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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Could Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest bring down the British monarchy?
His arrest lands in this transformed landscape. During his tenure as the United Kingdom’s Special Representative…
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A history of assassination reveals how ‘targeted killings’ became an extension of state power
As a result, they are not relevant to Ball’s central concern. His victims are less often…
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What our teeth reveal about the growing gap between rich and poor
Increasingly, people in poverty have challenged the presumption of academics and community sector advocates to mediate…
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Why preferential voting is superior to first past the post
National primary votes at the election were 34.6% Labor, 31.8% Coalition, 12.2% Greens, 6.4% One Nation…
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More than 250,000 Australians don’t have access to a vet – new research
Imagine walking your dog on a warm summer day. They’ve just run off the path to…
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Why Trump is really threatening Iran’s leadership over protest crackdown | DW News
There are rising tensions between Washington and Tehran. The US president has threatened to intervene against…
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US can’t deport hate speech researcher for protected speech, lawsuit says
“Mr. Ahmed studies and engages in civic discourse about the content moderation policies of major social…
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Why the UK’s 2025 budget has Rachel Reeves facing an ‘impossible trilemma’
The United Kingdom is set to unveil its annual budget on Wednesday against a backdrop of…
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The 2025 WooCommerce holiday gift guide
For the past four years, we’ve curated a gift guide to feature some awesome Woo stores,…
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This flu season looks grim as H3N2 emerges with mutations
Health officials in the United Kingdom are warning that this year’s flu season for the Northern…
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‘Food deserts’ found even in areas with supermarkets nearby – new study
Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables is key to staying healthy and avoiding diseases such as…
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Australia is facing an ‘AI divide’, new national survey shows
In the short time since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, generative artificial intelligence (AI) products…
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CrowdStrike 2025 European Threat Landscape Report: Extortion Rises, Nation-State Activity Intensifies
Europe remains a prime target for global adversaries. Financially motivated eCrime groups continue to target the…
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Coalition’s primary vote plunges to record low and One Nation surges to record high in Newspoll
In the United States, Trump’s net approval rating in analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of US national…
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How to recognise child-on-child sexual abuse – and how to respond appropriately
Victim-survivors of this kind of abuse may feel confused about their experiences, even as adults, because…
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Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring
The global crisis of diminishing biological diversity is challenging our current ability to monitor changes in…
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Most Australian government agencies aren’t transparent about how they use AI
A year ago, the Commonwealth government established a policy requiring most federal agencies to publish “AI…
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Billions in private cash is flooding into fusion power. Will it pay off?
Over the past five years, private-sector funding for fusion energy has exploded. The total invested is…
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Are Russians footing the bill for the war in Ukraine? | Counting the Cost
Despite Western sanctions, Russia’s military spending has fuelled its war economy. Three years into the war…
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View from The Hill: Albanese’s Trump meeting is in the diary – now it’s a matter of managing it
After the October meeting had been confirmed, Albanese (who later had a word with Trump at…
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Khamenei rules out talks with US over Iran’s nuclear programme
Tehran will not directly negotiate with the United States over Iran’s nuclear programme, with Supreme Leader…
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LIVE: US President Trump and First Lady Melania Arrive in Britain for Unprecedented 2nd State Visit
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump landed at London Stansted Airport, as they…
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Viral violent videos on social media are skewing young people’s sense of the world
When news broke last week that US political influencer Charlie Kirk had been shot at an…
