Make the study of economics “more sexy”: Chris Bowen
Labor frontbencher Chris Bowen, who has previously been shadow treasurer and before that treasurer, wants the study of economics made…
Instead of showing leadership, Twitter pays lip service to the dangers of deep fakes
Neural networks can generate artificial representations of human faces, as well as realistic renderings of actual people. Shutterstock Fake videos…
Don’t (just) blame echo chambers. Conspiracy theorists actively seek out their online communities
The term illuminati has been used since the late 15th century, and applied to various groups since then. It's often…
Researcher Breaks Mimblewimble, Deanonymizing 96% of Grin Transactions
The Mimblewimble privacy technology used by cryptocurrencies such as Beam and Grin is broken. That’s the claim of researcher Ivan…
‘I’m Leaving It to the Artists to Create This Thing’: Swizz Beatz on His Mysterious New App for Letting Creatives Sell Their Own Art
No Commission, the nomadic art fair and music festival founded by Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean that lets artists keep 100 percent of…
Humans light 85% of bushfires, and we do virtually nothing to stop it
It’s hard to comprehend why someone would deliberately light a bushfire. Yet this behaviour regularly occurs in Australia and other…
Turn down for what? Why you turn down the radio when you’re trying to park your car
When you're looking for a destination, you might need to cut down the volume Shutterstock You’re driving down an unfamiliar…
IRS Dispels Crypto Tax Confusion
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has cleared up some confusion about how cryptocurrency transactions are taxed, particularly regarding like-kind…
The main problem with virtual reality? It’s almost as humdrum as real life
Virtual horse racing, at a real racecourse? Zero points for imagination. Rachel Grey/AAP Image Just a few years ago, virtual…
Bitcoin Cash Community Funds Eatbch Trip to Ghana
This week members of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community donated funds to Eatbch South Sudan volunteer Thiong Deng so he…
The Crypto Companies Reinventing the Wallet
You wouldn’t think there was much to improve about cryptocurrency wallets. Save for a few UX improvements here and there,…
Why Did the US Deny Kurdish Artist Zehra Doğan’s Visa? She Doesn’t Know—and She’s Not the Only One Affected
The Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Doğan, who was imprisoned for nearly three years for making art that offended the Turkish government, was…
Venice’s Regional Council Voted Against Climate-Change Measures This Week. Only Minutes Later, Their Chambers Flooded
Even though Venice has been hit with its worst flooding in 50 years, the regional council voted on Wednesday to reject…
Climate change: why Sweden’s central bank dumped Australian bonds
Sweden's central bank ways it will no longer invest in assets from governments with large climate footprints, even if the…