Microsoft and the Future Skills Organisation plan to train educators in artificial intelligence to address Australia's technology skills gap.

NBN users gorge on fibre for healthier download speeds

NBN users gorge on fibre for healthier download speeds

NBN users gorge on fibre for healthier download speeds

NBN users gorge on fibre for healthier download speeds

Technology upgrades are transforming how Australian's connect to the internet, as the NBN Co's full-year results show many premises are using fibre.

Trump says he plans 100pct tariff on computer chips

Trump says he plans 100pct tariff on computer chips

Trump says he plans 100pct tariff on computer chips

Trump says he plans 100pct tariff on computer chips

US President Donald Trump says he's imposing a 100 per cent tariff on computer chips for companies that don't make them in America.

Australia shouldn't try to reinvent the AI wheel

Australia shouldn't try to reinvent the AI wheel

Australia shouldn't try to reinvent the AI wheel

Australia shouldn't try to reinvent the AI wheel

Australian companies should boost productivity by using existing artificial intelligence tools rather than trying to create sovereign models, a US expert says.

Musicians, actors, writers call for protection from AI

Musicians, actors, writers call for protection from AI

Musicians, actors, writers call for protection from AI

Musicians, actors, writers call for protection from AI

More than two in every three creative workers want the federal government to restrict the use of artificial intelligence to protect their jobs.

Nation urged to increase spending on AI storage

Nation urged to increase spending on AI storage

Nation urged to increase spending on AI storage

Nation urged to increase spending on AI storage

Australia lacks the data storage capacity to take advantage of artificial intelligence and the nation's productivity could suffer as a result, experts warn.

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The universe's biggest mystery comes to rural Australia

A team of emerging scientists will complete a lap of rural Australia, teaching country kids about everything from dark matter to quantum computing - and aliens.

AI-powered, heat-seeking satellites target Aussie fires

Bushfires in the Northern Territory are among the first captured by an artificially intelligent satellite designed to detect and record danger from above.

Lack of AI playbook puts Australia down readiness ranks

Many Australian businesses are willing to spend on AI but lack a plan to implement the game-changing technology, pushing the nation down the readiness rankings.

AI turbocharges child abuse as image-creation made easy

Child safety experts are demanding urgent changes to how child exploitation is tackled as perpetrators use AI technology to easily create explicit material.

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'Extreme inattention': deadly driver sent 44 Snapchats

A young driver sent and received 85 Snapchats while driving down on a busy country road before he hit and killed a man, and injured a six-year-old boy.

Cut privacy red tape to boost innovation: tech giants

Tech giants are warning Australia against introducing privacy rules that are "overly restrictive" for businesses working in cutting edge AI development.

Time to see a doctor? Watches to track sleep disorder

Smartwatches can detect signs of a common and potentially serious sleep disorder with the medical regulator approving software that analyses bedtime breathing.

Uber makes app changes to take more seniors for a ride

More than one in every three older Australians finds transport difficult to organise, a study has found, prompting a ride-share company to make changes.

Cryptocurrency bitcoin hits another record high

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, has risen to a record high value of $US113,734.

Flipping heck: tech giant wants to upsize your phone

After 15 years of research and development, the world's most popular folding smartphone is about to get bigger, but its competitors are far from rolling over.

Final bash set to end lavish Bezos wedding party

A beaming Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez waved as they left their luxury Venice hotel for a last night of partying to celebrate their lavish wedding.

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