After concluding a national drone noise review, the Australian Federal Government has…
Is The Clock TikTok’ing For Spotify?
A new music streaming service from TikTok’s parent company Bytedance could challenge…
Suspended Animation For The Critically Injured
Doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have used emergency…
Sun Cable To Deliver Outback Solar To Singapore
Australian billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest are lead investors in a…
After 50 years, US Strategic Air Command Retires Its Floppy Disks
The Air Force has completed an upgrade to its Strategic Automated Command…
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…
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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…
International Cooperation And Competition In Outer Space
Australia’s prime minister signs deal to be part of America’s ambitious plans…
Reservations About The Revamped Galaxy Fold And Huawei’s Mate 30 Pro
John describes changes to the relaunched Fold but still has doubts about…
How Safe And How Reliable Is The Cloud?
John explains how Google Drive can delete your data due to account…
Inflatable Space Habs – Stronger, Safer, Faster, Lighter, Cheaper
Bigelow Aerospace could provide NASA with its B330 space habitat to use…
VW Australia Agrees To Settle ‘Dieselgate’ Scandal
After a four year legal battle, the world’s biggest selling car maker…
Lab-grown Meat Coming Of Age
Production costs are falling dramatically and the day may come when a…
Google Moves To Elevate Original Reporting In Search Results
At long last, the world’s search giant is taking steps to favour…
It’s Hard Enough To Land On The Moon, Let Alone Mars
Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation are mourning the failure of…
Firefox Comes Standard With Ad Blocking
Version 69.0 of the popular browser has enhanced tracking protection, which significantly…
The Automatic Listening Exploitation Act
Smart home devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Nest are super…
Trade War Effects On Consumer Tech
We look at the effects of the accelerating trade war on consumer…
Facebook Zealots Likened To Drug Addicts
A recent Michigan State University study published in the Journal of Behavioural…
The Iron-ion Battery From India
Newly developed at the Institute of Technology in Madras, iron-ion batteries are…
Disrupting The Disruptors – Big Changes To The Gig Economy
If it passes a final vote in the Senate, California’s AB5 bill…
Weaponising Social Media
US tech giants are cracking down on misuse of their platforms. Twitter…
Deep-faking The Silver Screen
Hollywood is embracing the latest VFX techniques to accurately depict what actors…
Big Brother Likes To Watch
Billions of CCTV cameras now monitor cities across the world but don’t…
Accelerating Science With AI
Artificial intelligence has been proven to fast track technical breakthroughs and human…
Phones Remoulding Our Skeletons
Researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast find that bone spurs…
Australian Lawmakers Focus On US Tech Giants
The Feds are moving to clamp down on Google and Facebook –…
Josh Hawley’s War On Big Tech
The Republican Senator for Missouri says social media is “a parasite on…
Celebrating Science In Australia
The whole country is reveling in the wonders of science and the…
Do You Really Want To Know What You’ll Like In 30 Years?
Popular Russian-based FaceApp uses machine learning and facial recognition technology to show…
NZ Government Embraces AI
New Zealand is one of the most ambitious and advanced users in…
Orbiting Space Hotel
NASA wants to gradually commercialise the International Space Station and is offering…