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Change coming to Macca’s drive-through

McDonald’s has acquired a large tech start-up that will change the look of its menu and drive-through experience.

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Machine too dangerous for the world

A research organisation backed by Elon Musk has created a software program that could “absolutely devastate” the internet.

CAREERS FOR NOV 10: Two businessmen laughing out loud at workplace, office workers screaming with laughter and can not stop, funny positive emotions at work, cheerful colleagues having fun sitting at desk with laptops

The jobs Aussies can’t do

Some of the world’s biggest organisations are looking for thousands of local workers to fill these well-paying jobs … but they can’t find any.

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Secret tech that is changing everything

The world’s biggest companies are racing towards a new claim of tech supremacy — and one picture shows how insane the battle has become.

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More cracks appear in Opal Tower

Damage at Sydney’s Opal Tower appears to be spreading with two new cracks found on a different floor to the one that sparked the crisis.

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Rare US bank note worth $4 million

An extremely rare US currency note from the late 19th century — considered the “unicorn” of the currency — is about to make someone very rich.

Scott Mullar from BOP industries poses for a photograph at the QUT 'demo day' at the Triffid Newstead, Thursday July 12, 2018. The day showcases students in the accelerator program for QUT creative industries. (AAP/Image Sarah Marshall)

From holograms to robots: our other Shark Tank

The Shark Tank has made the startup sector hot property. And Steve Baxter’s incubator isn’t the only one in Brisbane doing cool stuff.

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‘Historic’ flight to rethink aviation

A test of revolutionary new aviation technology could reimagine aerial warfare by ushering in silent drones and undetectable aircraft.

A woman looks at a work of art created by an algorithm by French collective named OBVIOUS which produces art using artificial intelligence, titled

What’s different about this painting?

THIS artwork just sold for more than $600,000. There is something about it that makes it totally unique.

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Aussie town so hot people are fleeing

IT’S a picturesque Australian city but when the footpath hits temperatures of 66C, it gets a bit too much for some.

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Sans Forgetica alphabet and symbols. Picture: RMIT

The trick behind these words

AUSTRALIAN scientists have claimed small changes in the words you read can improve your ability to retain information. But does it work?

A photo of the destroyed painting uploaded to Banksy's instagram with the caption

Banksy’s biggest prank ever

STREET artist Banksy has revealed how he rigged one of his best-known works to self-destruct just minutes after it was sold.

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Energy sharing revolution coming to Aus

AUSTRALIAN communities are joining together to pursue an innovative energy sharing future — and cashing in at the same time.

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Ikea’s bottom-customised chair

WHEN is a chair not just a chair? When it’s a special 3D printed chair from Ikea that’s been specifically designed for the contours of your bum.

Title Translation: Peasant girls. [Russian Empire] Creator(s): Prokudin-GorskiÄ, SergeÄ MikhaÄlovich, 1863-1944, photographer Date Created/Published: [1909] Medium: 1 negative (3 frames) : glass, b&w, three-color separation ; 24 x 9 cm. Summary: Three young women offer berries to visitors to their izba, a traditional wooden house, in a rural area along the Sheksna River, near the town of Kirillov. Picture: Prokudin-Gorskii Collection/Library of Congress

Five things you should know about Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky

SERGEY Prokudin-Gorsky was not only responsible for systematically documenting pre-World War I Russia, he also revolutionised modern photography.

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Dyson Pure Cool fan range launched today.

Dyson’s marketing stroke of genius

DYSON’S newest product range is not what you might expect from the company — but it claims to solve a pretty big problem.

The dream of a cotton shirt that does not need ironing could one day materialise into a reality, with CSIRO scientists on the case.

Hurry up science, we need this

IT’S important research that could help the planet but it could also get you out the door a whole lot faster in the morning.

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Aussie bid to make a crease-free cotton shirt

THE dread of pulling out the iron to work through a pile of creased shirts could soon be over, with CSIRO researchers embarking on an ingenious new project.

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The Samsung Galaxy Watch will be the company's first to feature its own mobile connection to work independently of a smartphone.

