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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…
Big Brother Likes To Watch
Billions of CCTV cameras now monitor cities across the world but don’t…
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…
NZ Government Embraces AI
New Zealand is one of the most ambitious and advanced users in…
How To Do More With Melbourne’s Class A Sewage (Part 2)
A staggering 350 million litres of recycled water is pumped from Gunnamatta…
How To Do More With Melbourne’s Class A Sewage (Part 1)
A staggering 350 million litres of recycled water is pumped into the…
China’s “Deadbeat” Map
An app-based ‘deadbeat debtors’ map can warn users if they’re in close…
Taking Aim At The Flesh-Eating Buruli Ulcer
A dangerous and hard-to-treat ulcer is spreading among residents and visitors on…
Antibiotics, Illicit Drugs And Effluent Polluting Our Waterways
Whether it’s antibiotics polluting the world’s major rivers, illicit drugs – especially…
Will We Ever Get Back To The Moon?
Mark Sirangelo, Special Assistant to the NASA Administrator, was hired to get…
A Clean And Green Alternative To Styrofoam
Researchers at Washington State University have invented an environmentally-friendly foam made from…
The Do-Not-Track Act of 2019
Search engine DuckDuckGo proposes a new law which would compel big internet…
China’s Growing Footprint In Antarctica
China and others are rapidly expanding their presence in Antarctica – not…
3D Printed Human Heart
Israeli scientists have succeeded in printing a mini heart the size of…
Porn Age Restrictions
Age-verification for online pornography will come into force on 15 July 2019…
AZURE – Adding Artificial Colour To The Northern Lights
Launched from Norway, NASA’s Auroral Zone Upwelling Rocket Experiment dropped gases through…
Deadly Fungus Candida Auris Spreading Around The World
Antibiotics were introduced in the 1940s and have saved countless lives from…
Incredible New Robots From Boston Dynamics
A slew of new, highly capable robots can now do amazing things.…