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How blockchain technology could help to prevent child labour in global supply chains
How would you feel if the phone in your pocket or the chocolate treat you just enjoyed...
An eerie ‘digital afterlife’ is no longer science fiction. So how do we navigate the risks?
Imagine a future where your phone pings with a message that your dead father’s “digital...
Elephants use the tips of their trunks to grasp things with great precision – how this can help robotic design
An elephant uses its trunk for eating, drinking water, communicating, exploring...
We’re using drones to map the temperatures of lizards and this could boost reptile conservation
Forget pizza delivery, the latest use for drones may surprise you even more
People are worried about the media using AI for stories of consequence, but less so for sports and entertainment
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are disrupting many aspects of modern life,...
How to avoid being hacked: start by upping your password game – ‘12345’ doesn’t cut it
If you type the term “password cyberattack” into Google News, the results will show...
Apple insists its ChatGPT tie-up will protect users’ privacy: here are the questions it must answer first
Apple, a company known for its longstanding commitment to user privacy, has received...
Generative AI at school, work and the hospital – the risks and rewards laid bare
Unlike “traditional” AI that relies on predetermined rules and patterns, generative...
Elder fraud has reached epidemic proportions – a geriatrician explains what older Americans need to know
Americans age 60 and older lost more than US$3 billion to scammers in 2023, according...
Are data breaches the new normal? Should we just assume our data isn’t safe?
In recent days, both Ticketek Australia and Ticketmaster have experienced breaches...
Community broadband provides a local solution for a global problem
According to a 2023 study by the International Telecommunications Union, approximately...
Google’s use of AI to power search shows its problematic approach to organizing information
From government documents to news reports, commerce, music and social interactions,...
International study cap: How some private companies are marketing tech and AI solutions
How do universities and colleges decide who to admit? Given the earnings advantage...
HAL, the mercurial supercomputer AI from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). TCD/Prod.DB / Alamy What 70 years of AI on film can tell us about the human relationship with artificial intelligence
In 2024, AI is making headlines daily. We may be aware of the science, but how do...
Flight MH370: can underwater sound signals solve aviation’s greatest mystery?
Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 disappeared on March 8 2014 with 239 people on board....
What will a robot make of your résumé? The bias problem with using AI in job recruitment
The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has begun, spreading to almost every...