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There's a new robot in town. Picture: Supplied

‘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.

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‘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.

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The “ghost gun” used in the assassination of a CEO in New York has exposed an extreme movement that should terrify us all.

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.

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Luigi Mangione allegedly used a ghost gun that he might have made on a 3-D printer to commit the killing, authorities said.

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.

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Elon Musk will help drive a humanoid robot-driven revolution over coming years, a leading futurist has predicted.

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.

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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.

You may now be able to attend your own funeral thanks to AI technology. Picture: Supplied

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.

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ASX-listed Vinyl Group is expanding into the UK. Picture: Supplied

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.

There is a huge burial space crisis in Australia. Picture: Supplied

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.

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Elon Musk reveals new Optimus robots from Tesla. Pictures: Tesla/X.

‘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 passangers ‘fell under captain’s spell’

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.

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‘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.

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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.

Astribot's humanoid robot S1 seems to be a whizz in the kitchen.

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.

A new report shows the rate of bulk billing offered GP clinics across Australia has fallen, while out-of-pocket fees have risen. Generic medical centre signs. Picture: Jason Edwards

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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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. APRIL 16, 2024: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, Director-General of Security of ASIO, Mike Burgess, and the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, Reece Kershaw hold a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

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.

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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 27: Workers continue to investigate and search for victims at the scene after the cargo ship Dali collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge yesterday causing it to collapse, on March 27, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. Two survivors were pulled from the Patapsco River and six missing people are presumed dead after the Coast Guard called off rescue efforts. A work crew was fixing potholes on the bridge, which is used by roughly 30,000 people each day, when the ship struck at around 1:30am on Tuesday morning. The accident has temporarily closed the Port of Baltimore, one of the largest and busiest on the East Coast of the U.S. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWIRE Photos NOVEMBER 1, 2023: Press Conference after the BHP AGM with Chairman Ken McKenzie and CEO Mike Henry at the Adelaide Convention Centre, SA. Picture: NCA NewsWIRE / Emma Brasier

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.

Renowned physicist Brian Greene and Australia’s Chief Scientist Cathy Foley on the panel. Picture: Supplied

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.

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XReality Group's Operator XR system means cops and soliders can train in a range of scenarios without needing expensive physical infrastructure. Picture: Supplied

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.

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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.

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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”.

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‘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.

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles speaks during a joint press conference with the US Defense Secretary and the British Defense Secretary during the AUKUS Defense Ministerial Meeting in Mountain View, California, on December 1, 2023. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

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.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 13: Microsoft founder Bill Gates leaves the closed-door

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.

Indexed data from Engineers Australia shows a sharp increase in vacancies from 2020 to 2023, meaning demand for engineers is outstripping supply. Picture: Supplied

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.

New Ball Targets at Balcatta's Rickman Delawney Reserve in Perth. Picture: Reddit

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”.

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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.

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Laser fusion pioneer Prof Heinrich Hora (centre) with (from left) HB11 co-founder Dr Warren McKenzie, Macquarie University and UNSW collaborators and Alex Fuerbach and Prof Francois Ladouceur, HB11 Energy Director and former ANSTO CEO Dr Adi Paterson. Picture: Supplied

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.

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Marines with Marine Rotational Force Darwin 18 prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin July 24, 2018. The Marines were heading to Mount Bundy to take part in field training. PHOTO: U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt Daniel Wetzel

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.

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