Apple’s new smartwatch rival

GET ready for the two biggest smartphone firms to fight for space on your wrist this Christmas, as Samsung reveals a new smartwatch that could give the Apple Watch a run for its money.

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 features dual cameras, an upgraded S Pen, and more storage than before.

New Samsung has record-breaking price

THE world’s biggest smartphone maker has unveiled its new flagship device with surprises aplenty, including its price.

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Facebook prepares next big move

AFTER accusations that Facebook is damaging academia, Mark Zuckerberg has gone on a new hiring spree nabbing top robotics researchers.

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Google tool can predict when you’ll die

WHEN a sick woman went into hospital doctor’s gave her a 90.7 per cent chance of surviving her visit. Google was less optimistic.

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This is the real future of Aussie jobs

WHETHER in a kitchen, on a movie set or on the production floor of a factory, our workplaces are beginning to look very different.

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PENRYN, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Engineered Arts RoboThespian robots are pictured at the company's headquarters in Penryn on May 9, 2018 in Cornwall, England. Founded in 2004, the Cornish company operating from an industrial unit near Falmouth, is a world leader in life sized commercial available humanoid robots for entertainment, information, education and research. The company has successfully sold its the fully interactive and multilingual RoboThespian robot and their smaller SociBot robot around the world to science centres, theme parks and visitor attractions, and also to academic and commercial research groups where they are used as research and development platforms. However, more recently the company has been building a range of lifelike bio-mechanical Mesmer robots. Built on the sensors and the extensive software framework already developed for RoboThespian, the Mesmer robots can offer some of the smartest animatronics on the market, giving extensive interaction but can also move very smoothly, quietly and naturally too. Developed using Engineered Arts own animation software 'Virtual Robot', Mesmer characters can be fictional, or faithful recreations of real-world people with accuracy possible to the last pore of finest of hairs. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

We should welcome our robot overlords

WHETHER working in a kitchen, on a movie set or on the production floor of a factory, these robots could actually help save your job.

FILE - This March 19, 2018 file photo shows the Google app on an iPad in Baltimore. Google says it will do a better job of verifying the identity of political ad buyers in the U.S., requiring them to provide a government-issued ID and other key information before allowing them to buy ads. Senior vice president Kent Walker says in a blog post Google will also require ad buyers to disclose who is paying for the ad. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Google’s ‘horrifying’ experiment

THE tech giant has been skewered over the “deliberate deception” of its latest product with critics claiming it proves Silicon Valley is ethically lost.

FILE - This March 19, 2018 file photo shows the Google app on an iPad in Baltimore. Google says it will do a better job of verifying the identity of political ad buyers in the U.S., requiring them to provide a government-issued ID and other key information before allowing them to buy ads. Senior vice president Kent Walker says in a blog post Google will also require ad buyers to disclose who is paying for the ad. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Backlash over Google’s ‘horrifying’ experiment

THE tech giant has been skewered over the “deliberate deception” of its latest product with critics claiming it proves Silicon Valley is ethically lost.

Australia's skinniest house bought on bargain piece of land for $250,000

Australia’s ‘skinniest house’ is a bargain

AN AUSSIE family has turned a $250,000, driveway-width plot of land that nobody wanted into a dream three-bedroom home.

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(FILES) This file picture taken on February 27, 2018 shows people walking in front of the ZTE stand at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the world's biggest mobile fair, in Barcelona. Chinese telecom giant ZTE halted trading of its shares in Hong Kong and Shenzhen on April 17, 2018 following the announcement of a US ban on its purchase of sensitive technology that drew a pledge from China to

China scrambles to cover big weakness

CHINA has long been concerned about its reliance on imported chips from global names such as Qualcomm and Intel and its scrambling to fix it.

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The hidden nasties in our cities

YOU may not have noticed but our cities are littered with ingenious, unsettling structures designed to prevent “undesirables”.

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Quickest way to $0 power bills

A GERMAN firm is starting a huge push into the Aussie market — and this Sydney family is proof of the potential savings to be had.

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