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Eat a rock a day, put glue on your pizza: how Google’s AI is losing touch with reality
May 29, 2024Google has rolled out its latest experimental search feature on Chrome, Firefox and the Google app...
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Why robots can be culturally insensitive – and how scientists are trying to fix it
April 21, 2024A robot is chatting to an elderly British man in his bedroom. The robot has a...
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Ancient Rome successfully fought against voter intimidation − a political story told on a coin that resonates today
March 13, 2024This silver denarius, minted over 2,000 years ago, is hardly the most attractive Roman coin. And...
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Oppenheimer’s triumph, a stunning First Nations performance, and lots of sparkles: 5 experts on the 2024 Oscars
March 13, 2024Like most biopics, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer – which won seven awards, including the big one, Best...
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Diplomacy and resistance: how Dune shows us the power of language – including sign language
March 9, 2024In Dune’s sandswept colonialist dystopia of the distant future, power is a force best handled –...
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Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores
March 9, 2024From the very early days of the pandemic, brain fog emerged as a significant health condition...
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China’s population shrinks again and could more than halve – here’s what that means
March 8, 2024China’s population has shrunk for the second year in a row. The National Bureau of Statistics...
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Why are Apple, Amazon, Google and Meta facing antitrust lawsuits and huge fines? And will it protect consumers?
March 8, 2024Following a lengthy investigation, the United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against...
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Indians are fleeing their growing economy to work abroad – even in conflict zones. Here’s how to create more jobs at home
March 8, 2024Israel plans to bring in 70,000 workers from abroad, including 10,000 from India, to boost its...
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So, you’ve been scammed by a deepfake. What can you do?
March 4, 2024Earlier this month, a Hong Kong company lost HK$200 million (A$40 million) in a deepfake scam....