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Chopper: The Christmas card that changed his life (part 2)
23+ hour, 20+ min ago (231+ words) Program:The Dead Can't Sue Tue 21 Jul 2026 at 9:00am Chopper loses his ears but gains an unexpectedly popular literary career, after becoming (sort of) pen pals with crime writer John Silvester. This week, we finish the Chopper tale, figuring out how…...
'My heart is empty': Millions of Chinese forced to end AI relationships
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (863+ words) Sun 19 Jul 2026 at 10:46am New regulations in China ban tech companies from offering AI or virtual partners for minors and ban all chatbots from encouraging emotional reliance. (ABC News: Jarrod Fankhauser) New regulations introduced in China this week have banned tech…...
Odysseus get lost in translation: What separates Homer’s epic from Nolan’s blockbuster
19+ hour, 57+ min ago (429+ words) Andra moi ennepe Mousa, polytropon / “Tell me Muse of a man, a man full of turns” — Homer, The Odyssey, 1:1 But what is the claim? I shall return to this question. But when most people hear the word tradition, they expect…...
'Unethical': Minister admits big tech firms use Aussie content without artists' permission
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (1057+ words) Playlunch are one of a number of Australian artists whose music has been used to train overseas AI models with consent or compensation. (Supplied: Facebook) The Minister responsible for developing new AI frameworks concedes tech companies have already benefited from…...
'I like the idea of service': Sam Neill's impact extended beyond screen
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1480+ words) Sam Neill and his young Hunt For The Wilderpeople co-star Julian Dennison reunite at Tropfest Sydney 2017. Dennison remembered Neill on social media, calling him the "most loving, caring real fake uncle". (Getty: Brook Mitchell) In the hours following the announcement…...
SpaceX dips below IPO price and NAB's Gemma Dale sees more selling on horizon
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (76+ words) VIDEO: SpaceX dips below IPO price and NAB's Gemma Dale sees more selling on horizon ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: SpaceX dips below IPO price and NAB's Gemma Dale sees more selling on horizon Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 5:53pm SpaceX…...
Josh Fawaz's Like a Prayer now has AI credits on Spotify - ABC News
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (618+ words) DJ and music producer Josh Fawaz has added AI credits to his song Like a Prayer on Spotify. (Supplied: Spotify) Josh Fawaz has added AI credits on Spotify to his chart-topping song Like a Prayer. The number one song on…...
Ukraine destroys strategic bomber aircraft at Russia's Engels airbase
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (515+ words) The long-range, supersonic strategic bombers have previously been used to launch missile strikes against Ukraine. (Wikimedia Commons: Marina Lysteva) Ukraine has destroyed a strategic Tu-95 bomber in Russia's Engels air base. Meanwhile, Putin critic Boris Nadezhdin has been convicted of…...
Treasurer says AI key to raising productivity, lowering interest rates
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (951+ words) Jim Chalmers at the productivity roundtable last year. (ABC News: Mark Moore) Treasurer Jim Chalmers has given further insight into the government's approach to AI and details of his meeting with AI giant Anthropic. He says it is central to…...
'Best place to look for life': Atmosphere discovered on Earth-like planet
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1152+ words) Exoplanet LHS 1140 b is the first rocky planet in the "Goldilocks zone" to show signs of an atmosphere. (Supplied: Melissa Weiss/CfA) Hints of an atmosphere have been discovered on a rocky, Earth-like exoplanet. Astronomers say the finding makes the…...