The Air Force has completed an upgrade to its Strategic Automated Command…
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Suspicionless Device Searches Ruled Illegal
In an important opinion on privacy at borders, US District Court Judge…
CSIRO’s Data61 Identifies AI As Vital To Australian Prosperity
A new report from Australia’s peak science and technology agency says artificial…
AI Drones Monitoring Music Festivals
The Eye in the Sky program, a drone surveillance system developed in…
The World’s Darkest Skies
The River Murray International Dark Sky Reserve in South Australia is a…
Australian Government Moves To Block Offshore Gambling Sites
The Australian Communications and Media Authority will block illegal offshore gambling websites.…
China Limits Time Young People Spend Gaming
Concerned about adverse social effects, the government is introducing strict limits on…
How To Really Lose Weight
If you lose 1 kg of body weight, where does it go?…
Pixel 4 Reviewed (and found wanting)
John’s comprehensive critique of the much-leaked new Pixel smart phone. It has…
Privacy Tested At Australian Borders
An Australian ex-pat was forced to reveal passwords and give Customs officials…
The Way You Move Makes You Unique
A French-Australian study finds the way your muscle groups work together is…
Our Restless Earth (Part 2)
Physicist Dr Tony Heyes tells how the Serbian polymath Milutin Milankovic, interned…
Our Restless Earth (Part 1)
In this fascinating discussion, Physicist Dr Tony Heyes explains the background and…
Prepare To Start Paying For Gmail
Launched in 2004, Google’s web-based mail service has over a billion users.…
Embracing Music Made By Artificial Intelligence
We discuss whether algorithm-generated music is any good. Is it creative or…
PayPal Withdraws From Libra Association
In a blow to Facebook’s nascent Libra crypto project, online payments giant…
Another Interstellar Visitor
The second known comet to travel through our solar system from interstellar…
Parking Lot Intel
Hedge funds have for several years been using a trading strategy from…
Ultra Hi-res Camera Can ID Every Face Among Thousands
A new Chinese-made camera has 4 times the resolution of the human…
Coming To Grips With The Science Behind Buruli Ulcers
Piers talks with leading experts on Buruli ulcers Professor Tim Stinear of…
China’s Social Credit System Extended To Businesses
Fully operational in 2020, the comprehensive, AI-driven corporate ranking system will cover…