How the dead are being ‘brought back to life’
Controversial new technology is now making it possible to bring the dead “back to life” – with some even attending their own funerals.
Inventions
Aussie’s bid to dominate music industry
Australia’s only ASX-listed music company holds plenty of ambition, taking on every element of the lucrative industry in a bid to reach 1 billion fans.
This is what will happen when you die
Australia is running out of burial space at an alarming rate. This is what the future of dying will soon look like.
‘Kill it with fire’: Musk’s troubling invention
Elon Musk made a flurry of new announcements at a glitzy Tesla event, but one unexpected reveal “creeped” some onlookers out.
Sub passengers ‘fell under captain’s spell’
A sub pilot who led seven dives to the Titanic says the OceanGate tragedy was “unavoidable” after the renegade captain allegedly ignored warnings.
‘Rising threat’ Aussies not prepared for
The rise of AI is opening new pathways for hackers to exploit Aussies – and its rapid evolution is leaving a shortage of experts to stop it.
Amazon’s gamechanger for lazy Aussies
Jumping in your car to grab that everyday item you’re missing could become a thing of the past soon, under Amazon’s grand plans.
Chinese ‘chef’ robot is straight-up terrifying
As tension grows about the major potential for AI to spark mass job losses, a new humanoid robot has just been unveiled – and it can cook.
Massive medical change for 7.3m Aussies
A world-first medical drone is set to change millions of lives in Australia – here’s how it works.
Quantum Leap: PM’s multi-millions for tech
A Silicon Valley based start-up is set to benefit from hundreds of millions dollars in government-backed loans and capital.
Bridge collapse exposes ticking time bomb
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was destroyed by a cargo ship and the disaster has exposed a monstrous problem.
Big miner’s call on issue dividing investors
Australia’s biggest company has just made a big call on its ambitions and it could influence corporates everywhere.
Experts debate AI risk to our extinction
Australia’s chief scientist, a retired army major general and a renowned physicist have shared their opinions on the risks of artificial intelligence.
Aussie program US cops’ new secret weapon
From the legendary Los Angeles Police Department to a school district in Las Vegas, one Aussie tech company is soaring in the budding virtual reality market.
Inside world’s first underwater superyacht
Billionaires can now get their hands on a huge, $3bn submersible superyacht that can take them underwater in luxury for up to four weeks.
The ‘scary’ new tech alarming Aussies
In a few years’ time just about every appliance in the home could be full of it but many of us think it’s “intimidating” and even “scary”.
‘Sinister’ AI robot makes shock comeback
Forget Roomba, the next battleground for robots is being waged and with big firms telling us the devices, cute as they are, will “patrol” our homes.
Marles touts AUKUS AI as China threat looms
Australian, UK and US defence ministers are touting a brave new world of AI-backed surveillance technology just days after the Chinese navy injured Australian military personnel in the East China Sea.
Bill Gates’ bold 3-day work week prediction
Microsoft founder Bill Gates says he is looking forward to a future where technological advances mean humans only have to work a three-day week.
Aussies kids’ math fail threatens nation’s dreams
Young Australians are struggling to maintain math standards and one expert has warned it threatens the nation’s infrastructure dreams.
Aussies stumped by bizarre metal park hoop
Aussies have been left baffled by an odd feature that emerged in a Perth park. One even joked that they look like “Teletubby graves”.
Mining giant looks to AI to solve EV crisis
The world needs a lot more copper to transition to an electric vehicle age and one mining giant is using AI to help solve the supply crisis.
Genius Aussies plan to slash power bills
Energy prices are a big part of the cost-of-living crisis crushing Australians, but some Sydney university students and tech visionaries are working on a new fuel that would eliminate power bills.
General orders safety review after Osprey crash
Fallout from the tragic Osprey crash in the Northern Territory continues with the Acting Marine Corps Commandant ordering a full service-wide safety review for the Marine Corps.
The device Kim K couldn’t do without
A one-time essential product of the global business world was also a favourite of reality TV star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian.
‘Shouting’ e-scooters to hit the streets
E-scooters that will literally “shout” at riders breaking the law are coming to one Aussie city in a major tech revamp.
‘It’s smarter’: ‘AI Godfather’s’ chilling warning
An artificial intelligence pioneer is urging the world’s leaders to be wary about the damage powerful robotic systems could have on society.
Deepest recovery mission in history
Search crews working tirelessly to find the missing submersible bound for the Titanic wreck, could make history if they manage to pull off a rescue.
Chilling new warning of human ‘extinction’
Dozens of experts warn tackling AI should be a “global priority” alongside other major risks such as the threat of nuclear war.
Aussies given new power over scammers
Aussies can soon “dob in” dangerous and pesky scam texts by forwarding the dangerous messages to a new national text line.
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