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Multiple Australian projects are on the cutting edge of neurotech breakthroughs and man-machine interfaces – raising questions of security and privacy for human minds Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Brain-computer interface technology is at the core of movies such as Ready Player One, The Matrix and Avatar. …

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Exclusive: Psychologist accuses Meta of ‘turning a blind eye’ to posts she believes represent further danger to vulnerable women A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring expert advice and prioritising profit …

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The Irish writer on a sumptuous Francis Ford Coppola film, swimming in winter and the thrill of using a dumb phone Writer Nicole Flattery was born in Kinnegad, County Westmeath, in 1989. She studied theatre and film at Trinity College Dublin, followed by a master’s in creative writing, and won the White Review short story …

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ChatGPT and Gemini discriminate against those who speak African American Vernacular English, report shows Popular artificial intelligence tools are becoming more covertly racist as they advance, says an alarming new report. A team of technology and linguistics researchers revealed this week that large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini hold racist stereotypes about …

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What are the chances of real romance via a ‘missed connection’? And has the internet turned these interactions from the stuff of romcoms to just a bit creepy? In the beginning, Darcy had a boyfriend and an aisle seat. It was 29 March 2000, and she was the last person to board the plane from …

‘To the train lady with dark brown hair … ’: extraordinary stories of four couples who found love via small ads Read More »

The photographer was intrigued by where this man was going in the middle of New York with a dog and a painting ‘I hope this photo makes others smile,” photographer Erik S Lieber says. “Where is a man in the middle of New York City going with a dog and a painting?” Lieber was heading home from a physical therapy session …

‘The whole shot makes me curious’: Erik S Lieber’s best phone picture | Smart shot Read More »

The increasing use of digital technology has inspired many scare stories, but is it reducing our attention span, does smartphone addiction actually exist – and should we even be feeling bad about it? Digital technology is now inextricably woven into the fabric of society, and for many of us, that does not always feel like …

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‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ could spend up to 25 years in jail if convicted of fraud in the 2011 sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard Mike Lynch, the technology tycoon, once dubbed Britain’s Bill Gates, has spent the past 10 months in San Francisco, with a GPS bracelet strapped to his ankle and two armed guards monitoring …

From riches to ankle bracelet: UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s stunning fall Read More »

Company denied that Tim Cook deceived investors when he said iPhone sales were strong weeks before revenue warning Apple has agreed to pay $490m to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging chief executive Tim Cook misled investors about a steep downturn in iPhone’s sales in China that culminated in a jarring revision to the company’s revenue …

Apple to pay $490m to settle claims it misled investors over sales in China Read More »

Senators have indicated they will take their time to decide on the bill that would force China-based ByteDance to divest from the app US senators want the chamber to take its time in deciding whether to back a House of Representatives bill that would force China-based ByteDance to divest from the short video app TikTok …

US Senate slow-walks bill forcing TikTok sale Read More »