Why is Nvidia so powerful in the AI world, and what could Jensen Huangβs scandal really cost?
A tech CEOβs affair with a suspected Chinese spy is rocking the AI industry.
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Labor slumps to new lows in two Victorian polls
If the DemosAU poll is accurate, Labor is facing a near-total wipeout, losing left-wing inner city seats to the Greens and other seats to the…
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New AI regulator announced, as government considers criminal law change to keep erring frontier companies in line
The government is also considering criminal law changes to deal with serious misconduct by any of these companies.
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Can you see everything? Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes face off in You Can See Everything
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheimβs documentary about the Theranos founder is like a fun-house mirror maze: the more you see, the less you know whatβs…
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Civics education in Australian schools isnβt up to scratch. 3 things could improve it
Test results from 2024 suggest more than 70% of Year 10 students donβt understand how Australiaβs democracy works and our system of government.
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Victoria will bring in a domestic violence disclosure scheme. Could it help protect women?
Both major parties in the state have pledged to bring in βClareβs Lawβ to allow people to ask police about a partnerβs history of violence.…
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The Iranian regime is executing athlete dissidents. Why? And what can be done?
More than 200 athletes have been killed in Iran since January. This is what global sporting bodies must do to pressure the Iranian regime.
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The pet and skin trades pose little threat to reptile species: new research
The international reptile trade has long been viewed as a conservation threat, but recent research suggests thatβs not the full story.
Read full article βImpeachment vultures are circling Hegseth. They wonβt deliver justice, but some just deserts will do
It's hard to identify an American administration that hasnβt illegally invaded or bombed another country at some point. But Pete Hegseth's actions really put the…
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I donβt want AI in my online search. What options do I have?
Is it actually possible to search the web βwithout AIβ?
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Why do adults get shorter as they age? And how much height do they actually lose?
Becoming much shorter may be your spineβs way of asking for attention.
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Disproportional representation: what National wins and loses from the overhang
An unprecedented MMP election result suggests the tectonic plates of New Zealand politics are drifting, with the electoral rules struggling to compensate.
Read full article βThe Snoop: Nvidia bossβ affair cuts through, Nineβs employee lottery, and more
Plus: The ACMA's criticisms of the ABC laid out. The post The Snoop: Nvidia bossβ affair cuts through, Nineβs employee lottery, and more appeared first…
Read full article βPay attention, One Nation: this is why the Republicans got smashed
People all over the world desperately need politicians to actually deliver and fix complex problems β something extreme populists are incapable of. The post Pay…
Read full article βAngus Taylor invents the worldβs freshest policy pitch!
How has no-one thought of this before? The post Angus Taylor invents the worldβs freshest policy pitch! appeared first on Crikey.
Read full article βNo amount of βChina-maxxingβ from politicians will cut it when Chinese Australians donβt feel safe
Politicians love to roll out their familiarity with Chinese culture to court the diaspora's vote, but a father of two's alleged murder highlights what these…
Read full article βWill Trump attack Iran again?
The midterm elections were a devastating rebuke of Donald Trump's war on Iran β but they have also freed the president from considerations of voter…
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What really drove NZβs election overhang and what can be done about it
Current overhang provisions skew proportional representation and provide incentives to distort the electoral system. But finding a fair solution is proving difficult.
Read full article βFair COP? Row over climate change conference as PM jets off again
The Albanese government has been arguing Energy Minister Chris Bowen's position at COP31 represents value for money as Anthony Albanese jets out of the country…
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A new book sheds light on the camps of colonial Australiaβs βmost ruthless killing machineβ
First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people, and…
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