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‘Misleading’ population tally exposed. Picture: iStock

‘Billions missing’: World population ‘miscount’

New investigations suggest the world’s population might be wildly underestimated due to flawed data collection.

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Crackdown on kids viewing porn, violent vids

Big tech companies have been warned to tighten rules to prevent kids from watching harmful content like porn, violence, and materials which promote self-harm.

Heat wave in Arizona 2023. Phoenix recorded its 17th straight day above 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius). Picture: AFP

‘Heat dome’: Century-high weather warning

A record-shattering “heat dome” is barrelling towards 150 million people, with temperatures fierce enough to lift cars off the ground.

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Models that did not understand the prompt or posed a similar issue were excluded from each pertinent data set in the study. Picture: iStock

AI ‘willing to let humans die to survive’

A chilling AI study has alarmed experts and even drawn concern from Elon Musk over what it would take for the technology to wipe out humans.

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Tropical Cyclone Sean forms near the Pilbara Coast

‘Threat to lives’: Tropical cyclone intensifies

One state has been dealt a double blow as a tropical cyclone smashes the northern region, while residents in the south have been rocked by an earthquake.

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Trump vows to keep TikTok alive in US.

Trump’s TikTok save is illegal – does anyone care?

Donald Trump and TikTok’s owners are defying the law in their plot to save the popular app. Tom Minear argues it is a reminder of how deeply unserious US politics has become.

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TOPSHOT - Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / POOL / AFP)

TikTok is back, Musk has major issue

TikTok is up and running again in the US, after briefly going dark – and the wildly popular app’s developers say it has Donald Trump to thank.

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Lando Norris' Ferrari F40 crashed in Monaco. Picture: Instagram

F1 star’s $4m Ferrari smashed

A quick test drive in Monaco turned disastrous for one of the biggest names in Formula 1.

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Dad’s warning after $410 fine over seatbelt act. Picture: TikTok@divorcedaussiedad

Dad’s warning after $410 fine for innocent act

An Aussie dad has issued a warning to other drivers after his daughter was caught making an increasingly common mistake.

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‘Banned’: TikTok goes down for 170m users

TikTok has been banned — for now. The popular app went dark for 170 million US users on Saturday, sparking outrage online.

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Australian man Oscar Jenkins was captured by Russian forces in Ukraine. Picture: Screengrab

Grim theory Aussie ‘executed by orcs’

The Aussie schoolteacher turned Ukrainian freedom fighter might have been dead for weeks, as horror details have emerged about his time as a prisoner.

Residents in Western Austraila have been issued a warning as a cyclone sweeops past the Pilbara region over the weekend, bringing gale force winds and plenty of rain with it. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a warning for residents in the Pilbara region, spanning from Creek to Ningaloo, as tropical cyclone Sean began moving west from the Pilbara region., Cyclone Sean is expected to continue strengthening as it moves west, parallel to the Pilbara coast and travelling to open waters. “From Monday onwards, the cyclone is expected to turn towards the southwest, while remaining over open waters,” the bureau said. “By this time, the cyclone is expected to begin moving away from the coast.”

Warning as Cyclone Sean closes in

Residents in one state have been warned to bunker down as tropical cyclone Sean sweeps over the region, bringing blistering winds and heavy rain.

A desperate search has been launched after a vehicle was swept away by floodwaters during NSW’s wild and devastating storms.

Desperate search after storm havoc

A desperate search has been launched after a car was swept away by floodwaters during wild storms across one Aussie state, with thousands still not having any power.

MAROON MOMENT: Little Corellas from a quandong tree on Wynnum Creek. One is biting the other one’s foot while the other is biting the first one’s head! Photo: Neale Maynard.

Man accused of vile act to native birds

A man has been charged with animal abuse offences after allegedly capturing two native birds and confining them in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

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