A PhD is an apprenticeship in research – we can’t let AI take that away
When OpenAI launched ChatGPT-5 in August of last year, many academics scoffed at the tech company’s…
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LIVE: Chinese Foreign Ministry Briefing as China Warns US Over AI Use Against Iran War
China’s Foreign Ministry holds its press briefing in Beijing. The briefing comes as China recently warned…
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How ‘looksmaxxing’ self-improvement apps are marketing misogyny to young men
A theory about male “sexual market value” that began in online manosphere forums is now appearing…
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Gold, Debt and the AI Boom: A Financial Historian’s Warning | Merryn Talks Money
On this week’s Merryn Talks Money podcast, host Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with financial historian Edward…
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AI has powerful uses for First Nations oral cultural knowledge. Here’s how
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of people…
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The Pentagon strongarmed AI firms before Iran strikes – in dark news for the future of ‘ethical AI’
In the leadup to the weekend’s US and Israeli attacks on Iran, the US Department of…
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Woolworths’ AI agent rambled about its ‘mother’. It’s a sign of deeper problems with the tech rollout
Recently some Australian shoppers got more than they bargained for when they chatted with Woolworths’ artificial…
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Google reveals Nano Banana 2 AI image model, coming to Gemini today
With Nano Banana 2, Google promises consistency for up to five characters at a time, along…
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Tech Life
Available for over a year AI tech is giving people their lost voices back. We chat…
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Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?
Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: “the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid…
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Amazon’s Ring wanted to track your pets. It revealed the future of surveillance
As a career counterintelligence officer for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Defense Intelligence…
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AI Fails at 96% of Jobs (New Study)
Artificial intelligence has been hailed as one of the most transformative technologies of the century. That…
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An illegal bioweapons lab was found in a Las Vegas garage. It’s a warning for Australia
In Las Vegas last week, two people were admitted to hospital “deathly ill” after being exposed…
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Why comparisons between AI and human intelligence miss the point
Claims that artificial intelligence (AI) is on the verge of surpassing human intelligence have become commonplace….
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Big tech companies are still failing to tackle child abuse material online
However, the report also reveals ongoing and serious safety gaps that still put users, especially children,…
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Russian spy satellites have intercepted EU communications satellites
Those thrusters could also be used to knock satellites out of alignment or even cause them…
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An ‘AI afterlife’ is now a real option – but what becomes of your legal status?
Would you create an interactive “digital twin” of yourself that can communicate with loved ones after…
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AI is failing ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’. So what does that mean for machine intelligence?
How do you translate ancient Palmyrene script from a Roman tombstone? How many paired tendons are…
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Starbucks Sales Accelerate as Turnaround Gains Steam | Bloomberg Intelligence
Watch Scarlet and Paul LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Intelligence hosted by Paul Sweeney…
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OpenAI will put ads in ChatGPT. This opens a new door for dangerous influence
OpenAI has announced plans to introduce advertising in ChatGPT in the United States. Ads will appear…
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The United States’ new military strategy is a case of ‘AI peacocking’
The United States is set to become “the world’s undisputed [artificial intelligence-enabled] fighting force”. At least…
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World-first social media wargame reveals how AI bots can swing elections
On December 14 2025, a terrorist attack occurred at Bondi Beach in Sydney Australia, leaving 15…
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Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?
When a document is opened or a stored video is streamed, the main energy cost has…
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How CrowdStrike Trains GenAI Models at Scale Using Distributed Computing
Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized artificial intelligence and are rapidly transforming the cybersecurity landscape. As…
