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A smartphone app to help farmers select better livestock takes out top prize...
An idea that might revolutionise livestock trading by helping farmers filter through the incredible numbers of animals available at auction, has been awarded first prize in the University of Adelaide...
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Defending no man’s land: New report outlines policy options to tackle...
Clear and simple information disclosures could enable consumers to better understand cryptocurrency risks according to a new report by UNSW banking and finance law expert, Dr Anton Didenko. Didenko...
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Is Bitcoin destroying the planet? And how do cryptocurrencies work?
How do cryptocurrencies – which don’t exist in physical form – have a carbon footprint? Why does Bitcoin use so much electricity? Are there any benefits? As the Australian Government considers...
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Google announces Bard, its answer to AI chatbot phenomenon ChatGPT
Google has announced plans to release its own artificial intelligence chat tool, spurred no doubt by the global headline-making success of the Microsoft-backed ChatGPT which was publicly released by...
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Do emoji reflect our emotions, or are we just putting on a brave face?
As if human communications weren’t complicated enough. Researchers are saying people also use emoji to reflect or mask their internal emotional state, depending on the context and accepted social...
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Deepfakes and AI: Inside TikTok’s Viral “Bold Glamour” Filter
These days beauty filters are commonplace on apps like Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok, but TikTok’s new “Bold Glamour” filter is so realistic it’s a bit terrifying. So, how do beauty filters work in...
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We asked ChatGPT and Dr Google the same questions about cancer. Here’s what...
Ashley M Hopkins, Flinders University You may have heard the buzz about ChatGPT, a type of chatbot that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to write essays, turn computer novices into programmers and...
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Your house has been Googled – but don’t call the police
Parents might be wary of smart toys due to privacy and data security concerns, but Australian homes with young children have an average of 7.8 internet-connected devices tracking family activities....
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Global review shows link between social media use, body image and eating...
Body image has remains a top personal concern for young people in Australia, with 76% concerned about the issue. Social media use by teens is rising at the same time – with more than 90% on platforms...
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Explainer: How does GPS actually work?
Twenty thousand kilometres above our heads, 31 satellites are whizzing past each other so that we can understand exactly where we are on the planet. This group of satellites is called GPS, or Global...
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Australian scientists unveil new military satellite dish – here’s how it works
A new type of military communications device was unveiled at the 15th Australian Space Forum in Adelaide last week. The device is called the Compact Hybrid Optical-RF User Segment (CHORUS) prototype...
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Do period tracking apps need better data leak-protection?
Flinders University law experts are raising questions about the privacy of personal health data collected by period tracking apps and other ‘FemTech’ products and ways this data could be used by third...
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What impact does radiation from communication technologies have on animals...
Responding to public concerns about the effects of new telecommunications technologies, like 5G, on the natural environment, Australia’s radiation safety regulator and Swinburne University...
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Your Bluetooth headphones could be spying on you
Along with the Spice Girls, Beanie Babies, and the Macarena, the ‘90s brought us wireless technologies which freed us from the mess of cables connecting our (desktop) computers to the internet and our...
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Australian Government responds to privacy commissioner’s AI warning
The Australian Attorney-General’s Department is considering the privacy risks associated with artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in its review of the nation’s Privacy Act. The department says...
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Explainer: Answering the why in Wi-Fi (and Bluetooth)
Today, it’s almost impossible to remember the world before wireless technologies like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, which are now so ubiquitous even our hairbrushes, juicers and coffee pod machines come...
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Psychologists find there are four types of social media user; which one are you?
Social media users fall into four categories and each is associated with personality and behavioural traits, according to research by psychologists from Washington University in St Louis, US. The...
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Core blimey! A virtual museum for tooling up on stone artefacts
Professor Mark Moore says nominating his favourite 3D model among the extensive collection of virtual stone artefacts on the Museum of Stone Tools is the equivalent of asking: ‘which is my favourite...
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Australians spent $4.21 billion on video games last year
Cost of living concerns haven’t dampened Australians’ love for video games, with consumers spending $4.21 billion on games hardware, software and peripherals in 2022, according to new data released by...
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Google’s AI chatbot Bard gives European privacy regulators pause
The European release of yet another artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot has run aground over privacy concerns. Google’s AI chatbot Bard cannot be released as planned in the European Union until the...
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