News from Victoria's fastest growth region
A new ACCC report shows 74% of Australians are uncomfortable with their personal data being shared or sold. Yet this is happening every day, and the privacy law isn’t being enforced. …
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A data breach has affected the digital prescription company MediSecure. While investigations continue, cyber criminals will likely use this event for new scam campaigns. …
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Is most of the content on the internet fake? Here’s what the dead internet theory really means – and why we should be warier of how we’re manipulated for profit and political gain. …
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The ‘multimodal’ GTP-4o works with text, sound, images and video, all wrapped in a chatty interactive ‘personality’. …
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How exactly do anaesthetic drugs shut down the brain? We still don’t have a complete picture, but a new study just got us a step closer. …
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Why build pyramids in the desert? A centuries-old puzzle may be answered by the slow wandering of the Nile. …
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Genomic research stands to help develop new medical treatments – and we need donations of lots of data for this to work. But people don’t want data on their genes to be exploited for profit. …
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If we’re going to prime a future-ready Australia, we need more research and development funding, and a diverse, highly skilled workforce. Are this year’s commitments in the right places? …
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Australians were in for a Mother’s Day treat as auroras swept the skies. But there was little warning, and the spectacle didn’t repeat. …
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The electric rainbow of the aurora happens when excited atoms relax via ‘forbidden transitions’. …
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