Fears Australia faces ‘missed opportunity’
A business leader has called for a boost in the research and development spending, with levels currently putting Australia behind the global pack.
Inventions
Albo yet to secure crucial Trump meeting
Anthony Albanese has yet to secure a critical meeting with Donald Trump, with the Prime Minister set to depart on Friday for a six-day trip to Fiji, the US and Canada.
Major city’s call on ‘dangerous’ e-scooters
E-scooters could be banned for good in some Aussie cities as doctors raise the alarm over the terrible injuries they are seeing from crashes – with one warning of “lasting, lifelong effects”.
Suicide pod doctor’s sudden death shocks
A Swiss euthanasia advocate has died months after he was accused of strangling the first person to use a controversial 3D-printed “suicide capsule”.
State’s $28m AI plan revealed
Company workers aren’t the only ones facing an AI tidal wave, with one state announcing a new $28m drive to embed the tech revolution into its public sector.
‘Dystopia’: Proof society is officially doomed
Footage has emerged of a robotic dog lunging at a real one on a busy street – and it’s solid proof that we’re now living in a Black Mirror episode.
Musk ‘inspiration’ to Coalition treasurer
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has cited Elon Musk’s Starlink as a source of inspiration, but refused to say whether DOGE cuts are coming to Australia.
Mysterious sonic weapon deployed on crowd
Shocking footage appears to show the moment a military-grade sonic cannon was used to disperse a crowd of peaceful protesters, letting of a deafening roar.
‘Stop’: Qantas boss’ dark warning to Aussies
Qantas chairman John Mullen has issued a stark warning that our way of life could simply “stop” in a serious international emergency.
Humanoid robot milestone stuns the world
A Chinese robotics company has released a video of a humanoid robot performing a world-first, stunning act.
China to host world’s first human-robot race
Beijing is set to host the first-ever human-robot half-marathon in April, featuring global “athletes” from both species.
Creepy US humanoid stuns the world
A disturbing video from a US robotics firm shows the moment their human-like android begins to twitch and flex its leg muscles.
Kiwi fury as Trump steals ‘one thing we did’
Moments after being sworn in, President Donald Trump sparked a diplomatic incident 14,000 kilometres away and ruffled feathers in New Zealand with a hefty lie.
Why this plastic spoon costs $200
It looks like a spoon a toddler would grasp and then happily fling. But this spoon will set you back $200 and there’s a very good reason why.
‘All hype’: Tech trend infuriating Aussies
The world’s biggest tech showcase is here with fancy TVs and EVs galore – but consumers are increasingly annoyed by two words.
‘Sinister’ robot ‘replacing humans’ in China
A creepy “robocop” has been released in China, capable of chasing criminals on land or water – and striking with a range of weapons.
‘Google broke time itself’: Huge breakthrough
Google has a new quantum chip which can complete a task, in five minutes, that a normal computer would take ten septillion years to do.
Case reveals grim ‘new way of killing people’
The “ghost gun” used in the assassination of a CEO in New York has exposed an extreme movement that should terrify us all.
Police say suspected assassin used ghost gun
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspected of gunning down a CEO in New York, used a ghost gun he may have made with a 3D printer.
Musk reveals when robots will go on sale
Elon Musk predicts there will soon be more autonomous humanoid robots in operation than people on earth – and chances are, they’ll be doing your job.
Aussie behind ‘suicide capsule’ speaks out
An Australian activist behind a new “suicide capsule” has spoken out after its first-ever user was allegedly strangled.
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.
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.
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